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Najae Brown
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Mount Vernon, NY
  • High School:
    Trinity Pawling
  • Position:
    S
  • gp
    12
  • tk
    67.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    2
  • ffum
    -

Bio

2016: Played in two games...Had 20 total tackles...Recorded one interception for a touchdown...Had one pass break-up...Recorded one tackle for a loss...Had one kick return for 30 yards and five punt returns, averaging 16.4 yards per return.

2015: Saw action in 11 games…Totaled 88 tackles, good for second on the team...50 unassisted tackles were also second on the team…Contributed three interceptions and a sack…Broke up two passes and recovered a fumble…Returned five kicks for 174 yards including a 95 yard return for a touchdown against St. Francis University…Named to the 2015 All-Northeast Conference Football Second team…Member of the 2015 Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2014: Sat out the season as a transfer.

Before Central (courtesy of UNH): Don Hansen Division II National Freshman of the Year...Daktronics, Inc., All-Super Region One Second Team...Northeast-10 Conference Rookie Of The Year… All-Northeast-10 Conference First Team...Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team...Started in all 11 games in his first season as a Charger...led the team with a total of 78 tackles, three interceptions and nine pass breakups...Acquired interceptions against LIU Post (9/28), Assumption (10/04) and Stonehill (10/19)...Best game came against Merrimack (10/21), where he tallied 11 solo tackles and one assisted tackle.

High School
Three-time All-Catholic League honoree…First Team All-City…Participated in the Empire Challenge and Upstate vs. Downstate All-Star Games…2012 All-New England Prep Team…All-Erickson Conference…Also lettered in baseball and track and field…A Dean’s List and National Honor Society student.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 14 at Wagner W, 51-45
Oct 21 Bryant W, 31-14
Nov 4 Saint Francis U. W, 28-10
Nov 11 at Duquesne W, 28-27
Nov 18 Robert Morris W, 42-14
Nov 25 at New Hampshire L, 14-0
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 33 15
Assists 34 14
Tackles 67.0 29.0
Tackles per game 5.6 4.8
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions 2 1
Returned for touchdown 1 0
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs 1 1

