2015 Football Roster
Brown, Chris
Jersey Number 1
Chris Brown
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fresno, Calif.
- High School:
- San Joaquin Memorial HS
Bio
OVERALL
- Forced to retire from football following the game the 2015 season due to injury
- One career start
- Battled a series of injuries throughout the 2015 season playing in seven games
- Began the season in a time share at running back receiving a career-high 14 carries covering a career-best 54 yards in the season opener against Weber State
- Made his first career start at Michigan where he ripped off a career-long tying 26 yard burst on the first drive
- Scored his only touchdown of the season at Washington State
- Took a lot of first team reps during the spring practice session
- Rushed for 89 yards on nine carries and two touchdowns in the 2015 Spring Game; added one reception for 25 yards
- Played as the third-string tailback rushing for 91 yards and two touchdowns in 2014
- Five receptions for 37 yards on the season
- Hit paydirt in back-to-back games at Stanford and against California
- Tied for second on the squad with nine special teams tackles
- Suffered a shoulder injury at Washington and missed the Oregon game
- Entered the running back equation in 2013 with 19 carries for 144 yards – a 7.6 yards per carry average
- Played as the third-string tailback
- Suffered a foot injury in fall camp and missed three games
- Made his offensive debut against Colorado with five carries for 29 yards and one 6-yard reception
- Ran for 36 yards including a season-long 26-yard scamper at California
- Set career-high with seven carries, 73 yards and his first career touchdown against Washington
- Redshirt
- Shared the team’s Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year award with Ricky Ortiz
- Rivals three-star athlete rated the No. 21 running back in the nation and the No. 49 overall prospect in California
- Tacoma News Tribune Western Hot 100 member
- Career rushing marks of 5,018 yards and 65 touchdowns set school records
- Rushed for 1,947 yards as a senior; 1,884 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior; 1,186 yards and 16 touchdowns as a sophomore
- Set a school record with seven touchdowns in a 2011 game
- Two-year team captain
- Three-year letterwinner
- Three-time all-conference and two-time all-state
- Played in California all-star game
- Former school record holder in the 200 meters at 23.27 and is a member of the school’s record 4x100 relay team
- Born December 11, 1993 in Easley, S.C.
- Son of Derrick and Angelore Brown
- Has six siblings
- Majoring in human development and family sciences
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