Leddie Brown

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Leddie Brown
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Leddie Brown Renegades
Personal information
Born: (1999-02-28) February 28, 1999 (age 25)
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.

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Early life

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

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

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-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 s1.56 s2.67 s4.26 s7.10 s36.5 in
(0.93 m)		9 ft 10 in
(3.00 m)		18 reps
All values from NFL Combine [8] [9]

Los Angeles Chargers

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

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

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]

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Myers, Brad (May 1, 2017). "Smyrna's Brown commits to West Virginia football". The News Journal. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ Pritt, Ryan (March 31, 2021). "WVU football: Leddie Brown out to prove detractors wrong". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ Hunter, Greg (March 31, 2021). "Leddie Brown concentrating on 'the little things'". WV News. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ Hertzel, Bob (January 20, 2021). "WVU's Leddie Brown to return for senior season". Times West Virginian. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Leddie Brown - Football". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Leddie Brown Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Leddie Brown, West Virginia, RB, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  10. ↑ Hall, Christopher (April 30, 2022). "Leddie Brown Signs as UDFA". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  11. ↑ Peterson, Michael (April 30, 2022). "Chargers agree to terms with 14 undrafted free agents". Bolts From The Blue. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Los Angeles Chargers Reduce Roster to 53 Players". Chargers.com. August 30, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  16. ↑ "UFL: Teams sign eight players, Waive two". UFLBoard.com. January 27, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  17. ↑ "UFL Player Transactions, May 22, 2024". UFLBoard.com. May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  18. ↑ @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.
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