2008 Football
Roster
Mario Brown
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 237
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Greenville, SC
Preseason All-America selection by Lindys College FootballPreview ... Preseason All-Big South Conference ... Has emerged asone of the team’s most explosive defensive players ... Anemotional player who will assume more of a leadership role in 2007... Has exceptional instincts ... Takes pride in finding the ballcarrier and attacking ... Is a solid pass rusher from thelinebacker position ... Was outstanding during spring practice ...Runs the 40-yard dash in 4.8 seconds or better ... Enters the 2007season in better physical condition than the season before, whichshould relate to better performance on the field.
2007 Spring Game (3/31): Started and finishedwith five tackles (three solo) and a tackle for loss (minus-2yards).
2006 at Gardner-Webb: A third-team Division I FCSAll-America selection by the Football Gazette ... A first-teamAll-Central Region choice by the Football Gazette ... First-teamAll-Big South Conference ... Led the team and finished second inthe Big South in tackles per game (9.9) ... Had 109 hits (55 solo),12 tackles for loss (minus-28 yards), five sacks (minus-26 yards)and three interceptions ... Broke up five passes as well ... Aconsensus Division I FCS National Defensive Player of the Weekchoice following a record-setting day at Southeastern Louisiana(9/30) ... Earned that honor from The Sports Network, I-AA.org andthe Weekly Football Gazette ... Became the first Sports Networknational player of the week for GWU on defense since safety MarioWilliams in 2004 (vs. Tennessee Tech) ... Established a new BigSouth Conference record with 25 tackles (15 solo) in a comeback winover the Lions ... Added three tackles for loss, an interceptionand two key quarterback pressures in the game ... Named Big SouthDefensive Player of the Week twice, following games at SoutheasternLouisiana (9/30) and vs. Glenville State (10/14) ... Had 13 hitsand a sack vs. Glenville ... Posted five games with at least 11tackles ... Made 11 stops and two tackles for loss vs. No. 2 andeventual national champion Appalachian State (9/23) ... Had ninehits and two sacks at No. 25 Charleston Southern (11/4). 2005 atGardner-Webb: Saw action in 10 games as a true freshman ... Playedon the majority of GWU’s special teams ... Finished witheight tackles (three solo) and a quarterback pressure ... Had aseason-best four tackles and a pressure vs. UT-Martin (9/24).
High School: Played at J.L. Mann(S.C.) High in Greenville under Coach Mickey Crocker ... Atwo-time All-Greenville County and All-Region selection ...Two-year starter ... Finished with a combined 195 tackles (125solo) and eight quarterback sacks during his junior and seniorseasons ... A first-team Class 3A All-State selection by theS.C. High School Sports Report in 2004 ... A third-teamAll-Classification All-State selection by The Columbia Statenewspaper ... A team captain in the 2004 SCADA North/SouthAll-Star Game ... Also played tight end for the Patriots ... Hauledin a pair of touchdown passes as a senior ... Chose GWU afterconsidering Georgia Southern and Presbyterian, among others.