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 at Syracuse L, 50-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Fordham L, 38-31 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Youngstown St. L, 59-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Walsh W, 57-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Sacred Heart W, 26-15 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Penn W, 42-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Wagner W, 51-45 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Bryant W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Saint Francis U. W, 28-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Duquesne W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Robert Morris W, 42-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 at New Hampshire L, 14-0 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at Syracuse L, 50-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Fordham L, 38-31 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Youngstown St. L, 59-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Walsh W, 57-6 - - - - - 1 1
Sep 30 at Sacred Heart W, 26-15 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Penn W, 42-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Wagner W, 51-45 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Bryant W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Saint Francis U. W, 28-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Duquesne W, 28-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Robert Morris W, 42-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 25 at New Hampshire L, 14-0 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at Syracuse L, 50-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Fordham L, 38-31 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Youngstown St. L, 59-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Walsh W, 57-6 - - - - - 1 1
Sep 30 at Sacred Heart W, 26-15 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Penn W, 42-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Wagner W, 51-45 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Bryant W, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Saint Francis U. W, 28-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Duquesne W, 28-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Robert Morris W, 42-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 25 at New Hampshire L, 14-0 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 at Syracuse L, 50-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 Fordham L, 38-31 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Youngstown St. L, 59-9 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 Walsh W, 57-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Sacred Heart W, 26-15 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Penn W, 42-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Wagner W, 51-45 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 Bryant W, 31-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 Saint Francis U. W, 28-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 at Duquesne W, 28-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 18 Robert Morris W, 42-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 25 at New Hampshire L, 14-0 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 at Syracuse L, 50-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Fordham L, 38-31 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Youngstown St. L, 59-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Walsh W, 57-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Sacred Heart W, 26-15 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Penn W, 42-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Wagner W, 51-45 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Bryant W, 31-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Saint Francis U. W, 28-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Duquesne W, 28-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Robert Morris W, 42-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 at New Hampshire L, 14-0 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 at Syracuse L, 50-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Fordham L, 38-31 3 42 14.0 21 0 - - - - -
Sep 16 at Youngstown St. L, 59-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Walsh W, 57-6 - - - - - 2 107 53.5 48 0
Sep 30 at Sacred Heart W, 26-15 2 49 24.5 28 0 1 20 20.0 20 0
Oct 7 Penn W, 42-21 - - - - - 1 12 12.0 12 0
Oct 14 at Wagner W, 51-45 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Bryant W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Saint Francis U. W, 28-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Duquesne W, 28-27 - - - - - 1 7 7.0 7 0
Nov 18 Robert Morris W, 42-14 - - - - - 2 13 6.5 8 0
Nov 25 at New Hampshire L, 14-0 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 at Syracuse L, 50-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 9 Fordham L, 38-31 1 - - - 42 42
Sep 16 at Youngstown St. L, 59-9 1 - - - - 0
Sep 23 Walsh W, 57-6 1 - - 107 - 107
Sep 30 at Sacred Heart W, 26-15 1 - - 20 49 69
Oct 7 Penn W, 42-21 1 - - 12 - 12
Oct 14 at Wagner W, 51-45 1 - - - - 0
Oct 21 Bryant W, 31-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 Saint Francis U. W, 28-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 at Duquesne W, 28-27 1 - - 7 - 7
Nov 18 Robert Morris W, 42-14 1 - - 13 - 13
Nov 25 at New Hampshire L, 14-0 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 at Syracuse L, 50-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 Fordham L, 38-31 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 at Youngstown St. L, 59-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 Walsh W, 57-6 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Sacred Heart W, 26-15 0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 Penn W, 42-21 0 - - - 0 1 - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 at Wagner W, 51-45 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 Bryant W, 31-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 Saint Francis U. W, 28-10 6 - - - - 0 1 - - - 0 -
Nov 11 at Duquesne W, 28-27 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 18 Robert Morris W, 42-14 0 - - - 0 - - - - - 0 -
Nov 25 at New Hampshire L, 14-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 at Syracuse L, 50-7 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Fordham L, 38-31 4 5 9.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Sep 16 at Youngstown St. L, 59-9 5 5 10.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 Walsh W, 57-6 4 3 7.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Sacred Heart W, 26-15 3 3 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Penn W, 42-21 4 4 8.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 79 1 - - -
Oct 14 at Wagner W, 51-45 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Bryant W, 31-14 4 7 11.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Saint Francis U. W, 28-10 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 1 1 38 0 - - -
Nov 11 at Duquesne W, 28-27 4 0 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Robert Morris W, 42-14 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 at New Hampshire L, 14-0 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 25 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 11 - - - - - - 2 1
2016-17 2 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 12 - - - - - - 1 1
Total 25 - - - - - - 3 2

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 11 - - - - - - -
2016-17 2 - - - - - - -
2017-18 12 - - - - - - -
Total 25 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 2 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 12 - - - - - - - 0
Total 25 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 11 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 2 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 12 - - - - - - - -
Total 25 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 5 174 34.8 1 95 5 59 11.8 0 24
2016-17 1 30 30.0 0 30 5 82 16.4 0 38
2017-18 5 91 18.2 0 28 7 159 22.7 0 48
Total 11 295 26.8 1 95 17 300 17.6 0 48

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 11 - - 59 174 233 21.2
2016-17 2 - - 82 30 112 56.0
2017-18 12 - - 159 91 250 20.8
Total 25 - - 300 295 595 23.8

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 12 1.1 - - 1 0 1 - - - - 0
2016-17 6 3.0 - - 0 0 1 - - - - 0
2017-18 12 1.0 - - 0 0 1 1 - - - 0
Total 30 1.2 - - 1 0 3 1 - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 11 50 38 88.0 8.0 1.0 11 2.0 12 - 1 0 3 50 2 -
2016-17 2 6 14 20.0 10.0 - - 1.0 3 - - - 1 15 1 -
2017-18 12 33 34 67.0 5.6 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 2 117 2 -
Total 25 89 86 175.0 7.0 1.0 11 3.0 15 - 2 0 6 182 5 -

