2018 Football
Roster

Jersey Number 34
Solomon Brown
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Central, S.C.
- High School:
- Daniel
2017
- Earned a spot on All-Big South Conference First Team for the third consecutive season
- Tied for eighth in the league with 3.5 sacks
- Finished fourth on team and 12th in league with 58 tackles
- Also recorded eight tackles for loss, an interception, five pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery
- Tallied season-high 11 tackles, including a tackle for loss, against Indiana (Oct. 7)
- Notched six tackles, 2.5 sacks and an interception in win over Savannah State (Oct. 21)
- Delivered ten tackles in back-to-back games against Gardner-Webb (Nov. 4) and Kennesaw State (Nov. 11)
- Had four tackles and a sack in season finale victory over Liberty (Nov. 18)
2016
- 2016 HERO Sports FCS Sophomore All-American
- 2016 STATS FCS Third Team All-American
- 2016 Big South First Team All-Conference selection
- 2016 Big South Preseason All-Conference selection
- 23rd in the NCAA in Tackles for Loss per game
- 142nd in the NCAA in Tackles per game
- Fourth in the Big South in Tackles per game
- Sixth in the Big South in sacks per game
- Second in the Big South in Tackles for Loss and TFL per game
- 10th in the Big South in Passes Defended
- Second in the Big South in Tackles per game by a linebacker
- Led the Buccaneers with 70 tackles on the season
- Led the Buccaneers with 34 unassisted and 36 assisted tackles
- Finished the season second on the team with 4.5 sacks
- Second on the Bucs with 14.5 tackles for loss
- Season-high 13 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup on November 26 at Wofford
- Nine tackles, 3.0 tackles for loss, a sack and a pass breakup on September 10 at Florida State
- Nine tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and a pass breakup on November 5 against Gardner-Webb
- Eight tackles, 0.5 sacks on August 27 at North Dakota State
- Eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and two pass breakups on November 19 against Kennesaw State
- Season-high 3.5 tackles for loss on October 29 against Bucknell
- 2.5 tackles for loss to go with a sack on September 24 at Monmouth
2015
- Big South First Team All-Conference selection
- Named the Big South Conference Freshman of the Year after helping anchor a CSU defense that was one of the nation’s best
- Was one of 20 finalists for STATS National FCS Freshman of the Year Award
- Earned Big South Freshman of the Week honors three times – following wins over North Greenville (9/3), Monmouth (10/10) and Gardner-Webb (10/24)
- Tied for second in the Big South with seven sacks, and was sixth with 12.5 tackles for loss
- Started all 13 games and was second on the team with 69 tackles; also recorded seven sacks, 12.5 TFL, an interception, a touchdown, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
- Had a big collegiate debut against North Greenville (9/3), finishing with seven tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks and a forced fumble
- Notched five tackles and a fumble recovery in win at The Citadel (9/26)
- Had seven tackles in three straight weeks (10/10-10/24) as CSU became the first team in Big South history to hold 3 straight league opponents to less than 200 yards total offense
- Helped CSU to a defensive slugfest victory at Presbyterian (10/17), notching seven stops, a sack and two tackles for loss
- Against Gardner-Webb (10/24), had a seven tackles, 0.5 TFL and returned an interceptions 28 yards for a touchdown for the final points of the Bucs’ shutout win
- Had a sack and four tackles in the win over top-ranked Coastal Carolina (10/31)
- Delivered in a big way in the FCS Playoff 2nd Round win over The Citadel (12/5), posting 15 tackles, a sack, 1.5 TFL, and a crucial strip sack that led to a touchdown
2014: Redshirted the season.
High School: A two-time All-Region selection at D.W. Daniel High School in Clemson, S.C…Helped his team to the Upper State Championship and AAA State Championship game…Recorded 130 tackles as a senior…High school teammate of fellow-signee Tyrell Fleming…Was a three-sport athlete in high school, helping Daniel to a runner-up finish in the upstate…Also excelled in track by running a 14.05 in the 110-meter hurdles…Ray, his father, played college football at Clemson from 1979-1983.
Personal: Son of Lori and Ray Brown...Born June 5, 1996...Majoring in Applied Mathematics.
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