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WR Noah Brown (Houston Texans)

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Meet Ohio State's new number one wide receiver, Noah Brown

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io State is in dire need of some new production at wideout, but luckily, they have some options. If you aren't familiar with Ohio State's redshirt sophomore Noah Brown, go ahead and fix your eyes on the motioning wide receiver positioned on the top of the screen in the below video. It'll make you feel better about everything.

At 6'2 220 lbs, Noah Brown is a force to be reckoned with on the football field. The physicality that Brown displayed in the above clip was on constant display in 2014, and it was enough for Brown to be one of the few freshman during head coach Urban Meyer's tenure to not require a redshirt. While Brown and his one career catch didn't exactly fill up the stat sheet as a freshman, Brown's presence as a great perimeter blocker gave the Buckeyes' offense a reliable backup for starter Evan Spencer.

Unfortunately, Brown's true coming out party was put on hold, as a broken leg during Ohio State's 2015 training camp sidelined Brown for the entire season. Having cut weight in the off-season from a hefty 245 lbs to a lean 222, Brown was set to start from day one for the Buckeyes before his terrible injury.

You don't often see a college wide receiver with one career catch penciled in as a playmaking starter, but with Brown, this may just be the case. Receivers with Brown's willingness to block don't simply fall off trees, and it seems 2014 was simply scratching the surface of Brown's abilities as a receiver. Plus, it's not like we haven't seen receivers continue to succeed after breaking their leg. But just where does all of this Noah Brown hype come from?

"I feel like personally he was one of the best receivers last year...Him and Mike (Thomas) were pretty much unguardable last year." - Terry McLaurin

Similar to Ohio State's redshirt freshman running back Mike Weber (who could be beast), much of what we know about Brown's ability comes secondhand. While redshirt freshman receiver Terry McLaurin may have given Brown his highest praise yet, McLaurin is far from the only one excited about the possibilities Brown brings to Ohio State's offense. I realize no Ohio State teammate is exactly going to go on record saying Brown is a bad or average player, but when you're receiving this type of praise from these types of people, it's usually for a good reason:

J.T Barrett: "I think a lot of people forgot about Noah Brown...Noah Brown was going to be a big part of our offense going into Virginia Tech until he got hurt."


Curtis Samuel: "Nobody had really seen what he could do, but Noah is a big-time player...He came in every day when players weren't here, always working on his hands, always watching film. We knew he was going to have a big season. Him having that setback, it hurt us a little bit."

Kerry Coombs (cornerbacks coach and special teams coordinator): "Noah Brown is a phenomenal player...He's back, so I'm not worried about last year. I'm on to this year. He's playing. He's going to be a great player. He's hard to cover. He's a big, strong buck who can catch the ball. He is a tough dude."

Entire article: http://www.landgrantholyland.com/20...state-football-news-noah-brown-wr-depth-chart
 
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Can't wait to see what a healthy Noah Brown can do in this offense. A WR his size, with his speed, is very appealing. And it helps that he has the vision of a RB. I think his stats will tempered as there will be a rotation at WR, and the ball will be spread around IMO.
 
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All the talk has been about how good his hands are and how well he moves for a big guy, but what impressed me the most when he was in high school was his ability to break tackles. His film is right up there with guys like Beanie and Clarett when it came to guys just bouncing off of him. I had him as our top recruit in that class and am so excited to see him finally showcase his talents in a buckeye jersey.
 
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RobotParty said:
All the talk has been about how good his hands are and how well he moves for a big guy, but what impressed me the most when he was in high school was his ability to break tackles. His film is right up there with guys like Beanie and Clarett when it came to guys just bouncing off of him. I had him as our top recruit in that class and am so excited to see him finally showcase his talents in a buckeye jersey.
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And underrated part of his game is he may have been our best blocking WR last year and he was out all year. I think we have the potential to be a very good perimeter blocking team with Smith/Brown.
 
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Can Noah Brown Be the Buckeyes' No. 1 Receiver This Year?

There are few worse injuries for a wide receiver to suffer than a broken leg, and there aren't many who have suffered a worse fracture than what Buckeye receiver Noah Brown went through nearly 12 months ago.

Brown had been exceedingly impressive during fall camp prior to his injury. Urban Meyer had anointed him a starter way back in the spring, and he had done nothing in fall camp to lose that accolade.

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On the day that Brown broke his leg, the media was scheduled to speak with assorted coaches and players. Upon walking into the practice facility, however, there was a dense pall in the building and interviews were canceled, sending reporters to try and find out what had happened.

As it turned out, not only did the Buckeyes see a teammate suffer a gruesome injury, but they also saw one of their top offensive playmakers go down for the season. It obviously had an effect.

"You see one of the guys you’re counting on go down and it’s kind of deflating as a team," linebacker Raekwon McMillan explained. "It’s like we were counting on him and he was our No. 1 receiver or No. 2 behind Mike Thomas. Just seeing him go down, it was very hard as a team, but you’ve got to pick up and keep it going."

Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/Foot...Brown-Be-the-Buckeyes-No-1-Receiver-This-Year

Also.....

Is there any time line for when a fully healthy Noah Brown could be full go?

That time is now. We'll get into it more with some pieces in the coming week. I've been trying to write a Noah Brown piece all week, but other things keep popping up. Just as a preview, I'll let you know that everybody is super excited to have him back.

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In terms of his health, he is 100% ready to go. He is running, he is catching, and physically he looks better than he ever has in the Scarlet and Gray. The other good thing is that nobody is talking about having worries regarding setbacks. They are only talking about what he can do for the offense this year.

Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/Foot...-Mistakes-Noah-Browns-Health-and-Laying-Blame

Above photo: "Thank you sir may I have another?".......:rofl:
 
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