Mike Brown Class: RS Freshman Hometown: Marietta, Ga. High School: South Cobb Height / Weight: 5-8 / 186 Position: TB

Furman: Highly regarded young tailback who put together a very impressive spring practice to position himself as a serious contender for playing time this fall behind returning rising senior Cedrick Gipson...sports excellent cutting ability and acceleration...clocked a 4.3 40-yard dash on the track (and in track shoes) in spring testing, second only to William Middleton's team best 4.28 mark...could be one of the team's biggest surprises this fall in what appears to be a very talented and deep Furman backfield. ..recipient or Furman's Purple Pounder Award. 2006 -- Member of scout team...sustained a knee injury in the preseason and did not see any action...was awarded a medical redshirt.

High School: 2006 graduate of South Cobb (5A) High School...football coach was Shane Queen...played running and cornerback...rushed for 2,632 yards and 26 touchdowns during his two-year tenure at South Cobb...two-time All-Cobb County selection...served as team captain as both a junior and senior...named county running back-of-the-year in 2005 after rushing for 1,517 yards and 11 touchdowns...led South Cobb to 9-1 regular season and school's first region championship since 1967, and first win over rival McEachern since 1984...ran 18 times for 304 yards against North Cobb...Georgia North-South All-Star Game selection...rushed for 1,115 yards and 15 touchdowns his junior year...scored five touchdowns in seven-overtime, 70-68 playoff game loss to Collins Hill -- the longest playoff game in state history...also played baseball.

Personal: Full name is Michael Charles Brown...son of James and Aleah Brown...born May 13, 1988, in New Orleans, Louisiana...has a sister, Ambria...father played basketball at Dillard University...undeclared major.