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Sammy Brown, Jefferson

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AJC Super 11 pick Sammy Brown of Jefferson High School had 59 tackles and rushed for 1,449 yards and 21 touchdowns for an 8-3 Class 5A team.
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Aug 11, 2023

Sammy Brown, Jefferson

Position: LB

Height, weight: 6-2, 230

Class: Senior

College choice: Committed to Clemson in June.

2022 season wrapup: Brown had 59 tackles and rushed for 1,449 yards and 21 touchdowns for an 8-3 Class 5A team. He has more than 250 tackles and 3,000 rushing yards for his career. He made first-team all-state. He is a former 400 meters and wrestling state champion. Brown is the consensus No. 2 linebacker prospect nationally and the No. 15 prospect overall.

School’s first Super 11 since: Malaki Starks in 2021.

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Todd Holcomb covers high school sports across the state. He rejoined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2025 and has worked with the AJC in varying capacities since 1985. He is a co-founder and editor of Georgia High School Football Daily.

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