 He attended Wichita High School East in Wichita, and played high school football for the Wichita East Blue Aces.As a sophomore and junior he was a consensus first-team Class 6A all-state selection and as a junior he was named to the "Wichita Eagle" "Second 11" all-state team.Brown registered 154 tackles (111 solo) and 7 sacks as a sophomore starter at linebacker in 2005, but also rushed for 462 yards at fullback.