Used his second season as OSU's starting corner as a breakout year, earning All-Big 12 honors ... Was among the NCAA leaders in passes defended and interceptions in 2011 ... Ran track for the Cowboys in the spring of 2009 ... A first-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree in 2009 ... Got his first career start in the 2010 Cotton Bowl vs. Ole Miss ... Will enter 2012 with 28 straight starts under his belt.
2011 (Junior): Finished the season No. 14 nationally and second in the Big 12 with five interceptions ... Was third in the country with 1.54 passes defended per game and 20 on the season ... Intercepted a pass at Texas A&M and deflected a pass that James Thomas intercepted to clinch the victory over the Aggies ... Also had picks against Tulsa (with two PBUs) and at Missouri, which he returned for 21 yards ... Had a season-high 10 tackles in the win over Kansas State ... Had nine stops against Iowa State with a tackle for loss and three break-ups ... Also had nine tackles vs. Stanford and eight against the Aggies ... Had seven tackles against Texas Tech to lead the Cowboys in that category ... Was sturdy in the Bedlam game with an interception, eight tackles and a pair of pass break-ups ... Had an interception and a tackle for a three-yard loss against Kansas ... Broke up two passes and a had a tackle for a three-yard loss at Texas ... Recovered two fumbles against Baylor and returned them a total of 47 yards.
2010 (Sophomore): Started every game at corner ... Tied for second on the team with 77 tackles ... Had a career-best 12 tackles against Texas A&M and 11 stops vs. Texas ... Credited with seven tackles against Nebraska, Troy and Arizona ... Had an interception with a 22-yard return against Tulsa ... Caused and recovered a fumble on the same play to set up OSU's first touchdown against Baylor ... Had six stops at Kansas, including one behind the line of scrimmage ... Had five tackles against OU with an interception and two pass deflections ... Turned in one of the defensive plays of the year against the Sooners when he leaped in front of the OU sidelines and re-directed a Landry Jones pass to an in-bounds Shaun Lewis for an interception ... It was named as the defensive play of the year by ESPN.com's Pat Forde and ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit ...Finished second on the team with eight pass break-ups.
2009 (Freshman): Saw action in seven games after being sidelined with injury for six games late in the season ... Saw most of his action on special teams ... Returned from injury to start in the Cotton Bowl game against Ole Miss at a corner spot ... Credited with three tackles and a pass break-up against the Rebels in a very nice outing ... Had two tackles against Texas A&M and Grambling State.
2008: Redshirt.
High School: A member of the Houston all-area team and a member of the Texas Football Magazine top 300 list ... District MVP as a senior and all-district as a junior ... Helped lead the Mustangs to a 10-3 record as a senior and a district and area championship ... A finalist for the Houston Touchdown Club player of the year honors ... Also a member of the track team ... Rivals.com considered him the No. 61 prospect in the greater Houston area.
Personal: Born March 24, 1990, in Shreveport, La. ... Son of Thatford Brown ... Has two older brothers ... Economics major.
