76 - Duane Brown Position: Offensive Tackle
Class: r-Sophomore
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 278 lbs.
High School: Hermitage
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
 
photo A big, talented athlete who will look for more playing time this season ... Has a chance to challenge Jeff King for the starting job ... Will be used as Tech's second tight end in several sets ... Saw a lot of action on special teams last year ... The biggest of the tight ends ... Moves well for his size and has great hands ... Works extremely hard in the weight room ... Earned Super Iron Hokie honors in the weight room this past spring ...

2004: Played in all 13 games, catching three passes for 64 yards and a touchdown ... Played 157 snaps on offense and 150 on special teams in the regular season ... Caught his first collegiate pass against Western Michigan, a 33-yarder from Sean Glennon that went for a touchdown ... Had a 26-yard reception in the win over FAMU ... Recorded a 530-pound back squat, a 316-pound power clean and a 326-pound push jerk in spring testing ...

2003: Took a redshirt year while working at tight end ... Caught a 10-yard pass during Tech's second spring scrimmage ... Hauled in a 9-yard touchdown pass in the final scrimmage of the spring ...

High School: A two-year letterman at tight end and defensive end for Coach Patrick Kane at Hermitage ... Played in the Panthers' first three games his senior year before suffering a broken leg ... Returned for the Central Region semifinal game ... Caught seven passes for just under 100 yards in his limited playing time ... Added 15 tackles on defense along with a pair of sacks ... Named second-team all-district on offense and defense ... Registered 10 catches for 115 yards and two scores, while contributing six sacks on defense as a junior ... Rated the No. 13 player in Virginia by The Roanoke Times and SuperPrep ... Ranked the No. 49 tight end in the nation by Rivals100.com ... No. 37 on Tom Lemming's All-Mid Atlantic team ... Played basketball and averaged 15 points and 12 rebounds a game ... Finished 4th in the Group AAA outdoor shot put competition ...

Personal: Duane Anthony Brown ... Born 8/30/85 in Richmond, VA ... Son of Dennis and Myra Brown ... Majoring in apparel, housing, resource management.

Receiving G No. Yds. Avg. TD LG
2004 13 3 64 21.3 1 33

Tackles G UT AT Tot. Loss Sacks
2006 13 3 1 4 0-0 0-0
2006 13 5 7 12 0.5-1 0-0
2007 14 1 1 2 0-0 0-0
2007 14 11 11 22 4.5-23 3-19
2008 12 19 34 53 5-28 4.5-28
Career 66 39 54 93 10-52 7.5-47