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Positives: Has a big upper frame, with broad shoulders, long arms, big hands and good chest thickness, along with a big bubble, wide hips, thick thighs and ankles, along with a frame that has the potential to carry more bulk with no loss in quickness … Very light on his feet for a player of his size … Has excellent explosion coming off the snap and nimble footwork, especially in his kick slide … Uses his feet well to slide out and adjust on the edge rushers and knows how to shoot his hands in attempts to lock on and sustain … Has the quickness to recover when beaten and his feet allow him to redirect with ease to neutralize backside plays … Aggressive drive blocker with the hand punch needed to shock and jolt the defender … Finds ways to get the job done on the field and will not back down from a confrontation … Can dominate once he fits on a defender, demonstrating the quickness to reach and make cutoffs … For a big player, Brown is very nimble on his feet, as he has the loose hips to redirect and shows good control changing direction … Even when he gets high in his stance, he has the knee bend to slide laterally … When his head is in the game, Brown shuffles his feet and gets in front of the defender with good urgency … With his upper body strength, nimble feet and suddenness getting his hands up, he does a great job of neutralizing the defender … Flashes a powerful punch and easily contains edge rushers once he locks on to his target … If he connects, he will generally control his opponent until the whistle … The thing you see on film is his ability to roll his hips and explode off the line … Shows good hip and knee bend to deliver good lower body power off the ball … Very good at caving defenders once he lets his body go and he is quite effective at turning and sealing … Has the upper body power to combat stunts and blitzes
CAREER NOTES Over 60% of the team's ground yardage has been the result of key blocks by Brown over the last two seasons … During that two-year span, Levi registered 136 knockdowns/key blocks, with 23 producing touchdowns.
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