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  Vincent Brown
Vincent Brown

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif

High School:
Rancho Cucamonga High

Weight:
180

Position:
Wide Receiver

Birthdate:
01/25/1989

Experience:
2L

Has appeared in every game since coming to campus ... A returning starter, who has played at both wideout and in the return game ... SDSU's top returning receiver in both catches and yardage ... In 2007, was third in school season history in most receptions by a freshman and fourth in most receiving yards.

2008: Played and started all 12 contests ... Easily led the team in catches (64) and receiving yards (631) ... Started at the X receiver spot vs. Cal Poly, ending the game with seven catches for 98 yards and a 23-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter ... The 98 receiving yards were a then career-best ... Three catches as a starter vs. Notre Dame ... Pair of receptions at San Jose State ... Career- best 183 receiving yards and three touchdowns in the victory over Idaho ... His three scores came on catches of 41, 48 and 51 yards ... His 183 yards is the 34th-best receiving total in SDSU game history and ranked 23rd in the Bowl Subdivision in 2008 ... Team game-high six catches for 52 yards at TCU with a long of 27 yards ... Four receptions vs. Air Force and five at New Mexico... Career-best 11 receptions vs. Colorado State, including a 10-yard touchdown ... 11 catches are the most by an Aztec since Jeff Webb had 13 at Hawai'i in Dec. 2005 ... Started at Wyoming, making one catch and returning a punt before leaving the game with a concussion ... Team game-high seven catches for 52 yards at BYU ... Two receptions vs. Utah ... Logged his second-career 100-yard receiving game in the finale with UNLV, catching eight balls for 119 yards ... Became the 47th Aztec in school history to have at least two 100-yard receiving games in his career ... Fifth in the MWC and 46th nationally in receptions per game (5.3).

2007: Played in all 12 contests, starting on eight of the final nine games ...Fourth on the team in receptions with 31 and in receiving yards with 349 ... Returned 25 kickoffs for 547 yards (21.9 ypr.) ... One of four true freshmen to see action in the opener with Washington State ... Returned six kickoffs for 146 yards with a long of 33 yards ... His 146 yards rank sixth in SDSU single-game history ... Logged his first two career receptions at ASU ... Also returned four kickoffs for 109 yards ... Scored his first career touchdown on a 62-yard reception against Portland St. ... Season-long 49-yard kickoff return to start the game with the Vikings ... Returned eight kickoffs to tie a school single-game record against No. 24 Cincinnati for 142 yards ... Three catches for 61 yards, including a long of 46 yards, in the win over CSU ... Career and team season-high nine catches against New Mexico for 58 yards ... Game-winning 27-yard TD reception with 1:06 left in the game against Wyoming ... Caught four passes for 52 yards versus the Cowboys ... Four receptions in the win at UNLV and two against TCU ... Logged a pair of catches in the season finale with BYU.

High School: Was a two-time all-Baseline League honoree at Rancho Cucamonga High under head coach Nick Baiz ... Had 42 catches for 530 yards and six touchdowns as a senior, earning his team's most valuable offensive player award ... Tallied 32 receptions for 430 yards and six scores in 2005 ... Also returned kicks for the Cougars and competed in track ... SDSU's first oral commitment in the class of 2007 ... Rated as the No. 18 receiver prospect in the state by Scout.com.

Personal: Born Jan. 25, 1989, in Upland, Calif. ... Son of Sheila and Vincent Brown, Sr. ... A scholar-athlete, who received offers from Arizona and UTEP before committing to San Diego State ... Nickname is V.J.

BROWN'S CAREER STATISTICS

Receiving

Year

G

No

Yds

TD

Avg.

2007

12

31

349

2

11.3

2008

12

64

631

5

9.9

Totals 24 95 980 7 10.3

Career Highs: Receptions: 12 vs. CSU (10/25/08); Receiving Yards: 183 vs. Idaho (9/27/08); Receiving TDs: 3 vs. Idaho (9/27/08); Longest Reception: 62 vs. PSU (9/22/07); Kickoff Returns: 8 vs. Cincinnati (9/29/07); Kickoff Return Yards: 146 vs. WSU (9/8/07); Longest Kickoff Return: 49 vs. PSU (9/22/07).

Game-By-Game Receiving

No Yds TD Avg
vs. Wash. St. (9/8/07) 0 0 0 0.0
at ASU (9/15/07) 2 19 0 9.5
PSU (9/22/07) 2 71 1 35.5
CINCINNATI (9/29/07)* 0 0 0 0.0
at CSU (10/6/07)* 3 61 0 20.3
at Utah (10/13/07) 0 0 0 0.0
UNM (10/20/07)* 9 58 0 6.4
WYO (11/3/07)* 4 52 1 13.0
at UNLV (11/10/07)* 4 34 0 8.5
at AFA (11/17/07)* 3 31 0 10.3
TCU (11/24/07)* 2 12 0 6.0
BYU (12/1/07)* 2 11 0 5.5
CAL POLY (8/30/08)* 7 98 1 14.0
at ND (9/6/08)* 3 19 0 6.3
at SJSU (9/13/08)* 2 15 0 7.5
IDAHO (9/27/08)* 8 183 3 22.9
at TCU (10/4/08)* 6 52 0 8.7
AFA (10/11/08)* 4 14 0 3.5
at UNM (10/18/08)* 5 15 0 3.0
CSU (10/25/08)* 11 40 0 3.6
at WYO (11/1/08)* 1 7 0 7.0
at BYU (11/8/08)* 7 52 0 7.4
UTAH (11/13/08)* 2 17 0 8.5
UNLV (11/22/08)* 8 119 0 14.9
* = Game started