Jared Brown
{{Short description|American football player (born 1973)}}
{{for|the wide receiver|Jared Brown (wide receiver)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL player
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|position=Quarterback
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1973|4|27}}
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|height_ft=6
|height_in=2
|weight_lbs=215
|high_school=Kennedy
(Sacramento, California)
|college=Sacramento CC (1991–1992)
UNLV (1993–1995)
|undraftedyear=1996
|pastteams=
- San Jose SaberCats ({{AFL Year|1998}})
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|aflstatvalue1=31 / 56
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Jared Brown (born April 27, 1973) is an American former professional football quarterback who played one season with the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League. He played college football at Sacramento City College and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Early life
Jared Brown was born on April 27, 1973.{{cite web | url=https://profootballarchives.com/players/b/brow11770.html | title=Jared Brown | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=14 February 2025}} He attended John F. Kennedy High School in Sacramento, California.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee/165517233/ | title=Brown excels | work=The Sacramento Bee | date=December 29, 1994 | accessdate=14 February 2025}}
College career
Brown was a two-year starter at Sacramento City College from 1991 to 1992. He led the Sacramento City Panthers to a 9–0–1 regular season record in 1992 while passing for 2,750 yards and 26 touchdowns.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee/165512548/ | title=Bowl wait ends for Sac City | work=The Sacramento Bee | date=December 5, 1992 | accessdate=14 February 2025 | author=Burton, Bruce | pages=D7}} He was named a first-team All-American by the California Community College Football Coaches Association for his performance during the 1992 season.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee/165510901/ | title=More awards for SCC | work=The Sacramento Bee | date=December 31, 1992 | accessdate=14 February 2025}}{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee/165511076/ | title=Sacramento City lands 3 on All-America team | work=The Sacramento Bee | date=December 19, 1992 | accessdate=14 February 2025}}
Brown transferred to the play for the UNLV Rebels of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1993. He suffered a knee injury that required surgery and missed the 1993 season.{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/abbeville-meridional/165511731/ | title=Speed and depth of UNLV to pose challenge for USL | work=Abbeville Meridional | accessdate=14 February 2025 | pages=9A}}{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-chronicle/165511875/ | title=Utah State, Nevada top Big West's big guns | work=The Daily Chronicle | accessdate=14 February 2025 | pages=11}} He was then a two-year letterman from 1994 to 1995. He played in eight games, starting five, in 1994, completing 102 of 209 passes (48.8%) for 1,154 yards, five touchdowns, and eight interceptions while also rushing for 15 yards and a touchdown. Brown appeared in 11 games during his senior year in 1995, recording 147 completions on 304 passing attempts (48.4%) for 1,783 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 17 interceptions. He also rushed for 284 yards and five touchdowns as a senior.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jared-brown-1.html | title=Jared Brown | publisher=Sports Reference | accessdate=14 February 2025}}
Professional career
Brown played in seven games for the San Jose SaberCats of the Arena Football League in 1998, completing 31 of 56 passes (55.4%) for 454 yards, six touchdowns, and two interceptions.{{cite web | url=https://www.arenafan.com/players/Jared_Brown-199/ | title=Jared Brown | publisher=ArenaFan.com | accessdate=14 February 2025}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=brownjar001&passsort=3 Stats Crew profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141227022515/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jared-brown-1.html College stats]
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Category:Players of American football from Sacramento, California
Category:American football quarterbacks
Category:UNLV Rebels football players