Mack Brown

Arizona

Nov 1 (Sat)

5:00 p.m.

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-3
Weight:
205
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Overland Park, Kan.
High School:
Shawnee Mission North

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) -- He is projected as a quarterback as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL -- A three-year letterman at quarterback, he was a PrepStar and SuperPrep (No. 65 overall) All-Midlands selection, a Scout.com Midlands Hot 100 List member (No. 38 overall, fourth-best QB), and was ranked as the No. 8 player on the Kansas Postseason Top 12 list by Rivals.com. As a senior, when he was a team captain, he earned second-team all-state and all-metro along with first-team all-Sunflower League honors; he was North’s Offensive MVP and was selected to play in the Missouri-Kansas All-Star Game. As a junior, he earned first-team all-Sunflower, second-team all-metro and honorable mention all-state honors; he was also his team’s Offensive MVP. Playing tight end his sophomore year, he was named to the honorable mention all-league and all-metro area squads. As a senior, he completed 185-of-266 passes (69.5 percent) for 1,905 yards and 18 touchdowns, as he only tossed nine interceptions. On the ground he piled up 400 yards and five scores, with his longest run covering 45 yards. His junior season, he completed 124-of-249 passes (with 12 interceptions) for 2,250 yards and 22 TDs; he also added 250 rushing yards and two scores. His sophomore year, he caught 25 passes for 457 yards and seven touchdowns. He owns the school career passing records for yards (4,155), touchdown passes (48), completions (309) and attempts (515) as well as being the all-time leader in total offense (4,805) in addition to setting six season marks. He lists his top game as a 42-7 win over Shawnee Mission West in 2003 when he went 21-of-30 for 315 yards and five touchdowns; he also gained 30 yards and one touchdown on four carries. Another memorable game was in a 35-14 victory over Lawrence Freestate, as he completed 14-of-25 passes for 265 yards on four touchdowns. Under head coach Sam Brown, his father, Shawnee Mission North was 5-4 his senior year, and 6-4 his junior and sophomore seasons. An all-around athlete, he also lettered four times in basketball and baseball, earning all-conference accolades in each sport. He finished his hoops career on the school’s top five list in scoring, and as a first- and third-baseman his junior year, he batted .485 with two home runs and 30 RBI. On the hardwood he averaged 15 points, five rebounds and two assists per contest as a forward as a senior.

ACADEMICS -- He is undecided on his major at Colorado, but is interested in business. A consistent honor roll student throughout high school, as he owned a 3.5 grade point average.

PERSONAL -- Born September 15, 1986 in Kansas City, Mo. Hobbies include playing video games and hanging out with friends. His father (Sam) played football (fullback), basketball and baseball at Missouri between 1967-70, and was a teammate of Gary Barnett on the football squad. The younger Brown would like to pursue a career in coaching to follow in the footsteps of his father, who currently coaches high school ball and was the head coach at Williams Jewell College from 1990-96. Mack is his real first name, not a nickname.