| Matt Brown |
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 | Class: Freshman
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 | Hometown: Marion, Ill.
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 | High School: Marion
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 | Height / Weight: 6-4 / 210
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 | Position: QB
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 | Experience: HS
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Notable: One-star ranking by Scout.com.
Marion HS: Three-year varsity starter ... during his career, passed for 6,001 yards and 57 touchdowns ... Illinois High School Football Coaches Association (IHSFCA) Class 5A First-Team All-State honoree ... 2007 Southern Illinoisian Football Player of the Year ... 2007 Chicago Tribune All-State Special Mention ... led the Wildcats to back-to-back 10-win seasons in 2006 and 2007 ... as a senior, set school records with 2,936 passing yards and 34 touchdowns ... completed 241-of-388 passes and threw only eight interceptions during the 2007 season ... two-time first-team all-conference selection ... twice named to the Associated Press All-Southern Illinois team ... named honorable mention all-state as a junior ... during his junior season, passed for 2,256 yards and 17 touchdowns, while completing 64 percent of his passes ... started four games as a sophomore and passed for more than 836 yards and five touchdowns ... coached by Kerry Martin.
Data: Born 8-15-90, in Carbondale, Ill. ... son of Melvin and Ruth Brown ... has an older sister, Meggan ... his father, Melvin, played football at Southern Illinois ... major: undeclared.