Name: Kurtis Brown
Position: Defensive tackle
Height: 6-3
Weight: 295 pounds
Hometown: (high school): Bakersfield, California (Liberty)
Rating: Three stars, No. 45 defensive tackle
Other offers: Colorado, Washington State, Oregon State, Purdue, San Diego State
2016 stats: 28 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 8 quarterback hurries, 1 forced fumble
Who he is: Brown only played in six games as a senior after a knee injury, but had nine sacks, 15 tackles for loss and 38 quarterback hurries the previous two years combined. He was high school teammates with Arizona safety Anthony Mariscal.
How he fits: With the decommitments of Matthew Leo, Elijah Watson and Austin Faoliu, Brown is one of only two interior defensive linemen in the 2017 class. If he’s healthy, he’ll compete for playing time.
He said it: “The connection with the coaches was off the charts, but also when they were talking to me, they made me believe I can be something special there and compete right away, the second I step on campus. So that was a huge thing not many other schools have told me. It was great that they liked me that much already.” — Brown
