2015 Football Roster
Roster
Richie Brown
- Position:
- LB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Long Beach HS
2017 East-West Shrine Game Invitee
2016 NFF Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
2016 Second-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele)
Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 4, 2014)
SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 4, 2014; Sept. 26, 2015)
2015 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2014 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2013 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
CAREER: Star middle linebacker who was a leader on and off the field for the Bulldogs … Extremely intelligent and has a knack for finding the football … Played the 2016 season as a college graduate after earning his degree in the difficult field of industrial technology with a 3.52 GPA in May 2016 … Currently working on his Master of Business … Played in 52 games with 26 starts ... Earned starting role as a junior after playing under the tutelage of current Houston Texans linebacker and former All-SEC Bulldog Benardrick McKinney … Spent five years with the program … Collected the most tackles by a player in the Dan Mullen era with 299, including 142 of the solo variety … Added 21 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, seven pass breakups and five interceptions … Forced six turnovers during his career … Tallied 10 double-digit tackle games … Became the first MSU player to register back-to-back seasons of 100 or more tackles since Cam Lawrence did so in 2011 and 2012 … Finished in the top five in the SEC in tackles two straight seasons … One-time Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week and two-time SEC Defensive Player of the Week ... A three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2016 SENIOR SEASON: MSU’s leading tackler for the second straight year … Finished with 102 total tackles, which was fifth in the SEC … Collected four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery … Earned second-team All-SEC honors by Phil Steele … A semifinalist for the NFF Campbell Trophy, considered the “Academic Heisman” … Started all 13 games at middle linebacker … Registered three double-digit tackle games – South Carolina, Auburn and Samford … Led a solid defensive outing in win over South Carolina (9/10), recording 10 tackles and a season-best two tackles for a loss of 16 yards … Added one sack in that win … Posted a career-high 14 tackles against Auburn, representing the most by a Bulldog since Nov. 10, 2012 … Finished with 13 tackles in win over Samford (10/29) … Collected eight tackles and one tackle for loss in win over Texas A&M (11/5) … Had 0.5 tackle for loss at Alabama (11/12) … Ended his career as leading tackler in St. Pete Bowl victory over Miami, notching nine tackles and tallying a key fumble recovery.
2015 JUNIOR SEASON: MSU’s leading tackler who started all 13 games in the middle … Ranked fifth in the SEC in total tackles with 109 … Became the first Bulldog with 100-plus tackles in a season since Cam Lawrence in 2012 … Also led the squad in sacks with 6.5, which ranked 11th in the league … Second on the team in tackles for loss with 13.5 … Added one interception and two pass breakups … Made his first career start in the season-opening victory at Southern Miss (9/5), tallying 11 tackles to go along with his fifth career interception … Became the first MSU player since Mario Haggan in 2002 with double-digit tackles in each of his first two games, recording 11 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against No. 14 LSU (9/12) … Totaled career highs in tackles (13, 12 solo), tackles for loss (3.0) and sacks (2.0) in the win at No. 25 Auburn (9/26) … Was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week for his career game … Collected a game-high 11 tackles at No. 14 Texas A&M (10/3) … Finished the Kentucky victory (10/24) with seven tackles, a tackle for loss and a pass breakup … Tied a career high with two sacks at Missouri (11/5), tallying five total tackles … Had 1.5 tackles for loss and 10 tackles in the win at Arkansas (11/21) … Made a game-high 12 tackles with 2.5 tackles for loss in the Egg Bowl against No. 18 Ole Miss (11/28) … Notched eight tackles and one tackle for loss in the Belk Bowl (12/30) … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the third straight year.
