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Skinny: Brown has been behind Pat White his whole career at West Virginia and will finally get a chance to start this season as senior. Brown is a great athlete who has good size at 6-4 221 and good overall strength as a quarterback, but he needs to show those skills on the field. He has the potential to come in as a senior and have a huge year, which would obviously move him up the rankings very quickly. He has a strong arm, and has been accurate when he has played. What Brown needs to show NFL scouts is that he has the ability to read defenses and go to his third and fourth read before running with the football, and he needs to show that he has consistent mechanics. If he does that, watch-out—this is a guy whose name could be called early come next April.

SCOUT'S TAKE

Jarrett Brown spent three seasons as Pat White’s backup at West Virginia, and at one point considered transferring to a school where he could start. Though both are dual threat quarterbacks, Brown is bigger than White at 6’5, 223 pounds. That is not the only difference between the two. White always preferred to run with the ball, while Brown likes staying inside the pocket, modeling himself after Tom Brady and only running when he has to. But Brown is equally athletic as White, and even played basketball during his junior season at West Virginia. With just two career starts, Brown has never lost a game, and hopes to continue this success in his first, and only season as a starter at West Virginia.

Our View: What’s impressive about Brown is how he often uses his athleticism to buy time in the pocket, while always keeping his eyes downfield rather than just taking off and running. In addition, he can put good touch on his throws when he needs to. He’s still rough around the edges when it comes to properly reading his progressions, which sometimes causes him to hold on to the ball too long. His accuracy also leaves him on occasion. The physical skills and unmatched work ethic makes him one to watch as a possible developmental player at the next level.

NEWS

Senior Bowl: Jarrett Brown (West Virginia) is a good athlete, and has escapability when he’s under pressure.  However, his accuracy suffers when he throws on the run and he doesn’t make quick decisions with the football.  Brown had the most trouble of any South quarterback when it came to holding onto the ball. – Draft Guys (01.26.10)

01.07.10 - Brown announced he enter the draft. "I feel like I have matured and developed during my time at CMU," Brown said. "I want to thank the whole academic staff, my coaches, the whole CMU nation and everyone involved in the football program who believed in me and helped me mature as a person." Brown finished his career with 305 receptions for 3,199 yards and 22 touchdowns. He also rushed for four touchdowns and returned three punts and two kickoffs for touchdowns during his career. Brown is CMU's all-time leader in receptions and ranks second in Mid-American Conference history. He is third in school history in receiving yards and second in touchdown receptions.

04.19.09 - West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart came into spring practice hoping Jarrett Brown was the right guy to take over for Pat White. After Saturday's Gold-Blue Spring Game, Stewart is more than confident in his new starter. "It's Jarrett Brown's team," Stewart said. "He's special."Brown completed 21 of 28 passes for 273 yards and four touchdowns to lead the starters on the Gold Team to a dominating 35-7 victory over the second-string players on the Blue Team. Brown started the scrimmage completing 15 straight passes. His first incompletion of the day came with 1:38 remaining in the first half. "I was pretty comfortable out there," Brown said. "Coach wanted to get me going early, and he did that by calling high-percentage plays."

04.18.09 - Completing his first 15 passes and 21-of-28 before retiring for the afternoon, Brown threw for 273 yards and four touchdowns in the Gold team's 35-7 mismatch with the Blue in West Virginia's spring-ending scrimmage Saturday at Mountaineer Field. "Coach wanted to get me going early with a lot of high-percentage passes, so I should have completed all of them,'' Brown said afterward. "But this is just the spring. We have a long way to go. I have a long way to go.'' Offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen has talked about opening up the traditionally run-based offense more this year. West Virginia's first-team unit ran 11 more pass plays than run plays. "We opened it up a little bit more today," Lyons said. "We just had fun out there."

INTERVIEW

04.14.09 - How important is this spring to Jarrett Brown, both as a passer and in terms of taking over that leadership role after four seasons of winning under Pat White?
Stewart: He is up against it. It is his ball. It’s his job to lose, he’s earned that right. I coached him here for three years before I became the head coach. All he’s ever done when he has gone in is won. Every game that he has started for Patrick White he has won. He has watched a lot of games for three years, studying Patrick's play. Really, for four years, but who knew Pat was going to be that good for four years when Jarrett came? I compliment him for staying, I compliment him for persevering. He is not Patrick White, he is a different player than Patrick White. But he is good leader, he leads in his own way. This is going to be a big spring for him. - College Football Insiders interview with West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart