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• Versatile defensive back who can play cornerback or nickel back • Also
plays on most special teams.
2006 - Junior Season
Started the first seven games and played in all 12 • Assisted on a tackle
against Duke • Had one tackle and picked off a pass in the win over NC State
• The interception came on a tipped pass late in the fourth quarter •
Assisted on one tackle against Notre Dame • Recorded five tackles at
Virginia, including three solo stops • Had two tackles and recovered a
fumble against USF • Posted three solo tackles at Miami • Made two tackles
at Clemson • Posted two tackles against Furman • Made two tackles against
Virginia Tech • Started against Rutgers and had three primary tackles.
2005 - Sophomore Season
Played in 11 games and started four • Started at Virginia Tech and had eight
tackles • Started against Duke and had one tackle and one pass breakup • Did
not start against Boston College or Maryland • Started against Miami after
the season-ending injury to Jacoby Watkins • Had his first career
interception and returned it 14 yards against Miami • Made three tackles and
assisted on a tackle for loss in the win over Virginia • Registered three
tackles in the loss to Louisville • Posted a career-high 10 tackles and
broke up two passes against Utah • Moved into the cornerback position
against the Utes after Jacoby Watkins missed most of the game with a
sickness • Had his best game of the season with five tackles on special
teams and in the nickel back position • Picked up a blocked punt and
returned it 11 yards for a touchdown in the win over NC State • Posted two
tackles against Wisconsin • Had four tackles and a pass breakup against
Georgia Tech.
2004 - Freshman Season
Played in 10 games • Saw his playing time increase significantly throughout
the season and was a standout on special teams • Had four punt returns for
27 yards • Earned UNC's special teams player of week awards for his play
against NC State, Wake Forest and Duke • Finished the season with 11
tackles, including eight primary stops and three assists • Registered a
season-high three tackles in the win over Duke • Had two tackles against
Florida State, NC State and Utah • Also had stops against Miami and Virginia
Tech • Longest punt return was a 21-yarder against the Demon Deacons • Had a
10-yard punt return against Boston College in the Continental Tire Bowl •
Redshirted in 2003.
North Pitt High School
Named one of the top 25 players in North Carolina by The Charlotte Observer
and The Fayetteville Observer • PrepStar All-Region selection • Played his
first three seasons at running back, but moved to quarterback as a senior •
Rushed for over 1,000 yards as a junior and a senior • Had 1,083 yards and
15 touchdowns as a senior, leading North Pitt to the 2-A state finals •
Rushed for 1,500 yards and averaged 8.5 yards per carry as a junior • Was
named the conference player of the year as a junior • Tallied 83 tackles and
broke up 22 passes at cornerback as a junior • Also played basketball and
ran 100 and 200 meters in track • Earned MVP honors in the basketball 2-A
state championship game as a junior • Coached by Ken Whitehurst.
Personal
Son of Barbara Person and Daniel Brown • Born February 20, 1985 • Nickname
is "QP" • Enjoys fishing and playing basketball • Pretended to be Barry
Sanders and Charles Woodson as a kid • Would like to be more consistent this
season • Says the best thing about being a football player at Carolina is
"the love from your teammates regardless of how things are going" •
Communications major.
