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2 Preston Brown Class: Junior Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio High School: Northwest Height / Weight: 6-2 / 258 Position: LB

Louisville:Emerged to be a starting linebacker and enjoyed his best season ... has added a lot of weight and strength ... made huge strides at being a physical force ... has the tools to be a solid linebacker ... made a major impact on special teams as a true freshman ... appeared in all 26 games of his collegiate career.

2011:Tied for second on the team with 84 tackles... named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 31 ... appeared in all 13 games making 11 starts ... credited with seven games with seven or more tackles in a game... has added 5.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks ... made seven tackles at USF ... had four stops at Connecticut ... added nine tackles in loss to Pittsburgh ... made six solo stops in win at West Virginia ... recorded first sack versus Syracuse ... made six stops in win over Rutgers ... reached double figures in total tackes for second time at Cincinnati ... totaled nine stops at North Carolina and seven versus Marshall ... set a career-high with 12 tackles in season-opener versus Murray State.

2010:Appeared in all 13 games at linebacker and on special teams ... totaled 10 tackles in 13 games ... recorded two tackles versus Syracuse and Rutgers ... recorded one tackle in the bowl win over Southern Mississippi ... recorded his first tackle for loss against Memphis ... made a tackle versus Eastern Kentucky ... recorded one tackle in his collegiate debut versus Kentucky.

Northwest High School:Prototypical linebacker for Charlie Strong's defensive system ... showed ability to run and play physical ... played for Jeff Neal at Northwest High School ... committed early to Cincinnati ... played both fullback and outside linebacker at Northwest ... rated as the No. 38 prospect in Ohio and the No. 75 outside linebacker in the class of 2010 ... ranked 37th on the Rivals.com Postseason Top 75 in the state of Ohio ... rated as the 67th-best outside linebacker by ESPN.com ... earned first-team All-District honors ... selected to play in the North-South All-Star game ... carried 143 times for 973 yards and 12 touchdowns ... recorded 31 tackles ... had 13 carries for 249 yards and four touchdowns versus Amelia 24 rushes for 140 yards against Glen Este 27 carries for 107 yards versus Little Miami and had 11 rushes for 191 yards and five scores against Finneytown.

Personal: Son of Michael and Patrice Brown... Born October 10/27/92... Health & Human Performance Major