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    Jonathan Brown
    45 Jonathan Brown
    Class:
    Senior

    Hometown:
    Memphis, Tenn.

    High School:
    Christian Brothers

    Height / Weight:
    6-1 / 235

    Position:
    LB

    Experience:
    2-1

    11/26/2012

    Buchanan, Thornton Named to All-Big Ten Teams

    Four More Illini Honorable Mention Selections

    11/19/2012

    Game 12 Notes: Illinois at Northwestern

    Illini Close 2012 Season with Rivalry Game in Evanston

    11/12/2012

    Game 11 Notes: Illinois vs. Purdue

    21 Illini Seniors will be Honored Before the Game

    11/05/2012

    Game 10 Notes: Illinois vs. Minnesota

    Illini Return Home Looking to End Skid

    11/05/2012

    Tim Beckman Weekly Press Conference Quotes

    Selected Quotes from Tim Beckman's Weekly Press Conference

    09/29/2012

    Illinois vs. Penn State

    Illinois vs. Penn State @ Memorial Stadium 9/29/12

    09/22/2012

    Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech

    Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech 9/22/2012 @ Memorial Stadium

    09/15/2012

    Illinois vs. Charleston Southern

    9/15/2012 Illinois vs. Charleston Southern @ Memorial Stadium

    09/08/2012

    Illinois vs Arizona State

    Illinois vs Arizona State

    09/01/2012

    Illinois vs Western Michigan 9/1/2012

    Illinois vs Western Michigan 9/1/2012

    HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2012 Preseason All-American (Phil Steele - Fourth Team)
  • 2012 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List
  • 2011 Second-Team All-Big Ten (media)
  • 2011 Ranked sixth in nation and second in Big Ten in TFLs (19.5)
  • 2011 Led the Big Ten in TFLs per game in conference play (2.07)
  • 2011 Led Illinois and ranked sixth in Big Ten in tackles (108)
  • AT ILLINOIS
    2011 - Sophomore: Named second team All-Big Ten by the media and eas an honorable mention selection by the coaches ... Ranked sixth in the nation in TFLs with 1.63 per game ... Led the Big Ten in TFLs in conference games with 2.07 per game ... Led the team in tackles with 108 on the season ... Named the team's Most Improved Player at the annual postseason banquet ... Played in 12 games, making 11 starts at outside linebacker ... Led team with 108 tackles and had 19.5 TFLs, 6.0 sacks, four pass break-ups, three hurries, two fumble recoveries, one interception and one forced fumble on the season ... Notched six tackles, a half-TFL and a QB hurry in Illinois' win over UCLA in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl ... Recorded 14 tackles, including a career-high nine solos, along with a half-sack against Minnesota ... Had 10 tackles, a career-high 4.0 TFLs, a 28-yard fumble return, one sack and one QB hurry against Wisconsin ... Recorded nine tackles, 3 TFLs and one QB hurry against Michigan ... Led Illinois with 11 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, one sack, two PBUs, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery against Penn State ... Had a team-high 11 tackles and a half-TFL against Purdue ... Notched a career-high 17 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks against Ohio State, the most tackles by an Illini since 2008 ... Led the team with 11 tackles against Northwestern ... Earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after posting seven tackles, 3.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks and intercepting a pass against Arizona State ... Made first career start against Arkansas State, recording six tackles and one TFL.

    2010 - Freshman: Played in 12 games as a true freshman, totaling 31 tackles, 1.5 TFLs, a half-sack, one interception and one forced fumble ... Tallied five tackles, a half-sack and first career forced fumble in Texas Bowl win over Baylor ... Tied team high with a career-best eight tackles, including five solos and first career TFL, in win over Purdue ... Returned the first interception of his career 66 yards for a touchdown in win over Indiana ... Aided the Illini defense in holding Penn State's offense to under 70 yards rushing ... Made his first career appearance in win over Southern Illinois, recording five tackles.

    High School: A three-star recruit by Rivals.com ... Named to The Memphis Commercial Appeal "Best of the Preps" team ... PrepStar All-Southeast Region ... Named to the Tennessee Football Coaches Association All-State team ... Rated the ninth-best prospect in the state of Tennessee ... 2009 All-Metro team ... A three-star recruit by Scout.com ... Rated the 24th-best linebacker by Rivals.com ... Tennessee Sports Writers Association 2009 All-State Team ... Registered 96 tackles, 12 for loss, three sacks, two passes broken up and one interception as a senior ... Rushed for 678 yards and 12 touchdowns ... Ranked the 40th-best linebacker by Scout.com ... Touchdown Club of Memphis Defensive 2009 Player of the Year ... Recorded a 350 bench press and 300 power clean ... High school coach was Kevin Locastro.

    Personal: Son of Candace Kinley and Rod Brown ... Born June 22, 1992 ... Enrolled in the general curriculum ... Plans to study sports medicine ... Chose Illinois over Ole Miss, Arkansas, Memphis, Kentucky, Texas Tech and Mississippi State.

    CAREER HIGHS
    Tackles: 17 vs. Ohio State, 10/15/11
    Solos: 9 vs. Minnesota, 11/26/11
    QB Sack: 1.5, twice (last vs. Ohio State, 10/15/11)
    TFL: 4.0 vs. Wisconsin, 11/19/11
    INT: 1, twice (last vs. Arizona State, 9/17/11)
    INT Return Yards: 66 vs. Indiana, 10/23/10
    Touchdown: 1 vs. Indiana, 10/23/10
    Forced Fumble: 1, twice (last time vs. Penn State, 10/29/11)
    Forced Recovery: 1 vs. Penn State, 10/29/11
    PBU: 1 vs. South Dakota State, 9/10/11

    Brown's Statistics:

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    (updated 5/23/12)

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