Charles Brown

Position:
Cornerback
Height:
5-10
Weight:
205
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Maple Heights, Ohio
High School:
Maple Heights

Made 34 career starts • Underrated player who has good ball skills and is a solid cover cornerback • Can also return kicks.

2011 - Senior Season
Carolina's top cover cornerback who plays bigger than his size • Finished the season with 53 tackles, 6.0 tackles for losses of 11 yards, two interceptions and a team-high seven pass breakups • Also served as the team's top punt returner with 12 attempts for 30 yards, including a long of 18 vs. Miami • Came back from a knee injury in the final week of the season to start the Independence Bowl vs. Missouri and posted six tackles •Injured his knee in the first half of the Duke game on a punt return and did not come back • Had six tackles, including a tackle for a loss, in a 3-point loss at Virginia Tech • Intercepted a pass for the second straight game on NC State's opening possession • Also had one tackle against the Wolfpack • Picked off his first pass of the season and had five tackles in a 49-24 win over Wake Forest • Carolina scored on the possession following his interception • Had six tackles, including one for a 2-yard loss, and broke up a pass in a 59-38 loss to Clemson • Broke up three passes and had three tackles in a 30-24 loss to Miami • One of his pass breakups was an impressive hit on Miami's Travis Benjamin • Brown arrived just as Benjamin was attempting to catch the ball and jarred it loose • Posted two tackles and broke up a pass in a 14-7 victory over Louisville • Recorded seven tackles, including a 2-yard tackle for loss, and broke up two passes in a 35-20 victory over ECU • Had six tackles, including a 1-yard tackle for loss, in a loss at Georgia Tech • Posted six tackles, including two tackles for losses of four yards, in a 28-17 victory vs. Virginia • Had four tackles, all primary stops, in his season debut, a 24-22 victory vs. Rutgers • Was suspended for the first game of the season by the NCAA.

2010 - Missed the 2010 season due to the NCAA/UNC investigation

2009 - Junior Season
Played well in his first year as the starter at cornerback • Started all 13 games • Finished the season second on the team with 66 tackles • Ranked fifth in the ACC in passes defended with nine breakups and three interceptions • Led the team with nine PBUs • Broke up a pass and posted five tackles, including one for a loss, in the Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. Pittsburgh • Recorded four tackles and broke up a pass at NC State • Had two tackles in the win over Boston College • Led the team with eight tackles and broke up a pass in Carolina's win over No. 12 Miami • Recorded his third interception of the season vs. Duke and returned it 54 yards to set up a Carolina field goal • The interception came after UNC had turned the ball over in its own territory • Added four tackles and broke up a pass vs. the Blue Devils in a 19-6 win • Forced a fumble, broke up a pass and added six tackles in the win at Virginia Tech • Had four tackles vs. Florida State • Credited with two tackles and one pass breakup vs. Georgia Southern • Posted a team-high eight stops vs. Virginia, including a 2-yard tackle for loss • Registered four tackles at Georgia Tech • Posted a team-high nine tackles, broke up two passes and had a fumble recovery in a win over East Carolina • Had an outstanding game at Connecticut with an interception, a fumble caused and recovered, one pass breakup and five tackles • Posted five tackles, including a tackle for loss, and picked off a pass in the end zone in the season opener vs. The Citadel.

2008 - Sophomore Season
Carolina's starting nickel defensive back • Played in 10 games, including the Meineke Car Care Bowl • Twisted his ankle at Maryland in the first half and did not return • Did not play against NC State or Duke • Posted two tackles in the 28-7 win over No. 22 Georgia Tech • Registered four tackles in the 45-24 win over No. 23 Boston College • Had three tackles at Virginia • Posted four tackles, including three solo stops, against Notre Dame • Broke up two passes and had one tackle in the win over No. 24 Connecticut • Helped limit Miami to 174 yards passing and had one tackle in the Tar Heels' 28-24 win • Posted one tackle against Virginia Tech • Led the team and matched his career high with 10 tackles and had one of Carolina's four interceptions against Rutgers • Was named the coaches player of the game for his performance against the Scarlet Knights • Did not play in the season opener vs. McNeese State due to a sprained ankle.

2007 - Freshman Season
Played in all 12 games and made nine starts at either cornerback or nickel back • Moved to cornerback for the remainder of the season after the South Carolina game • Averaged more than six tackles over the last four games • Recorded seven tackles, one tackle for loss and broke up a pass in the win over Duke • Had three tackles at Georgia Tech • Posted 10 tackles and a 92-yard interception return for a touchdown against NC State • The 92-yard interception return was the third-longest in school history • In the win over Maryland, had six solo tackles and broke up a pass • Made four tackles, one sack and 2.5 tackles for losses at Wake Forest • Had four solo stops and one tackle for loss of two yards vs. South Carolina • Started at nickel back and had four tackles and his first career interception against Miami • Interception came at the UNC 8-yard line, stopping Miami's potential scoring drive • Made three tackles at Virginia Tech • Recorded three tackles at No. 23 South Florida • Posted two tackles vs. Virginia • Had four tackles, including two solo stops, in the loss at East Carolina • One of eight true freshmen to see action in the first game of the year, a 37-14 victory over James Madison • Tied for team-high honors with nine tackles, including six tackles and three assists, and assisted on a tackle for loss.

Maple Heights High School
Caught 37 passes for 985 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior • Versatile player who also saw time at running back, cornerback and safety and returned kicks and punts • Played at the same high school as UNC tight end Richard Quinn • Maple Heights finished 9-2 and ranked among the top 10 in Division II in Ohio • Caught five passes for 130 yards in the first half against state runner-up Mentor High School before an injury forced him to miss the second half • Coached by Jeff Rotsky • Son of Lisa and Charles Brown Sr • Born Feb. 7, 1989.

Personal
Son of Lisa and Charles Brown Sr. • Born Feb. 7, 1989 • Began playing football at the age of 8 because his uncle and grandfather were coaches • Followed the Cleveland Browns as a kid • Has several religious tattoos • Has a pet named Duke • Favorite cereal is Cookie Crisp • Favorite cartoon characters are the Ninja Turtles • People say he looks like a model • If he could change the world in one way, he would stop racism • Favorite restaurant in Chapel Hill is Sutton's Drugstore • Best friend on another team is Tyronne Lattimore of Miami of Ohio • Communications major.

Year	Pri	A	Total 	TFL	SACKS	INT	PBU 	FF	FR
2007	42	17	59	5.0-10	1.0-3	2-101	4	0	0
2008	12	14	26	0-0	0-0	1-1	2	0	0
2009	55	11	66	3.0-4	0-0	3-91	9	2	2-8
2011	37	16	53	6.0-11	0-0	2-0	7	0	0
Totals	146	58	204	14.0-25	1.0-3	8-193	22	2	2-8

Season/Career Highs: 10 tackles at Georgia Tech (2007), at Rutgers (2008)

Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Year Att Yds Avg. TD LG Att Yds Avg. TD LG 2009 1 2 2.0 0 2 3 55 18.3 0 23 2011 12 30 2.5 0 18 9 179 19.9 0 39 Totals 13 32 2.5 0 18 12 234 19.5 0 39