I apologize if someone has posted this elsewhere. I rarely read the recruiting thread, but perused it and did not find any info on Brown.
I live in West Virginia and stumbled upon news of this kid's committment to Ohio. I wanted to come here to find more info on him, but did not, so I went and found some of my own info. Here it is.
Brown plays for Martinsburg HS, the two-time Class AAA state champs in WV. Class AAA is the big-school conference in WV, like D-I in Ohio. In The Charleston Daily Mail's preseason football tab released July 27, Brown was listed 6-3, 185 and tabbed to the All-State Team. The tab listed Brown as Class AAA's leading returning receiver. Brown finished 2011 with 56 catches for 837 receiving yards, for an average of 15 yards/catch and 11 TDs. The tab stated Martinsburg will rely upon "Ohio wide receiver commitment Cedric Brown."
For those who care, Brown's Twitter handle is @IDoItForTheKidz. In his Twitter bio, he lists himself as an "OHIO U Football Commit."
Here's his ESPN recruitment player profile. It lists him a little smaller at 6-0, 165, with a 4.77 40-time.
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/combine/_/id/136003/cedric-brown
A January article excerpt from The Daily Mail has some high praise for Brown, mentions he is the son of a former Marshall standout.
"Martinsburg's Cedric Brown and Spring Valley's Elijah Wellman impressed at the invite-only Proving Ground National Combine in Phoenix on Jan. 3, with Brown - the Bulldogs' All-State wide receiver and son of former Marshall standout Todd Brown - grabbing enough attention from recruiting guru Tom Lemming for Lemming to deem him West Virginia's top college prospect since Randy Moss."
A January article stated Brown was offered by Marshall and had interest from Georgia Tech, Tennessee, Rutgers and UCLA.
http://journal-news.net/page/content.detail/id/572975/Martinsburg-s-Brown-flying-high.html?nav=5009
A June article said Brown visited a one-day camp at Duke.
http://duke.scout.com/a.z?s=167&p=2&c=1196755&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2fduke.scout.com%2f2%2f1196755.html
From what I can gather in articles, Brown seems to have committed sometime in late June or July, but I cannot ascertain exactly when.
I found a couple higlight reels, too.
http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1099020/#highlights/7816375
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrR6xd6Qmls
Last Edited: 2/6/2013 12:16:21 PM by Ted Thompson