Max Brown (American football)

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Max Brown
Charlotte 49ersNo. 17
Position Quarterback
Class
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Redshirt
Freshman
Personal information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolLincoln Christian (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

Max Brown is an American football quarterback who will play for the Charlotte 49ers. He previously played for the Florida Gators.

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High school career

Brown attended Lincoln Christian School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. During his high school career, he had 4,416 passing-yards and 68 touchdowns. As a senior, he was the Oklahoma District 3-3A MVP. [1] Brown committed to the University of Florida to play college football. [2] [3] [4]

College career

Florida

Brown redshirted his first year at Florida in 2022. He entered 2023 as the backup to Graham Mertz. [5] After Mertz suffered an injury, Brown started his first career game against Florida State. [6] [7] He entered the transfer portal on December 4, 2023. [8]

Charlotte

On December 11, 2023, Brown announced that he would be transferring to Charlotte. [9]

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References

  1. World, Barry Lewis Tulsa (December 6, 2021). "Lincoln Christian QB Max Brown receives District 3A-3 MVP honor". Tulsa World.
  2. World, Barry Lewis Tulsa (February 2, 2022). "Barry Lewis: Lincoln Christian QB Max Brown signs with Gators, remembers watching Tebow". Tulsa World.
  3. Sardis, Cameron Jourdan, James D. Jackson and Nick. "National Signing Day notebook: Tulsa Lincoln Christian quarterback Max Brown signs with Florida". The Oklahoman.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. World, Barry Lewis Tulsa (January 24, 2022). "Lincoln Christian QB Max Brown commits to Florida". Tulsa World.
  5. How staying ready helped Florida football QB Max Brown
  6. "Max Brown to start at QB as Florida football looks to play spoiler against rival FSU". Gainesville Sun.
  7. "Could QB Max Brown give Gators a better shot vs. FSU?". November 21, 2023.
  8. "2024 College football Transfer Portal".
  9. Goodall, Zach (December 11, 2023). "Florida Gators QB Max Brown Transferring to Charlotte 49ers". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved December 11, 2023.