Julius Brown - Director of Player Personnel - Football Support Staff

Julius Brown

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Director of Player Personnel

Julius Brown, a graduate of Boise State and a member of the Broncos' support staff from 2007-11, begins his second season as secondary coach in 2015.

The Boise State secondary enjoyed a banner year under Brown’s watch in 2014, ranking fifth nationally and leading the Mountain West with 22 interceptions.

Safety Darian Thompson led the Mountain West and ranked tied for third in the country with seven interceptions, earning spots on the CBSSports.com All-America Second Team and the All-Mountain West First Team. Fellow defensive back Donte Deayon also made his mark, intercepting six passes and returning two of those for touchdowns to earn his second-straight selection to the All-Mountain West Second Team.

Brown’s defensive backs were vital to Boise State’s win over No. 10 Arizona in the VIZIO Fiesta Bowl, the program’s third such win in nine years. Cornerback Cleshawn Page intercepted Arizona quarterback Anu Solomon’s first pass of the second quarter, returning it 19 yards to the Wildcat 22 and setting up a Bronco touchdown, while Deayon returned an interception 16 yards for Boise State’s final touchdown. On the day, Bronco defensive backs intercepted Solomon twice and broke up six passes.

Boise State’s victory in the Fiesta Bowl capped a 12-2 campaign that also included a win in the 2014 Sports Authority Mountain West Football Championship.

For the year, the Bronco secondary contributed three touchdowns from the defensive side of the field. In addition to Deayon’s two interception returns, Thompson returned a pick for a touchdown Nov. 22 at Wyoming.

The secondary’s coverage skills played a key role in the Boise State defense leading the conference with the lowest opponents’ third-down conversion rate (34.8 percent), a mark that also ranked 18th nationally, and its second-lowest opponents’ fourth-down conversion rate (42.9 percent). Additionally, opposing quarterbacks posted a passing efficiency of just 116.6 in 2014.

Brown, a 2006 graduate of Boise State, returned to the Broncos last season after working under head coach Bryan Harsin at Arkansas State in 2013 as cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator.

Brown, who also coached cornerbacks at Troy (Ala.) in 2012, was a three-year starter and four-year letterwinner for the Broncos from 2000-03, earning honorable mention All-Western Athletic Conference honors after leading the league in passes defended as a senior.

He was a member of the 2002 and 2003 WAC Championship teams, and helped lead the Broncos to victories in 2002 Crucial.com Humanitarian Bowl and the 2003 Plains Capital Fort Worth Bowl. He then worked as an offensive graduate assistant at Boise State from 2007-08, and as the Broncos' Director of Player Personnel from 2009-11.

As Director of Player Personnel, Brown worked as the on-campus recruiting coordinator, organizing official and unofficial visits for recruits and their families. He also oversaw the recruiting and scholarship budgets, assisted the director of football operations with summer camps, served as liaison with the department's academic support team and represented the football program at campus and community events.