Aaron Brown (running back)
Encyclopedia
Aaron Brown is an American football
running back
for the Detroit Lions
of the National Football League
. He was drafted by the Lions in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL draft. He played at the collegiate level for Texas Christian University (TCU)
.
. For the year, he rushed for 758 yards and six touchdowns, as well as three receiving touchdowns. His efforts helped the Horned Frogs
win the Mountain West Conference
championship in their first year as members of the conference, and Brown himself was named MWC Freshman of the Year
.
As a sophomore in 2006
, Brown led TCU with 801 rush yards and nine touchdowns, and was the team's second-leading receiver with 34 receptions for 455 yards and one touchdown. His 84-yard touchdown reception against Baylor
put the Frogs ahead for good in what was their third consecutive victory over teams from the Big 12 Conference
. He was named Second Team All-MWC.
Before his junior year in 2007
, Brown was named Preseason MWC Offensive Player of the Year
.
in the 2009 NFL Draft
. During his first NFL pre-season game, Brown scored two touchdowns, in the victory against the Atlanta Falcons.
On September 4, 2011, he was waived by the Lions. He was re-signed on November 28.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
running back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
for the Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He was drafted by the Lions in the sixth round of the 2009 NFL draft. He played at the collegiate level for Texas Christian University (TCU)
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...
.
College career
Once at TCU, Brown made an immediate impact. In his first game as a true freshman in 2005, he ran for 163 yards in a nationally-televised game against UtahUtah Utes
The Utah Utes are the athletics teams of the University of Utah. They are named after the Ute tribe of Native Americans. The men's basketball team is known as the "Runnin' Utes"; the women's basketball team, formerly known as the "Lady Utes," now prefers to be referred to as the "Utes"; and the...
. For the year, he rushed for 758 yards and six touchdowns, as well as three receiving touchdowns. His efforts helped the Horned Frogs
TCU Horned Frogs football
The TCU Horned Frogs football team is the intercollegiate football team of Texas Christian University. TCU competes as a member of the Mountain West Conference in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, but will move to the Big 12 Conference for the 2012 season. TCU began playing football...
win the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
championship in their first year as members of the conference, and Brown himself was named MWC Freshman of the Year
2005 Mountain West football season
The 2005 Mountain West Conference football season was the 7th since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the MWC...
.
As a sophomore in 2006
2006 TCU Horned Frogs football team
TCU began the 2006 season with high expectations. After a 2005 season where the TCU Horned Frogs lost only one game and won the Mountain West Conference championship, nothing less was expected of the Frogs in 2006. The season would start with two old Southwest Conference foes, and Texas Tech...
, Brown led TCU with 801 rush yards and nine touchdowns, and was the team's second-leading receiver with 34 receptions for 455 yards and one touchdown. His 84-yard touchdown reception against Baylor
Baylor Bears football
The Baylor Bears football team represents Baylor University in Division I FBS college football. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. The team plays its home games at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.-History:...
put the Frogs ahead for good in what was their third consecutive victory over teams from the Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of ten schools located in the Central United States, with its headquarters located in Las Colinas, a community in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Irving...
. He was named Second Team All-MWC.
Before his junior year in 2007
2007 TCU Horned Frogs football team
The 2007 Texas Christian Horned Frog football team represented Texas Christian University in the 2007 college football season. The team was coached by Gary Patterson, who took over the program in December 2000. The Frogs play their home games in Amon G...
, Brown was named Preseason MWC Offensive Player of the Year
2007 Mountain West football season
The 2007 Mountain West Conference football season was the ninth since eight former members of the Western Athletic Conference banded together to form the Mountain West Conference. It began on August 30 when UNLV defeated . The same night, Utah fell to Oregon State in Corvallis, Oregon...
.
Detroit Lions
He was drafted 192nd overall in the 6th round by the Detroit LionsDetroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...
in the 2009 NFL Draft
2009 NFL Draft
The 2009 NFL Draft was the seventy-fourth annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 25 and 26, 2009. The draft consisted of two rounds on the first day starting at 4:00...
. During his first NFL pre-season game, Brown scored two touchdowns, in the victory against the Atlanta Falcons.
On September 4, 2011, he was waived by the Lions. He was re-signed on November 28.