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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-06-2015, 04:33 PM:

Sounds like we got a good one in Brown.

Warren East linebacker Eli Brown got off to a slow start last week in San Antonio, where he represented the state of Kentucky alongside several other top recruits at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Brown — one of UK’s top commitments in the class of 2015 — ended the weekend with a bang.

“I thought he played better in the game than he did during the week,” Rivals.com analyst Josh Helmholdt told the Herald-Leader. “He was pretty quiet during the week — didn’t make much of an impression in the practices. But he had one of the biggest hits of the entire game.”

The hit came as Oregon quarterback commitment Travis Waller rolled to his right and unleashed a long pass downfield. Just after Waller let go of the ball, Brown got him — “square in the chest,” as Helmholdt said — and laid him out.

“And he had a couple of other plays — I thought he really had some hard hits in the game,” Helmholdt added.

The hit on Waller was the only quarterback hurry credited to either team in the all-star game. Brown also pressured a quarterback later in the game, leading to a severely underthrown pass that was intercepted by one of his teammates.

Rivals.com ranks Brown as a four-star prospect — one of four UK commitments in this class with that designation — and the No. 26 outside linebacker for 2015. He’s also regarded as the No. 2 player in the state behind UK target Damien Harris.

Brown, who is likely to play weakside linebacker in Lexington, measures at about 6-2 and 190 pounds, so he’ll need to bulk up some before he can make a difference for the Cats.

Helmholdt said he’s athletic enough to make plays as a true freshman if UK really needed him in 2015, but Brown has already said that he plans to redshirt next season.

Unlike most highly touted recruits, Brown actually wants to sit out next fall and work on his game.

Helmholdt says that will be best for both UK and Brown in the long run.

“He’s filled out since I saw him last spring, but he’s still a pretty lean, narrow guy who needs the weight room and the training table for a good year,” he said. “Bulk up his body, get into SEC football shape. So, if needed, he’s an athletic kid who could come in and do some things. But I think for his long-term development, a redshirt year would be the best option.”

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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-09-2015, 09:48 AM:

Brown is a player that can come in and contribute right away and will be a big part of this team until he graduates.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-11-2015, 06:25 PM:

I can't wait to see how he does in practices, he could be special.

Posted by m hamilton (Member # 127) on 01-11-2015, 07:44 PM:

We needs ome talented young men to start right away. I hate that they have to be starters right out of the box but we have to play the most talented players weather they are upper classmen or not!

Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 01-11-2015, 07:48 PM:

HES NUMBER 1 IN MY BOOK . AND HARISS IS NUMBER 0.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-12-2015, 11:56 AM:

Harris is gone and nothing we can do about it but we do have other options and they are not that bad. If we get our passing game going and our quarterbacks start hitting their receivers our running game will follow.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-12-2015, 11:57 AM:

The next thing is our defense and they too need to get better.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 01-12-2015, 11:59 AM:

If our recruiting picks up and we get more talented players on both sides of the ball we are going to get competitive in the SEC in a short amount of time.