Levi Brown (quarterback)
Current position | |
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Title | Quarterbacks coach |
Team | Valdosta State Blazers |
Conference | GSC |
Biographical details | |
Born | Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, U.S. | March 11, 1987
Alma mater | Troy University |
Playing career | |
2005–2006 | Richmond |
2007–2009 | Troy |
2010–2011 | Buffalo Bills |
2012 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
2013 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers[a] |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2016–2017 | Troy (GA) |
2018 | Faulkner (OC) |
2019–present | Valdosta State (QB) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
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Jacob Levi Brown (born March 11, 1987) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is currently the quarterbacks coach at Valdosta State University. He played college football for the Richmond Spiders and the Troy Trojans and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft.
Brown also served as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, and the offensive coordinator for the Faulkner University.
College career
Brown played for the University of Richmond from 2005 to 2006. He only started three games at Richmond, and after the 2006 season, transferred to Troy University. After redshirting during the 2007 season, Brown started in 2008 with the Trojans. He has many Trojan passing records. In 2009, he broke the Troy and Sunbelt Conference record by passing for 4,254 yards. He finished second in the nation in passing yards in 2009, and Brown was the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year.
Troy statistics
Year | Team | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
2008 | Troy | 201 | 326 | 61.7 | 2,030 | 6.2 | 15 | 3 | 127.3 | 33 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 |
2009 | Troy | 321 | 504 | 63.7 | 4,254 | 8.4 | 23 | 9 | 146.1 | 54 | 7 | 0.1 | 1 |
Career | 522 | 830 | 62.9 | 6,284 | 7.6 | 38 | 12 | 138.7 | 87 | 24 | 0.3 | 1 |
Source:[1]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m) |
229 lb (104 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.82 s | 1.72 s | 2.82 s | 4.41 s | 7.07 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) |
20 reps | |
All values from the NFL Combine/Pro Day[2][3] |
Buffalo Bills
After much speculation that the Buffalo Bills were going to select a quarterback in the 2010 NFL Draft, Brown was made the newest Bills quarterback in the seventh round (209th overall).[4][5] He was cut by the Bills September 4, 2010, on final cuts. The Bills opted to keep Brian Brohm as their third quarterback and Levi was not signed to the practice squad. However, following the release of Trent Edwards on September 27, Buffalo resigned Brown, and he served as the team's third quarterback.[6]
Brown was waived in final cuts prior to the 2011 season, after the Bills signed Brad Smith and Tyler Thigpen as Ryan Fitzpatrick's backup quarterbacks; because he spent most of the year as the third-string quarterback (a position that was not considered a part of the active roster until 2011), he was eligible for, and was placed on, the practice squad.
Brown was cut from the practice squad on September 13, 2011.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
On March 20, 2012, it was announced that Brown had been signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[7] On June 17, 2013, it was announced that Brown has been released by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[8]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
On September 4, 2013, it was announced that Brown had been signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and added to their practice roster.[9]
Statistics
Year | Team | GP | GS | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
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Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||||
2010 | BUF | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 1 | 51.4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Source:[10]
Coaching career
Brown currently serves as the quarterbacks coach for the Valdosta State University American football team. Brown was a graduate assistant coach at Troy University, his alma mater in Troy, Alabama, where Brown earned bachelor's and master's degrees. He returned to work with his former mentor and new head coach Neal Brown. Brown worked with the Quarterbacks and mentored current Troy University starter Brandon Silvers. Brown was the offensive coordinator at Faulkner University, Montgomery Alabama before accepting the quarterback coach job at Valdosta State University.
Notes and references
- ^ Offseason and/or practice squad member only
- ^ "Levi Brown". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ "Levi Brown Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ "Levi Brown". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Troy QB Levi Brown goes to Buffalo in the seventh round". al. April 24, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
- ^ Quarterback Trent Edwards released by Bills. September 27, 2010.
- ^ Riders add two more QBs, release Bergquist
- ^ "Riders Transactions | Saskatchewan Roughriders". www.riderville.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013.
- ^ "Blue Bombers sign quarterback Levi Brown to the practice roster | Winnipeg Blue Bombers". Archived from the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
- ^ "Levi Brown". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Mount Juliet, Tennessee
- Sportspeople from the Nashville metropolitan area
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- Troy Trojans football players
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