Doug Brown

Position:
Tight End
Height:
6-5
Weight:
248
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Winston-Salem, N.C.
High School:
Parkland

Enters fall camp as the starting tight end • Had a great spring • Has played most of his career on special teams • Is considered the team's best blocking tight end, but needs to improve his receiving skills.

At Carolina
Enters the 2001 season with a chance to see significant playing time at tight end • Came out of spring ball as the second-team tight end • Spent the previous two seasons as a backup tight end behind Alge Crumpler and Dauntae' Finger • Played in all 11 games in 2000, primarily on special teams • Played 127 snaps • Saw action on special teams and at tight end in all 11 games in 1999 • Played defensive end his first year and a half at UNC, but moved to tight end near the end of 1998 • Saw action in all 12 contests in 1998 • Made five tackles, including two primary stops • Had two tackles, one solo, against Georgia Tech and three tackles, one solo, at Wake Forest • Was redshirted in 1997.

Parkland High School
First-team All-North Piedmont Conference at defensive end • Played for Coach Bernard Faulk • Had 63 solo tackles, 51 assists and 19 quarterback sacks as a senior • Had 72 tackles, including 14 sacks as a junior • Played center on the basketball team for four seasons • Also attended Mount Tabor High.

Personal
Born Douglas Simpson Brown on Aug. 25, 1978 in Winston-Salem, N.C. • Majoring in communications • Wants to improve his blocking, body strength and pass catching ability • Post-school ambition is to teach.