The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Chris Brown
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- Weight:
- 187
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Elsik
- Major:
- Youth & Community Studies
A five-year defensive back who played in 44 career games with 21 starts … a team captain as a senior … was a second-team All-Big 12 selection by the league’s coaches in 2020 … made his collegiate debut versus USC in 2017 … named one of “2016 Texas’ Best” by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … a first-team All-District 23-6A player in 2015.
SENIOR (2020)
A second-team All-Big 12 selection … played in and started all nine games … recorded 47 tackles (43 solo), two tackles for loss, broke up seven passes, intercepted one, forced one fumble and recovered one … logged two tackles and one pass breakup in the season opener versus UTEP … notched four tackles, one tackle for loss and an interception in a comeback road win over Texas Tech … totaled seven tackles, five of which were unassisted, versus TCU … racked up nine tackles (eight solo), one tackle for loss, forced a fumble and recovered one in the AT&T Red River Showdown versus Oklahoma … broke up a career-high three passes and notched two tackles in a home win versus Baylor … broke up one pass and totaled three solo tackles in a road win over No. 6 Oklahoma State … posted the same stat line the following week versus West Virginia … recorded five solo tackles versus No. 13 Iowa State … recorded a career-high 12 tackles, all solo stops, and one pass breakup on the road against Kansas State.
JUNIOR (2019)
Played in and started 10 games including the first six games of the season before missing Texas’ next two outings due to a forearm injury .. returned to action against Iowa State and played the remainder of the season … racked up 46 tackles (37 solo), three tackles for loss, two pass breakups, intercepted one pass and one fumble recovery … posted six tackles in each of the first two games of the season, versus Louisiana Tech and No. 6 LSU … made six tackles, including five solo stops, in UT’s Big 12 opener versus Oklahoma State … totaled five tackles in the 2019 AT&T Red River Showdown versus No. 6 Oklahoma… tallied six tackles (four solos) against the Cyclones… tied his career-high with six tackles (three solos) and one fumble recovery against the Bears… finished with nine solo tackles against the Red Raiders.
SOPHOMORE (2018)
Played in all 14 games and made two starts (TCU, Texas Tech) … totaled 12 tackles with a sack and one interception … played primarily on special teams in the season opener against Maryland … played on special teams in the victory over Tulsa … had one solo TFL which was a sack for a loss of eight yards in the victory over USC … made his first career start against TCU, registering one tackle in the victory … had a tackle in the road victory over Kansas State … had one solo tackle in the 48-45 victory over No. 7 Oklahoma … played in the 23-17 victory over Baylor … had three solo tackles in the 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State … recorded one tackle in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia … had two tackles (one solo) in the 41-34 road win over Texas Tech … had two tackles and registered his first career interception in the win over Iowa State … played in the 24-17 road win over Kansas … played on special teams and defensively in the Big 12 Championship Game … played in the 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
RS-FRESHMAN (2017)
Played in the final 11 games, primarily on special teams … totaled three tackles … saw his first career action on special teams at No. 4/4 USC … played on special teams again in a win at Iowa State, a double-overtime victory against Kansas State and the AT&T Red River Showdown against Oklahoma … played on special teams in an overtime loss to No. 10/11 Oklahoma State … totaled his first career tackle in a 38-7 win at Baylor … played primarily on special teams in a 24-7 loss at No. 10/12 TCU … played on special teams and also appeared defensively in a 42-27 win over Kansas … had two tackles on special teams in the Longhorns’ 28-14 road victory at No. 24/25 West Virginia … played on special teams in the Longhorns’ 33-16 Texas Bowl victory over Missouri.
FRESHMAN (2016)
Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Bill Barron at Elsik … a two-time all-district honoree … selected first-team All-District 23-6A in 2015 … named to the “2016 Texas’ Best” by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football … ranked in the Greater Houston Top 100 by the Houston Chronicle … picked a Top 100 prospect in Texas by the Waco Tribune … rated No. 24 safety nationally and No. 6 safety in Texas … ranked No. 640 nationally (No. 26 safety) and No. 68 overall in Texas … rated No. 38 safety nationally and No. 76 overall in Texas … tied for the lead in the district with three interceptions as a senior … helped the defense allow only 14.3 points per game, including a stretch of four straight games to end the regular season allowing six points or fewer with two shutouts … part of a defense that led the district in passing defense (80.6 ypg) and ranked second in total defense (191.7 ypg) and rushing defense (111.1 ypg) … helped Elsik to a 7-4 overall record, including a 6-2 district mark, and an appearance in the 6A Division I bidistrict playoffs in 2015 … selected to the 2015 preseason All-Greater Houston second team by the Houston Chronicle … named first-team All-District 23-6A in 2014 … led the district with five interceptions while recording 43 tackles, two forced fumbles, and five pass breakups as a junior … helped the defense allow just 18.7 points per game, including four games of 10 points or fewer … the scoring defense ranked second in the district, along with the passing defense (106.1 ypg), while total defense was third (271.5 ypg) … helped Elsik to a 9-2 overall record, including a 7-1 district mark and championship, and an appearance in the 6A Division I bidistrict playoffs in 2014 … missed most of his sophomore season after suffering an injury in the third game of the 2012 season … also competed in track and field at Elsik.
PERSONAL
Son of Latisha and Cornell Brown … has two siblings - Cornell Jr. and Daejah … cousin, Keenen Brown, played football at Oklahoma State.
