BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY Zach Brown

Zach Brown

No. 55 Tennessee Titans

Linebacker

Personal information

Date of birth: October 23, 1989 (age 25)

Place of birth: Beaufort, South Carolina

Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight: 248 lb (112 kg)

Career information

High school: Columbia (MD) Wilde Lake

College: North Carolina

NFL Draft: 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52

Debuted in 2012 for the Tennessee Titans

Career history

Tennessee Titans (2012–present)

Roster status: Injured reserve

Career highlights and awards

First-team All-ACC (2011)

Career NFL statistics as of 2014

Tackles	184
Sacks	9.5
Forced fumbles	2
Interceptions	4
Touchdowns	2
Stats at NFL.com

Zachary Brown (born October 23, 1989) is an American football linebacker for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at University of North Carolina. The Titans selected him in the second round of the2012 NFL Draft, where he was considered one of the top linebacker prospects.^[1]

Early years

Track and field

Brown was a standout track athlete at Columbia (MD) Wilde Lake. He captured the state class 3-A title in the 100 meters, with a time of 10.67 seconds, and in the 200 meters, with a time of 21.52 seconds, becoming the first player in school history to win a state title in track.

Brown also ran track and field at the North Carolina Tar Heels, where he recorded a personal best time of 6.72 seconds in the 60 meters. He also competed in the 200 meters, posting a best season time of 21.75 seconds.

Brown was also known because of his unusual size (6 ft 2 in and 248 lb) and speed for a linebacker, he also recorded a time of 4.28 seconds time in the 40-yard dash while he was at the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Wrestling

Brown is also an accomplished High School wrestler, finishing his senior season with state, region and county championships in the 215 lb weight class. He was undefeated in his senior year with a record of 25-0. Brown finished his junior year with a record of 30-1 as a state runner-up and county and region champion. As a freshman, Brown was a county runner-up in the 171 lb weight class and took third in his region. He did not place in the state tournament, finishing his freshman year with a record of 23-6.

College career

Brown graduated from the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2011. Brown spent his freshman year as a reserve linebacker and contributing to special teams. Next year, Brown started six games at weakside linebacker and competed on the track team. As a junior Brown placed second on the team at tackles and was captain of the special teams unit despite starting five games. In his senior year Zach performed 62 tackles and 3 interceptions as well as 5 1/2 sacks.