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Top 50 most important Illini: No. 44, Dre Brown

Related Topics: 2016

Vitals: 5-11, 215, R-Jr., RB

Hometown: DeKalb

High School: DeKalb

Looking back at 2017: Brown still battled injury issues last season and missed six more games after missing the entirety of the 2015 and 2016 seasons with a pair of torn ACLs. Finally on the field, the former four-star recruit in the 2015 class made his first career start and rushed for 138 yards on 31 carries in six games. Brown was also used as a kick returner and averaged 27.8 yards on his six returns, with a team-long 50-yard return against Northwestern.