A native of Vicksburg, Miss., Brown joined the Bengals in May as a college free agent ... Spent last four seasons (2018-21) at Mississippi, starting all 40 games he appeared in ... Lined up at RG and C during his college career ... Listed as a C by Bengals ... Allowed just one sack in 673 pass blocks over his final two seasons (2020-21) ... Key member of explosive offense at Ole Miss that ranked in the top 25 nationally in total offense, rushing yards per game and passing yards per game in 2021.
Career transactions: Signed with Cincinnati as college free agent on 5-13-22.
College highlights: Played four seasons (2018-21) at the University of Mississippi after redshirting his freshman year in 2017 ... Started all 40 games played, playing three seasons at RG and one (2020) at C ... 2021—Started six games at RG before suffering season-ending injury on Oct. 16 ... Allowed just one sack in 241 pass blocks ... Opened holes for a running game that ranked third in the SEC and 12th nationally in rushing yards per game (217.6) ... Played all 69 offensive snaps on Oct. 9 vs. Arkansas, helping pave the way for 611 offensive yards, including 324 rushing. 2020—Started all 10 games at C, playing 816 offensive snaps ... Did not allow a sack in 432 pass blocks ... Named to watch list for the Rimington Trophy, awarded annually to the nation's best center ... Made first career start at C on Sept. 26 vs. No. 5 Florida, grading out as the team's highest pass blocking lineman ... Played 85 snaps and did not allow a sack or pressure in Egg Bowl victory vs. Mississippi State. 2019—Started all 12 games at RG ... Played a total of 851 snaps, with 765 coming at RG and 99 at C ... Did not allow a sack in 81 snaps while helping offense record 483 total yards on Sept. 7 vs. Arkansas ... Played 91 snaps without allowing a sack, QB hit or QB hurry on Sept. 28 vs. No. 2 Alabama. 2018—Earned SEC All-Freshman Team honors after starting all 12 games at RG ... One of only three freshmen in the country to start every game at RG ... Made first career start on Sept. 1 vs. Texas Tech, helping Ole Miss rush for 210 yards ... Blocked for a passing offense that ranked fifth in the country in passing yards per game (346.4) and ninth in total yards per game (510.5). 2017—Redshirted his freshman season.
High school: Attended St. Aloysius High School in Vicksburg, Miss. ... Second-team MaxPreps Small School All-America selection as a senior in 2016 ... Started all 12 games at both LT and DT ... Blocked for an offense that averaged 7.2 yards per carry ... Lettered in four sports (football, basketball, track and power lifting).
Personal: Hometown is Vicksburg, Miss. ... Graduated from Mississippi with a degree in exercise science in Dec. 2020 ... Father, Tim, and multiple other family members played football at Ole Miss.
