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2004: Brown will battle for key playing time at defensive end as a senior in 2004. 2003: Brown served as a backup defensive end behind Kenechi Udeze as a junior in 2003. Overall while appearing in 9 games (all but Auburn, BYU, Hawaii and Notre Dame), he had 7 tackles, including 1 for a 2-yard loss. He had 3 tackles at Arizona and 2 versus Stanford. He missed USC's first 3 games of 2003 because of a groin strain suffered in 2003 fall drills. After the season, he had arthroscopic surgery on his left ankle to remove debris. 2002: Brown, who transferred to USC in the fall of 2002 from a junior college, served as a backup defensive end as a sophomore in 2002. Overall in 2002 while appearing in 8 games, he had 4 tackles, including 1.5 sacks for 7 yards. He had 3 tackles (with 1.5 sacks) at Stanford. JUNIOR COLLEGE: He made the 2001 Super Prep JUCO 100 and Prep Star JUCO All-American squads although did not play football in 2001 while attending Lansing (Mich.) Community College. He signed with Michigan State in 2001, but did not enroll there. As a freshman in 2000, he played at Pasadena (Calif.) City College, where he earned All-Mission Conference (North) first team honors as a defensive lineman. He made 44 tackles, with 12 for losses (including 6 sacks), and 7 deflections in 2000. He originally signed with Oregon in 1999, but did not enroll there, then sat out the 1999 season before attending Glendale (Calif.) Community College in the 2000 spring semester. HIGH SCHOOL: He prepped at Alhambra (Calif.) High, where as a 1998 senior he was a Prep Star All-American, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-Western Region, Tacoma News Tribune Western 100, All-San Gabriel Valley and All-Almont League selection. In 1998, he made 60 solo tackles, 13 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries and 2 interceptions as a defensive end and had 12 receptions for 289 yards (24.1 avg.) with 2 TD's as a tight end. He was an All-League choice as a 1997 junior, getting 85 tackles, including 28 for losses (with 12 sacks), 2 forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and an interception. Before that, he attended Marshall High in Pasadena (Calif.). PERSONAL: He's a sociology major at USC. His brother, Chad, is an All-Pro linebacker who has played with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1993-96) and Seattle Seahawks (1997-2003) after starting 4 seasons at Colorado (1989-92).
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