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Highlights

Pro Career
 
2007:
  • Was experiencing a stellar season before sustaining a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in a week seven game vs. New England (10/21)
  • Prior to the injury, had started all seven contests and rushed for 602 yards and four touchdowns on 119 attempts (5.1 avg.), and caught 39 passes for 556 yards and a TD
  • Still led the team in rushing and finished second on the club in receptions
  • At the time of his injury, his rushing total was second in the AFC and fourth in the NFL, while his 991 total yards from scrimmage led the NFL
  • Also topped all NFL running backs in both receptions and receiving yardage
  • Finished the season 17th in the AFC in rushing, while his 5.1-yard average per carry was third-best among conference's top 30 rushers
  • In addition, became the first Dolphin to post a 4.0-yard average per rush attempt or better in three straight seasons (min. 100 carries) since Tony Nathan did it from 1983-85
  • Sustained his season-ending injury on an interception return by the Patriots' Randall Gay on the first series of the second half. 
 
2006: 
  • Started 12 of the 13 games in which he played
  • Led the team in rushing with 1,008 yards and five touchdowns on 241 attempts
  • It was the tenth individual 1,000-yard rushing season in Dolphins history and he became the seventh different player to accomplish the feat
  • Rushing figure ranked tenth in the AFC
  • Also caught 33 passes for 276 yards, as reception total placed fifth on the team
  • Recorded four 100-yard rushing games on the year, tied for the fourth-highest single-season total in Dolphins history
  • Was 13th in the AFC with 1,284 total yards from scrimmage
  • Averaged 4.2 yards per carry, the second straight season in which he surpassed the 4.0 mark as he garnered a 4.4 figure in his rookie season of 2005
  • Brown underwent surgery on November 24 to stabilize a second metacarpal fracture of his left hand, an injury which he sustained in Thanksgiving Day game at Detroit (11/23)
 
2005:
  • For the season led the Dolphins in rushing with 207 carries for 907 yards and four touchdowns and added 32 receptions for 232 yards and one touchdown
  • Finished 12th in the AFC in rushing
  • He also finished second among AFC and NFL rookies in rushing
  • Started 14 games, played in a reserve role once and was inactive one game (on Dec. 24th vs. Tennessee with an ankle/knee injury) this season
  •  Led the Dolphins in rushing eight times and in receptions once this season
  • He is the Dolphins’ sixth rookie running back to record two or more 100-yard games in their rookie season, along with Jim Kiick (two in 1968), Benny Malone (three in 1974), Leroy Harris (two in 1977), Troy Stradford (three in 1987), and Karim Abdul-Jabbar (four in 1996)
  • His 132 yards rushing vs. Carolina on Sept. 25th marked the first time a Dolphin rookie running back rushed for 100 or more yards
  • On Dec. 4th vs. Buffalo had nine carries for 22 yards and added two receptions for 30 yard and one touchdown, coming on a 23-yard TD reception from Sage Rosenfels
  • It was his first career touchdown reception
  • On Sept. 25th vs. Carolina led the Dolphins in rushing with 23 carries for 132 yards and one touchdown and added three catches for 15 yards
  • His touchdown came on a one-yard run in the first quarter, the first touchdown of his NFL career
  • It was his first career 100-yard rushing game and marked the first time a Dolphin rookie running back rushed for 100 or more yards since Nov. 21, 1999 when J.J. Johnson ran for 106 yards vs. New England
  • His 132 yards rushing at the time also was the fourth highest single game rushing figure by a rookie in team history
  • At the time it was the highest rushing total by a Dolphin since Ricky Williams had 42 carries for 153 yards and a touchdown on Sept. 21, 2003 vs. Buffalo
  • He had a 58-yard run in the contest, the second longest run from scrimmage by a Dolphin rookie in club history, behind only a 77-yard run by Leroy Harris on Dec. 5, 1977 vs. Baltimore

College Career:

  • Brown redshirted after playing in the first two games of the 2000 season at Auburn, as he gained 10 yards on six carries.
  • Played 10 games in 2001, ranking third on the team with 330 yards and two touchdowns on 84 carries (3.9 avg.), and had seven receptions for 109 yards (15.6 avg.). 
  • In 2002, he gained a career-high 1,008 yards with 13 touchdowns on 175 carries (5.8 avg.). He also caught nine passes for 166 yards (18.4 avg.) and a score.
  • In 2003,  He ranked third on the squad with 95 carries for 446 yards (4.7 avg.) and five touchdowns. He also had eight receptions for 80 yards. 
  • Sharing duties with backfield mate Carnell Williams in 2004, Brown started seven games as he totaled 913 yards on 153 carries (6.0 avg.) and scored eight times. He ranked second on the team with 34 catches for 313 yards (9.2 avg.) and a touchdown.
  • Although he only started 21 games for the Tigers, Brown finished his career ranked No. 7 in school history with 2,707 yards rushing and an average of 5.28 yards per carry.
  • He ranks No. 5 in the school record books with 28 rushing touchdowns and carried the ball 513 times. Brown also had 58 receptions for 668 yards (11.5 avg.) and two scores, adding 15 yards on a kickoff return.
  • His 180 points scored tied for No. 8 on Auburn's all-time record list.
  • Earned all-SEC second team honors in 2004
  • Was semifinalist for Doak Walker Award


High School Career:

  • Attended Cartersville (Ga.) High School
  •  Earned PrepStar All-America, Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Super Southern 100" and "Georgia 75" honors, and was rated as one of the top five players in the state of Georgia by SuperPrep
  • Was also named the top running back in Georgia by SuperPrep 
  •  Gained 1,931 yards on 206 carries (9.4 avg.) and scored 25 touchdowns and caught 15 passes for 343 yards (22.9 avg.) and three scores as a senior 
  • Georgia Class 2A Player of the Year 
  •  Scored three touchdowns and rushed for 180 yards on 20 carries in a 27-21 win in the state championship game his senior year 
  • Was three-year starter and rushed for 936 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior 
  • Also played baseball and hit .330 with nine home runs as a junior 
  • Was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 50th round in 2000.