D'Juan Brown

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Belle Glade, FL
High School:
Glades Central HS

USF’s most experienced player in the secondary, he’ll be counted on for leadership in that area...Has 19 career starts among 30 appearances...Heads into fall as starter at one corner...Has a winner’s attitude.

SOUTH FLORIDA ? 2004: Started the first nine games before a broken arm at Cincinnati (Nov. 20) ended his season...Had 27 tackles and four pass breakups in those first nine games...Season-high six tackles at Louisville (Oct. 22)...Had four tackles vs. East Carolina (Nov. 13) and Tennessee Tech (Sept. 11).

2003: Started five games for a second straight season and finished the year with 39 tackles and nine pass breakups...Had a season-high seven tackles in win vs. Louisville (Oct. 4)...Had five stops in season opener at Alabama (Aug. 30)...Had outstanding day at Memphis (Nov. 29) in season-ending win with a season-best three pass breakups...Also got an 11-yard return when he recovered a fumbled USF interception.

2002: Started in five games at cornerback as a “rookie”, finishing ninth on the team with 44 tackles...Opened the season with a start in his first game against Florida Atlantic (Aug. 29) and had six solo tackles...Had a huge game in a starting role against Southern Mississippi (Oct. 12), when he had nine tackles, including eight solo stops and two for losses...Had his lone interception one week prior to that to secure USF’s nail-biting win at North Texas (Oct. 5)...Had five solo tackles in a start at Oklahoma (Sep. 28).

2001: Utilized a redshirt season.

GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL -An experienced winner, having started in four straight state championship games, of which his team won three (1998-2000)...Team captain on senior title team...High school had won 35 straight games when he graduated, the fourth longest streak in state high school football history...Second team all-state in 2000... 2000 team was 15-0...Had 25 tackles and three interceptions during the regular season and always covered opponents' best wide receiver...In 2000 state quarterfinals, he had six tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a 65-yard punt return for a touchdown in a 20-17 win over Rockledge...Glades Central went on to defeat Armwood High in semifinals...Ranked 70^th in the state of Florida by Orlando Sentinel...Refers to Denver Bronco and former Glades Central star Jimmie Spencer as "like a big brother to me".

PERSONAL - Born November 19, 1982 in West Palm Beach...Son of Sharon Brown...Older brother Daniel is a wide receiver at Florida A&M.