Donald Brown

                         RUSHING                            RECEIVING                            FANTASY

(+) Donald Brown set career highs in every statistical rushing category last year…even with a non–existent quarterback situation

(+) Andrew Luck’s college teams relied heavily on the running game to allow him to throw on play-action. The Colts will likely do the same in the NFL

(+) Averaged 4.8 yards per carry last season, a number that would make him the 11th-best back in that category

(+) Brown has the makings of a three-down back with the ability to pass-block, run and catch the ball out of the backfield

(+) The position that benefits the most when a rookie QB is starting under center is running back. Check out what Marshall Faulk did in Manning’s first year in 1998; or what MJD did last year with Gabbert; or what Peyton Hillis did with Colt McCoy in 2010; or Thomas Jones with Sanchez in ’09; or Michael Turner with Matt Ryan in ‘08; etc…

(–) After being a former first-round pick, Brown hasn’t quite lived up to expectations over his first three seasons

(–) If he doesn’t prove himself this season, one would think that the Colts would move on from the Donald Brown era fairly quickly

(–) Even though he ran a 4.4 forty at the combine, he has yet to show the explosiveness the Colts were so excited about upon his drafting

Donald Brown had a relatively productive rookie season sharing carries with Joseph Addai for the Indianapolis Colts.

~  Ranked 54th in the league with 63.0 RB fantasy points (basic scoring system)

~  Tied for 40th in the league with 3 rushing touchdowns

~  Tied for 115th in the league with 3 total touchdowns

~  Ranked 65th in the league with 281 rushing yards

~  Ranked 61st in the league with 25.5 rushing yards per game

~  Tied for 57th in the league with 78 attempts

~  Tied for 42nd in the league with 2 rush of 20+ yards

~  Tied for 68th in the league with 14 rushes for first downs

~  Lost 1 fumble on the year

~  Ranked 73rd among running backs with 11 receptions

~  Ranked 45th among running backs with 169 receiving yards

~  Set career bests in ever major statistical receiving and rushing category

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Donald Brown is the best thing to come out of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, since... Knowshon Moreno, who was selected 15 picks earlier in the 2009 Draft.

The two played Pee-Wee football together:  Moreno was the quarterback handing off to Brown, the halfback.

That’s your history lesson for the day - chew on it, it tastes good.

Last year, Brown held the first Donald Brown Player-to-Player Leadership conference in Red Bank, New Jersey.  The conference was a seminar for 86 High School athletes from nearby communities and Brown hopes to establish a youth initiative in Indianapolis.  Needless to say, Donald could become the most popular Colt since Barbaro.

Donald signed a five-year contract worth $11.235 million just before training camp began in 2009 that contained $6.845 million guaranteed with another $1.6 million available through incentives.  Here’s the breakdown:

2010 - $395,000 (+ $3.26 million option bonus due in March)

2011 - $635,000

2012 - $865,000

2013 - $905,000

2014 - Free Agent

Brown is a good handcuff to have if you picked up Joseph Addai

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