Sergio Brown Class: Junior Hometown: Maywood, IL High School: Proviso East Height / Weight: 6-2 / 197 Position: Defensive Safety Birthdate: 05/22/1988

CAREER: Primarily a special teams performer through his first two seasons ... participated in 20 contests at Notre Dame recording 11 tackles, including seven solo stops ... expected to compete this spring for the starting safety job vacated by Tom Zbikowski.

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Contributed to special teams and defensive secondary in nine of 12 games (did not play vs. Michigan, Duke or Stanford) ... had four solo tackles and assisted on three others ... registered season-best two solo tackles at Purdue ... totaled 32:41 of playing time.

2006 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 of 13 games on special teams covering kickoffs and punts ... totaled four tackles, including three solos ... made 97 special teams appearances and tallied 56 seconds of playing time.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Proviso East High School in Maywood, Ill. ... rated 83rd on list of top 100 prep players nationally by USA Today ... rated 91st on list of top 100 players nationally by Chicago Sun-Times ... rated 16th on list of top 20 Midwest players on Detroit Free-Press Best of the Midwest team ... a special-mention choice on Illinois all-state team selected by Champaign News-Gazette ... rated ninth overall among senior players in Illinois in '05 by Chicago Tribune ... second-team Illinois all-state pick at defensive back by Chicago Tribune ... accounted for 710 all-purpose yards and scored four TDs as senior wide receiver in 2005 at Proviso East High School in Maywood, Ill. ... made 41 tackles, two sacks, intercepted six passes and broke up 18 others as senior safety ... three-year starter who had 60 tackles and six interceptions (returned five for TDs) as junior in 2004 ... state qualifier in long jump ... born May 22, 1988 ... high school coach was Aaron Peppers ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.