Brown proves his worth
Houston’s depth of high school talent at every position in any sport means not everyone gets their flowers while they’re around.
• Morton Ranch senior defensive tackle Brandon Brown would be a perfect example, at least up until this December.
• He’s been one of the biggest winners during awards season with a unanimous District 19-6A Defensive Player of the Year honor — his first as a four-year starter on varsity — a Touchdown Club of Houston finalist award, Associated Press Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year honor and now the Chronicle’s All-Greater Houston Defensive Player of the Year award.
• He posted 88 tackles — 53 solo and 24 for a loss — with nine sacks, five forced fumbles and eight quarterback hurries in
2019.
• Listed at 6-foot-1 and 319 pounds, he didn’t get much attention from college football’s power programs. Morton Ranch coach Ron Counter says Brown’s height limited what should have been 50 Division I offers to 25. Brown still found a nice landing spot by joining Tulane during December’s early signing period. Brown has family members in New Orleans.
Q: Do you feel any sort of validation considering the host of honors you received?
A: “For me it’s amazing because I was going through the season working hard. Nobody was really recognizing me. I was getting recognition from my school, of course. Bigger schools were thinking about offering me. I kept working to get all these awards after the season. I already signed and now it’s time for me to prove to them why they should’ve got me.”
Q: Why Tulane?
A: “They jumped on me fast. I really like it. I feel like I can fit in there. They play, with my play style, how I played in high school. They’re going to plug me right in when I get in.”