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Anthony Brown

Class: RS Junior Hometown: Rialto, CA High School: Kaiser HS

Height / Weight: 5-9 / 180 Position: CB Birthdate: 10/15/1990 Experience: 2V

CAREER: He has 34 tackles in his career with 4 starts.

2013: Brown, who has valuable experience under his belt, will compete for a starting cornerback job as a junior in 2013.

2012: Brown started USC's first 2 games (Hawaii, Syracuse) at cornerback as a sophomore in 2012, then served as a backup and played on special teams. Overall in 2012 while appearing in 12 games (all but Utah), he made 18 tackles and 2 deflections. He also blocked a punt at Washington and returned it 21 yards for a TD. He had 6 tackles against Hawaii (with a deflection), 5 versus Syracuse, 3 against Colorado, 2 versus Notre Dame and 1 against Arizona (with a deflection) and Georgia Tech.

2011: Brown began his 2011 redshirt freshman season as a backup cornerback, but emerged as the starter for 2 mid-season games before breaking his left ankle and having surgery, sidelining him for the final 6 games. Overall in 2011 while appearing in 4 games (Syracuse and Arizona State as a backup and Arizona and California while starting for an injured Torin Harris), he had 16 tackles, including 1 for a loss. He had 10 tackles against Arizona and 2 each against Syracuse, Arizona State and California.

2010: Brown redshirted as a freshman cornerback in 2010, his first year at USC.

HIGH SCHOOL: His 2009 honors included Prep Star All-American, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, Max Preps All-State Division I first team, Cal-Hi Sports All-State third team, All-CIF Eastern Division first team, Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Riverside second team and Inland Valley Daily Bulletin All-Inland Valley MVP as a senior running back and defensive back at Kaiser High in Fontana (Calif.). He had 1,681 yards on 198 carries (8.5 avg.) on offense and had 55 tackles and 1 interception on defense in 2009.

As a junior in 2008, he made Riverside Press-Enterprise All-Riverside honorable mention. He ran for 1,010 yards and 11 TDs on offense and had 48 tackles and 3 interceptions on defense in 2008.

PERSONAL: He's a communication major at USC. His cousin, Bryan Harper, is a freshman wide receiver at Arizona.