Spencer Brown (born November 13, 1998) is an American professional football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at UAB and holds multiple school career rushing records. He was signed by the Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2021.
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| Born: | November 13, 1998 Warrior, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Mortimer Jordan | ||||||||||
| College: | UAB (2017–2020) | ||||||||||
| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||||||||
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Early years
editSpencer was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, and attended Mortimer Jordan High School.[1] As a senior he was selected to the first-team All-Birmingham list after he rushed for 1,972 yards on 304 carries and tallied 33 total touchdowns. Brown was ranked as a two-star high school prospect by 247Sports.[2]
College career
editAs a true freshman at UAB in 2017, Brown appeared in all 13 games and made nine starts. He rushed for 1329 yards, which was the third-most yards in school history and added 10 touchdowns. He broke Jordan Howard's freshman rushing record in his eighth game. On November 4, 2017, he scored three touchdowns in a game against Rice. Had his first career 100-yard rushing game in week 2 against Ball State with 151 yards on 17 carries. He was named to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-America Team, named Conference USA (C-USA)'s Freshman of the Year, second-team All-C-USA, and named to the Doak Walker Award watchlist.[3]
As a sophomore, Brown was named first-team All-C-USA and awarded the C-USA Championship Game MVP award. He set a school record with 16 touchdowns and rushed for 1,227 yards. In 2019, Brown became UAB's career rushing leader and set the school record for 100-yard rushing games as he had rushed for 100 yards for the 13th time. As a senior, Brown again won the C-USA Championship Game MVP award[4] and became UAB's all time rushing touchdown leader. He is the only player in C-USA history to be named C-USA Championship Game MVP twice. He finished his collegiate career second among active players in rushing yards and was one of two players to have eclipsed 4,000 career rushing yards.
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 10+3⁄8 in (1.79 m) |
208 lb (94 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) |
4.58 s | 1.60 s | 2.66 s | 4.39 s | 7.38 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) |
10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) |
16 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[5][6] | ||||||||||||
Carolina Panthers
editBrown signed with the Carolina Panthers after going undrafted in the 2021 NFL draft on May 2, 2021.[7] He played in the Panther's first preseason game on August 15, 2021 against the Indianapolis Colts, rushing for 25 yards on nine carries.[8] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[9][10] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Panthers on January 10, 2022.[11]
On August 30, 2022, Brown was waived/injured by the Panthers and placed on injured reserve.[12] He was released on September 9. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 18.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023.[14]
On August 29, 2023, Brown was waived for final roster cuts, but signed to the Panthers' practice squad the following day.[15][16] He was released on September 13.[17] On November 6, Brown was signed again to the practice squad.[18] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.[19]
On May 10, 2024, Brown was waived for offseason roster cuts.[20]
Atlanta Falcons
editOn August 11, 2024, Brown signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[21] He was released as part of final roster cuts on August 27.[22]
References
edit- ^ "Spencer Brown - Football". University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ "Spencer Brown, Mortimer Jordan, Running Back". 247Sports. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ "Spencer Brown Named to FWAA Freshman All-America Team". University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics. January 8, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ "UAB Overpowers Marshall 22-13 in the 2020 Conference USA Championship". SkyBoat. December 19, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ "Blazers Put up Impressive Numbers on UAB Pro Day". UABSports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ "2021 NFL Draft Scout Spencer Brown College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (May 2, 2021). "Panthers agree to terms with undrafted free agents". Panthers.com. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ Callihan, Schuyler. "UDFA RB Spencer Brown Receiving Praise from HC Matt Rhule". Sports Illustrated Carolina Panthers News, Analysis and More. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 31, 2021). "Panthers reduce roster on Tuesday morning". Panthers.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (September 1, 2021). "Panthers announce practice squad signings on Wednesday". Panthers.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (January 10, 2022). "Panthers sign 10, including quarterback P.J. Walker". Panthers.com.
- ^ "Panthers make transactions to get to initial 53-man roster". Panthers.com. August 30, 2022.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (October 18, 2022). "Panthers sign linebacker Chandler Wooten". Panthers.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (January 9, 2023). "Panthers sign nine players on Monday". Panthers.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 29, 2023). "Panthers make moves en route to 53-man roster limit". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 30, 2023). "Panthers add 11 players to the practice squad". Panthers.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (September 13, 2023). "Panthers place Brady Christensen on injured reserve". Panthers.com.
- ^ Ulrich, Logan. "Panthers Place RB Tarik Cohen On PS IR, Sign RB Spencer Brown". NFL Trade Rumors. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (January 8, 2024). "Panthers extend three, sign 11 practice squaders to future deals". Panthers.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (May 10, 2024). "Panthers make roster moves, including signing 19 undrafted free agents". panthers.com.
- ^ Waack, Terrin (August 11, 2024). "Falcons place OLB Bralen Trice on reserve/injured list, make a slew of transactions". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ Waack, Terrin. "Falcons announce initial 53-man roster for 2024". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
Further reading
edit- Dudley, Evan (November 3, 2017). "UAB star freshman Spencer Brown running for his people". AL.com. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- Dudley, Evan (August 31, 2020). "Spencer Brown ready to finish legendary career at UAB". AL.com. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- Dudley, Evan (October 9, 2020). "'It's important': How Spencer Brown became a special teams standout". AL.com. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- Smith, Bradley (August 10, 2021). "Panthers 2021 season opener countdown: 33 days to go". Catscratchreader.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.