CB/WR Corey Brown (official thread)

[Liljake351]

Originally Posted by Buckeye Nut

This kid reminds me a lot of Chris Gamble. Extremely skilled on both sides of the ball.

First thing I thought when I was watching today! Who knows if he will play both ways but we will see what happens. It was awesome watching boyd to brown today and hope thats a connection we will see again!

[scarletngray]

Buckeye Nut "This kid reminds me a lot of Chris Gamble. Extremely skilled on both sides of the ball."

LilJake351 "First thing I thought when I was watching today! Who knows if he will play both ways but we will see what happens. It was awesome watching boyd to brown today and hope thats a connection we will see again!"

Agree 100%

Reminds me a lot of Gamble. What is scary good is that like Gamble, he is probably better on Defense than he is on Offense. Brown is going to be the next great CB at tOSU. No doubt in my mind.

[FairfaxBuckeye]

From, Rivals.com, Corey celebrates after the US Army All Star Game.

[FairfaxBuckeye]

From MySanAntonio.com, Corey making a spectacular catch in the US Army All Star Game:

[Redhawk]

Rivals.com Football Recruiting - Army Bowl Final Hot 11: East
(free)

WR Corey Brown
6-1, 180, Monroeville (Pa.) Gateway
Brown made the most of his opportunity in the game, making the best catch of the game for the East squad for touchdown. Brown went up over two defenders to make the grab and held on despite getting the wind knocked out of him. And as good as he is at wideout, his upside is even better on defense.

[wadc45]

Rivals.com Football Recruiting - Army AA Top 10 Players: East (free)

9) WR Corey Brown
6-1, 180, Monroeville (Pa.) Gateway

Brown played wide out during the week and was outstanding flashing his speed and ball skills. He also made arguably the best catch of the game (sorry Patrick Patterson) going up between defenders and knowing he was going to get drilled but still hanging onto the ball. While Brown was great at wide out, his potential is even better as a cornerback or safety at the college level. Whichever way he plays, he'll be a good one.

[wadc45]

Rivals.com Football Recruiting - Brown takes top spot in final Rivals100 (free)

Corey is now a 5-star per Rivals...I will be updating the rankings thread momentarily.

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by wadc45

Rivals.com Football Recruiting - Brown takes top spot in final Rivals100 (free)

Corey is now a 5-star per Rivals...I will be updating the rankings thread momentarily.

Thanks, Wade...I'll update the database and scholarship chart tonight.

[alpo]

Congrats, to Corey...well deserved!

[wadc45]

BN $ - Bell and Brown Enjoy Ohio State Official Visits

1/18

By BK...recaps his official...says the staff will let him decide what side of the ball he starts out on.

[BuckTwenty]

Originally Posted by wadc45

BN $ - Bell and Brown Enjoy Ohio State Official Visits

1/18

By BK...recaps his official...says the staff will let him decide what side of the ball he starts out on.

Let be be on the record as saying I'll be happy with whichever side of the ball he picks

[Taosman]

The kid has worked hard and deserves the recognition.
And there aren't many 6ft 1 CBs around.

[RB07OSU]

Hopefully he can say "Both." I really think Corey is a legit two way player and I would like to see it get tried out.

[kf213003]

He certainly plays both sides of the ball very well; however, our depth at WR is ridiculous while our depth at CB is questionable. He is needed more at CB than at WR.

In my personal opinion Brown's skills at CB are better than his skills at WR (although he is great there too!). He epitomizes the term "lock down corner". His ball skills are just sick. He has great hips and sticks to wrs like glue. Also, often when you see "lock down corners", they arn't always the type of CB that gets a lot of int's. Brown is a different type of player, like Gamble, he is a WR playing CB, so he has great hands. He will get more than his fair share of picks while in S&G.

He will be a great corner.....or, who knows, maybe a free safety. Whatever the case, Brown is an absolute ball hawk and is gonna be exciting to watch.

[Taosman]

CBs who are over 6ft and have great ball skills are rare!