C. J. Brown

Clark "C. J." David Brown Jr. (born June 27, 1991) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins as their starting quarterback in 2011, 2013 and 2014. In 2011, Brown broke the school's 61-year-old single-game rushing record for a quarterback with 162 yards against No. 8 Clemson.

Early life Brown was born on June 27, 1991 in Troy, Michigan to Clark and Kimberley Brown, Sr., the eldest of their three children. His father attended Michigan State University, where he played as a quarterback on the football team. The family later relocated to Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, and Brown attended Seneca Valley Senior High School.

At Seneca Valley, Brown earned three letters on both the basketball and football teams. As a sophomore in 2006, Brown rushed for 586 yards and five touchdowns. He was named an honorable mention All-Northern Six Conference player. Scout.com also rated him a three-star prospect, and ranked him the 67th best quarterback prospect in his class. Brown received scholarship offers from Maryland and Akron.

College career Brown enrolled at the University of Maryland, College Park, and served a redshirt season in 2009. The injury ended his season. During the season, fellow redshirt sophomore Danny O'Brien captured the starting position and finished with ACC Rookie of the Year honors. Friedgen was fired after the season and replaced by Connecticut head coach Randy Edsall, who selected Gary Crowton as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.

During the spring, Edsall said "C. J. Brown is putting pressure on Danny [O'Brien]. C.J. Brown is playing very well. I think we're in a good situation." O'Brien entered the 2011 season as the established starter at quarterback, but the staff hoped to use Brown because of his mobility and athleticism. Brown recorded a 4.42-second 40-yard dash. He also rushed for a touchdown. Brown carried the ball 22 times for 162 yards, which set the single-game rushing yards record for a Maryland quarterback. The record was previously held by Jack Scarbath, who rushed for 132 yards against Georgetown in 1950.

Brown missed the 2012 season with an ACL injury. He returned to be the starting quarterback in the 2013 season. For the season he passed for 2,242 yards with 13 passing touchdowns and rushed for 576 yards with 12 rushing touchdowns. Brown remained the starter his senior season in 2014, passing for 2,288 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Statistics Through the end of the 2014 regular season, Brown's statistics are as follows:

YearTeamGamesGamesstartedRecordPassingRushing Comp Att Yards Pct. TD Int QB rating Att Yards Avg TD 2009 Maryland Redshirt 2010 Maryland 1 0 0–0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 12 12.0 0 2011 Maryland 10 5 0–5 82 166 842 49.4 7 6 98.7 79 574 7.3 5 2012 Maryland Redshirt 2013 Maryland 11 11 6–5 166 282 2,242 58.9 13 7 135.9 140 576 4.1 12 2014 Maryland 12 12 7–5 174 327 2,083 53.2 13 9 114.3 148 569 3.8 7Totals 33 33 13–15 422 776 5,167 54.4 33 22 118.7 368 1,731 4.7 24