2014 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Top reserve linebacker who saw action in all 13 games ... Totaled 50 tackles, including one for loss ... Made three interceptions and broke up three passes ... Notched his first career fumble recovery at South Alabama (9/13) ... Registered six tackles at No. 8 LSU (9/20), including a drive-stopping one on fourth-and-goal ... Became the first SEC player since 2008 and the sixth player in school history to collect three interceptions in one game versus No. 6 Texas A&M (10/4) ... Was named Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week and SEC Defensive Player of the Week as a result ... Collected seven tackles against UT Martin (11/8) ... Notched a season-best 10 tackles versus Vanderbilt (11/22) ... Made four tackles in the Orange Bowl against Georgia Tech (12/31) ... Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2013 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: During first season on the active roster, experienced action in all 13 games ... Finished ninth on the squad with 38 total tackles (16 solo) ... Added 2.0 sacks while contributing 3.0 hits for loss (-15 yards) ... Tied for third on the squad with four special teams’ tackles, two on punt returns and two on kickoff runbacks ... Pair of hits on punt returns were tied for the squad lead ... A heavy hitter on rushing plays, tallying 28 of year’s 38 stops in such situations ... Intercepted one pass and returned it five yards ... Booked a personal-best seven tackles against Ole Miss (11/28) and added six games with four hits (Alcorn State, Auburn, Troy, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Arkansas) ... During the Egg Bowl matched personal bests with four assists and three solo hits ... Recorded first career interception in the contest, picking off Bo Wallace in the second quarter and returning the ball four yards to the Ole Miss four-yard line ... Added second career sack against the Rebels, dropping Wallace for an eight-yard loss during Ole Miss’ final play of the third quarter, forcing a punt ... Tallied four tackles at Arkansas (11/23), all within the opening quarter ... Registered first career sack at Auburn (9/14), dropping Nick Marshall for a five-yard loss in the third quarter ... Notched four stops against Alcorn State (9/7) and recorded initial tackle for lost yardage … Made collegiate debut against Oklahoma State (8/31) and recorded first tackle in the second quarter.
2012 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Redshirted during initial year with the program.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named to the 2012 PARADE All-America High School Football Team ... A four-star recruit by Rivals.com and a highly ranked prospect by Scout.com, ESPN.com and 247Sports ... Ranked inside the top 20 of his position nationally by every recruiting service ... Rated the No. 4 prospect in the state of Mississippi ... Named to the Clarion-Ledger’s Dandy Dozen and Top-40 collegiate prospects list ... Selected as the 5A Defensive Player of the Year following senior season ... Participated in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game ... Credited with 209 tackles with three sacks as a senior ... Also contributed on offense as a wildcat quarterback and running back, gaining more than 900 total yards with 18 touchdowns ... As a junior, recorded 151 hits, three sacks, two fumble returns for touchdowns on defense while adding 333 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on offense ... Named to the Mississippi Association of Coaches 5A Second Team All-State squad ... A Biloxi Sun Herald All-South Mississippi honoree after junior campaign ... During sophomore year, booked 162 tackles (104 solo) ... Gained 368 rushing yards and 378 receiving yards and eight total TDs as a sophomore ... A First-Team All-Region selection by the Mississippi Association of Coaches and an Honorable Mention All-South Mississippi pick following sophomore year.
PERSONAL: Born Richard Brown, Jr. on April 15, 1994 ... Son of Richard Sr. and Melissa Brown … Married former MSU softball player Erin Nesbit in the spring of 2015 ... Featured on SEC Nation in fall 2014 due to his resemblance to former president Ulysses S. Grant … Lost his house in Long Beach during Hurricane Katrina when he was 11 years old … Lived in Cocoa Beach, Fla., then an apartment in Tampa, Fla., for five months following the hurricane … Relocated to Long Beach as an eighth grader in 2007 … Earned his undergraduate degree in industrial technology with a 3.52 GPA in the spring of 2016 … Twitter handle is @richiebrown39.
BROWN’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 14, vs. Auburn (10-8-16)
Sacks: 2.0, twice, last at Missouri (11-5-15)
Interceptions: 3, vs. Texas A&M (10-4-14)
Tackles for Loss: 3.0, at Auburn (9-26-15)
Pass Breakups: 1, multiple times
Forced Fumble: 1, vs. Auburn (10-8-16)
Fumble Recovery: 1, vs. Miami (12-26-16)
