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MattBrown

  • height 6-5
  • Weight 318
  • class Senior
  • High school Harlingen
BIO

? Freshman All-America (third team) by The Sporting News (1998)
? Freshman All-SEC by the Knoxville News-Sentinel (1998)

Hopes to have an injury-free senior season after battling a succession of physical setbacks last year ? Did not participate in the contact portions of spring practice while rehabilitating an injured shoulder ? Expected to be fully ready for fall practice and will attempt to regain his starting position at left tackle ? Has played in 24 regular-season games, starting 20.

2000 (Junior): Started six games at left tackle, but missed five games because of shoulder and ankle injuries ? Helped the Wildcats lead the SEC in total offense with 445 yards per game.

1999 (Sophomore): Started every game and played every offensive down of the season ? The UK offense averaged 28.6 points and 374.5 yards per game, ranking in the top five in the SEC in both categories ? His pass blocking helped UK lead the SEC and rank 13th nationally in passing offense at 299 yards per game.

1998 (Redshirt Freshman): Played left tackle in seven regular-season games, starting the last three … Also started in the Outback Bowl … Pressed into service when Jonas Liening was injured during the Georgia game … Played well and was named Freshman All-SEC by the Knoxville News-Sentinel and third-team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News.

1997 (Freshman): Redshirted … Earned a place on the second team, but did not play because of the good health of the starting line.

High School: Starting offensive tackle his senior year at Harlingen (Tex.) HS … Helped his team win the district and area championships, post a 12-1 record, and advance to the final eight of the Class 5A state playoffs … Named first-team all-district and the team?s Most Improved Player … Did not begin playing football until his sophomore year … Joined the track team his senior year and competed in the shot put and the discus throw … Honor roll student … Recipient of the Texas Scholars Award and DAR Good Citizens Award … Coached by Bret Boyd.

Personal: Full name is Matthew Timothy Brown … Born 8-15-79 in Corpus Christi, Tex. … Son of Jack and Sonia Brown … Hobby is working on vintage cars … Major is kinesiology.

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