Colgate: Comes into fall camp in a battle for the starting role at tight end ... has earned one varsity letter ... played in 15 varsity games with six starts.

AS A SOPHOMORE ... played in all 11 games with six starting assignments ... caught three passes for 28 yards ... averaged 9.3 yards per reception ...  had two catches for 21 yards against Georgetown, and caught one pass for seven yards vs. Princeton ... long catch was 15 yards vs. Georgetown.

AS A FRESHMAN ... played in four varsity games (vs. Buffalo, Dartmouth, Yale and Bucknell) … missed the later part of the season with the sprain of the medial collateral ligament.

High School: A 2003 graduate of St. John’s Prep in Danvers, Mass. … lettered three years for the Eagles … played tight end and defensive end in his senior season … also handled the punting duties … was a Catholic Conference all-star and Boston Herald all-star … picked by School Sports Magazine all-Greater Boston … led team to a 23-2 record and two Catholic Conference titles … caught 13 passes for 205 yards and four touchdowns in senior year … made 61 tackles … coached by James O’Leary … also lettered in basketball … nominated for the 2003 McDonald’s All-America High School Basketball Team.

Personal: Major is Education … parents are William and Susan Brown of South Hamilton, Mass. … born June 5, 1984 in Salem, Mass. … has one brother and two sisters … full name is Jeffrey Brown.