Leddie Brown
 Leddie Brown Renegades | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | February 28, 1999 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Neumann-Goretti Catholic High (Philadelphia, PA) Smyrna High School (Smyrna, DE) |
| College: | West Virginia (2018-2021) |
| Position: | Running back |
| Undrafted: | 2022 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Leddie Brown (born February 28, 1999) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at West Virginia.
Early life
[edit]Brown attended Smyrna High School in Smyrna, Delaware before transferring to Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for his senior year.[1] He had 899 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns his senior year. Brown committed to West Virginia University to play college football.[2]
College career
[edit]Brown played in 11 games as a true freshman at West Virginia in 2018, rushing 91 times for 446 yards and four touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2019 he started three of 10 games and rushed for 367 yards on 107 carries and a touchdown. Brown took over as the teams starting running back his junior year in 2020.[3] He finished the season with 1,010 yards on 199 carries with nine touchdowns.[4][5] He returned to West Virginia for his senior year in 2021 rather than enter the 2021 NFL draft.[6] Brown started his senior season and played in all twelve games amassing 1065 yards and thirteen touchdowns on 223 carries and 217 yards receiving on thirty-six receptions.[7]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) |
213 lb (97 kg) |
31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.64 s | 1.56 s | 2.67 s | 4.26 s | 7.10 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
18 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Los Angeles Chargers
[edit]On April 30, 2022, Brown signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent.[10][11] He was waived on August 30, 2022.[12]
St. Louis BattleHawks
[edit]On November 17, 2022, Brown was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL.[13] On February 10, 2023, Brown was released by the BattleHawks.[14]
Arlington Renegades
[edit]Brown signed with the Arlington Renegades of the XFL on March 17, 2023. On May 13, in the XFL Championship, Brown recorded a receiving and a rushing touchdown each to help the Renegades win 35-26.[15] He re-signed with the team on January 26, 2024.[16] He was placed on Injured reserve on May 22.[17] He was released on January 30, 2025.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ Gallen, Daniel (November 8, 2017). "Neumann-Goretti's Leddie Brown, a West Virginia commit, weighs relationships with coaches and schools". PennLive.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Myers, Brad (May 1, 2017). "Smyrna's Brown commits to West Virginia football". The News Journal. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Manning, Sean (October 18, 2020). "COLUMN: Running back Leddie Brown living up to expectations at the perfect time for WVU". Dominion Post. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Pritt, Ryan (March 31, 2021). "WVU football: Leddie Brown out to prove detractors wrong". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Hunter, Greg (March 31, 2021). "Leddie Brown concentrating on 'the little things'". WV News. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Hertzel, Bob (January 20, 2021). "WVU's Leddie Brown to return for senior season". Times West Virginian. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Leddie Brown - Football". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Leddie Brown Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ "Leddie Brown, West Virginia, RB, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ Hall, Christopher (April 30, 2022). "Leddie Brown Signs as UDFA". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ Peterson, Michael (April 30, 2022). "Chargers agree to terms with 14 undrafted free agents". Bolts From The Blue. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Reduce Roster to 53 Players". Chargers.com. August 30, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ Asti, Mike (February 10, 2023). "Anthony Becht Explains Why He Cut Fellow WVU Product Leddie Brown from XFL Team". WV Sports Now. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "UFL: Teams sign eight players, Waive two". UFLBoard.com. January 27, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ "UFL Player Transactions, May 22, 2024". UFLBoard.com. May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ @JamesLarsenPFN (January 30, 2025). "@XFLRenegades also cut RB Leddie Brown. Brown had 250 scrimmage yards with Arlington this #UFL season" (Tweet). Retrieved January 30, 2025 – via Twitter.