Leddie Brown

Leddie Brown is an American football running back for the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Leddie Brown
West Virginia Mountaineers – No. 4
PositionRunning back
ClassSenior
Personal information
Born:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolSaints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big 12 (2020)

Early years

Brown attended Smyrna High School in Smyrna, Delaware before transferring to Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for his senior year.[1] He had 899 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns his senior year. Brown committed to West Virginia University to play college football.[2]

College career

Brown played in 11 games as a true freshman at West Virginia in 2018, rushing 91 times for 446 yards and four touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2019 he started three of 10 games and rushed for 367 yards on 107 carries and a touchdown. Brown took over as the teams starting running back his junior year in 2020.[3] He finished the season with 1,010 yards on 199 carries with nine touchdowns.[4][5] He returned to West Virginia for his senior year in 2021 rather than enter the 2021 NFL Draft.[6]

References
  1. "Neumann-Goretti's Leddie Brown, a West Virginia commit, weighs relationships with coaches and schools". pennlive. November 8, 2017.
  2. Myers, Brad. "Smyrna's Brown commits to West Virginia football". The News Journal.
  3. "COLUMN: Running back Leddie Brown living up to expectations at the perfect time for WVU". October 18, 2020.
  4. writer, Ryan Pritt Staff. "WVU football: Leddie Brown out to prove detractors wrong". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
  5. BlueGoldNews.com, Greg Hunter. "Leddie Brown concentrating on 'the little things'". WV News.
  6. Virginian, Bob Hertzel | For The Times West. "WVU's Leddie Brown to return for senior season". Times West Virginian.
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