Leddie Brown

Leddie Brown (born February 28, 2000) is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at West Virginia.

Leddie Brown
Los Angeles Chargers
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (2000-02-28) February 28, 2000
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:Neumann-Goretti Catholic High (Philadelphia, PA)
Smyrna High School (Smyrna, DE)
College:West Virginia (2018-2021)
Undrafted:2022
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Brown attended Smyrna High School in Smyrna, Delaware before transferring to Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for his senior year.[1] He had 899 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns his senior year. Brown committed to West Virginia University to play college football.[2]

College career

Brown played in 11 games as a true freshman at West Virginia in 2018, rushing 91 times for 446 yards and four touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2019 he started three of 10 games and rushed for 367 yards on 107 carries and a touchdown. Brown took over as the teams starting running back his junior year in 2020.[3] He finished the season with 1,010 yards on 199 carries with nine touchdowns.[4][5] He returned to West Virginia for his senior year in 2021 rather than enter the 2021 NFL Draft.[6]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dashVertical jumpBroad jump
6 ft 0+1⁄8 in
(1.83 m)		 213 lb
(97 kg)		 31+3⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		 9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		4.64 s30.0 in
(0.76 m)		9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)
All values from NFL Combine[7][8][9]

On April 30, 2022, Brown signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent.[10][11]

References
  1. "Neumann-Goretti's Leddie Brown, a West Virginia commit, weighs relationships with coaches and schools". pennlive. November 8, 2017.
  2. Myers, Brad. "Smyrna's Brown commits to West Virginia football". The News Journal.
  3. "COLUMN: Running back Leddie Brown living up to expectations at the perfect time for WVU". October 18, 2020.
  4. writer, Ryan Pritt Staff. "WVU football: Leddie Brown out to prove detractors wrong". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
  5. BlueGoldNews.com, Greg Hunter. "Leddie Brown concentrating on 'the little things'". WV News.
  6. Virginian, Bob Hertzel | For The Times West. "WVU's Leddie Brown to return for senior season". Times West Virginian.
  7. "Leddie Brown Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  8. "NFL Combine: Official measurements for every NFL Draft prospect in Indianapolis". theathletic.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  9. "Leddie Brown, West Virginia, RB, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  10. Hall, Christopher. "Leddie Brown Signs as UDFA". Sports Illustrated West Virginia Mountaineers News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  11. "Los Angeles Chargers Agree to Terms with Undrafted Free Agents". Chargers.com. April 30, 2022.
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