Lawai'a Brown

Photo by: Jack Reeber '23,M'25 - @jackreeber.raw

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-0
Weight:
230
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Honolulu, Hawaii
High School:
Saint Louis H.S.
Major:
Entrepreneurship
Twitter:
@lawaiabrown
Instagram:
lawaiabrown

CAREER

Saw action in 34 career games at linebacker … registered 66 career tackles (36 solo) with 3.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups and a forced fumble … earned three letters.

2024

As a redshirt junior linebacker, saw action in all 12 games with two starts … listed as a starting linebacker on the depth chart all season long … earned Academic All-MAC honors … finished the year with 38 tackles (18 solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and pass breakup … made at least one tackle in 11 of 12 games played … totaled four tackles (three solo) vs. Western Michigan (11/19) … made five tackles (two solo) at Miami (Ohio) (10/26) … totaled six tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss at Eastern Michigan (10/19) … forced a fumble with two tackles vs. Ohio (10/12) … made a career-high seven tackles (four solo) in start vs. San Diego State (9/28) … totaled one tackle for loss and one tackle at Illinois (9/14) … finished with three tackles (two solo) with 1.0 tackle for loss at Florida International (9/7) … finished with five tackles (one solo) in start in the season opener vs. Central Connecticut State (8/29).

2023

As a redshirt sophomore linebacker, saw action in 10 games with one start … listed as a backup linebacker on the depth chart … concluded season with 16 tackles (nine solo) with 1.0 tackle for loss on the season .. made one tackle at Ohio (11/15) … made a career-high five tackles (four solo) with 1.0 tackle for loss in first career start at Western Michigan (11/7) … registered a then career-high four tackles (two solo) vs. Northern Illinois (10/31) … made one tackle at Ball State (10/21) … made two tackles vs. Akron (10/14) … made two tackles at Buffalo (10/7) … made one tackle at Notre Dame (9/16) … missed the season’s first two games due to injury.

2022

As a redshirt freshman, saw action in all 12 games and 215 plays as a linebacker and on special teams … listed as a backup linebacker on the depth chart … totaled 12 tackles (nine solo) with a pass breakup on year … made two solo tackles in season finale at Eastern Michigan (11/25) … made two tackles at Northern Illinois (11/2) … finished with two tackles and one pass breakup at Penn State (9/24) … made two solo tackles in season opener at Oklahoma State (9/1).

2021

Redshirted first year at Central Michigan … did not appear in any games.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2021 graduate of Saint Louis High School in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he played two years of varsity football for Head Coach Ron Lee … named to All-Interscholastic League of Honolulu First Team … selected to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser Third Team All-Area … helped lead St. Louis to 12-0 season and Open Division state championship … rated a three-star recruit by 247sports and a two-star recruit by Rivals.

PERSONAL

Born Lawai’a Brown on December 21, 2001 … son of Alberta Brown … committed to Central Michigan on June 21, 2019 … won $20,000 in the Central Michigan New Ventures competition for his innovative Dominator cleats … Entrepreneurship major.

ARTICLES
Students compete to win cash prizes at the New Venture Challenge | Central Michigan University (cmich.edu)