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 12 - - - - - - 1 1
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - 1 1
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 8 - - - - - - 1 1
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - 1 1
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 12 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 8 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 5 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 12 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 8 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 4 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total 5 91 18.2 0 28 7 159 22.7 0 48
Conference 2 49 24.5 0 28 4 40 10.0 0 20
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home 3 42 14.0 0 21 5 132 26.4 0 48
Away 2 49 24.5 0 28 2 27 13.5 0 20
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins 2 49 24.5 0 28 7 159 22.7 0 48
Losses 3 42 14.0 0 21 - - - - -
Month                    
September 5 91 18.2 0 28 3 127 42.3 0 48
October - - - - - 1 12 12.0 0 12
November - - - - - 3 20 6.7 0 8

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 12 - - 159 91 250 20.8
Conference 6 - - 40 49 89 14.8
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 6 - - 132 42 174 29.0
Away 6 - - 27 49 76 12.7
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 8 - - 159 49 208 26.0
Losses 4 - - - 42 42 10.5
Month              
September 5 - - 127 91 218 43.6
October 3 - - 12 - 12 4.0
November 4 - - 20 - 20 5.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 12 1.0 - - 0 0 1 1 - - - 0
Conference 6 1.0 - - 0 0 0 1 - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 12 2.0 - - 0 0 1 1 - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 12 1.5 - - 0 0 1 1 - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0
October 6 2.0 - - - 0 1 - - - - 0
November 6 1.5 - - - 0 0 1 - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 12 33 34 67.0 5.6 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 2 117 2 -
Conference 6 15 14 29.0 4.8 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 1 38 - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 6 19 21 40.0 6.7 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 2 117 2 -
Away 6 14 13 27.0 4.5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 8 23 21 44.0 5.5 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 2 117 - -
Losses 4 10 13 23.0 5.8 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 2 -
Month                                
September 5 17 17 34.0 6.8 - - 0.0 - - - - - - 2 -
October 3 9 13 22.0 7.3 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 79 - -
November 4 7 4 11.0 2.8 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 1 38 - -

News Mentions

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NEC Champion CCSU Football Announces Signees

Blue Devils added eight to the roster in December Signing Period

December 20, 2017

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Blue Devils Face New Hampshire in First Round of NCAA Playoffs

CCSU and the Wildcats kick off at 2 p.m. on Saturday on ESPN3

November 24, 2017

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Rossomando, Mignone Among Major Award Winners as CCSU Places 11 on All-NEC Teams

CCSU won its fifth Northeast Conference title with a perfect 6-0 league record

November 22, 2017

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Senior Captain Najae Brown Named NEC Defensive Player of the Week

Led a defense that allowed just 123 total yards in Saturday's win

November 6, 2017

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Football Runs Winning Streak to Six With Big Win Over Saint Francis

Blue Devils travel to Duquesne next Saturday on ESPN3

November 4, 2017

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Football Extends Win Streak to Five; Downs Bryant, 31-14

The Blue Devils have a bye this week until returning to action on Nov. 4 against Saint Francis U.

October 21, 2017

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Football Downs Penn on Homecoming, 42-21

The Blue Devils claimed their third straight win on the season with the win.

October 7, 2017

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Blue Devils Roll to First Victory With Home Win Over Walsh

Central opens NEC play next Saturday at Sacred Heart on ESPN3

September 23, 2017

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Football Plays at 2 p.m. on Saturday at #5 Youngstown State

Blue Devils and Penguins will air live on ESPN3

September 16, 2017

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#5 Youngstown State Tops Football on the Road on Saturday

CCSU returns home to play Walsh next Saturday at 12 p.m.

September 16, 2017

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Late Fordham Rally Hands Football Defeat in Home Opener

Ten fourth quarter points lead Rams to the victory in New Britain

September 9, 2017

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Football Ready for Season Opener at Syracuse on Friday Night

Blue Devils and Orange will kickoff at 7 p.m. on WATCHESPN

August 31, 2017