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West Mecklenburg High receiver Dyami Brown, a North Carolina commit, caught 54 passes for 1,012 yards and 12 touchdowns last year.

Dyami Brown is a football quadruple threat.

The West Mecklenburg High receiver catches and throws passes. He can play running back, too. He also lines up at defensive back. Mostly, though, the North Carolina commit is a spark plug.

“I bring pretty much energy and my brother [running back Khafre Brown] brings the speed, so up-tempo is what we do and who we are,” Dyami Brown said.

Hawks coach Jarvis Davis has no problem with exploiting that versatility. Based on down and distance, Brown, who caught 54 passes for 1,012 yards and 12 touchdowns last year, he can easily plug into any skill position and make things happen.

“He can play running back, he can play quarterback,” Davis said. “He can play inside slot, he can play outside and we know when he comes to defense he makes it go. He’s a guy who wants to be on the field no matter what and he gives it his all.”

Brown’s presence forces defenses to account for him on every play. When he shifts positions, opponents have to adjust, which create mismatches for West Mecklenburg.

“What makes him so good is he can do many things,” Davis said. “We can put him anywhere we want to put him and he’s going to be productive. He makes our team go. He’s going to make the person beside him play harder than they ever played before because he requires that, he demands that.”

Brown is far from the Hawks’ only weapon. Brother Khafre has multiple offers from Power 5 conference schools and is capable of big plays as well. Sibling rivalry is all good because West’s offense is tailored to spreading the ball.

“It’s not difficult because they love to compete,” Jones said. “Coach [Nick] Mata, my offensive coordinator, does a great job of getting everybody touches, and that’s one thing the kids respect about him – he does a good job of getting everybody into position to catch the ball. The quarterback is in good position because he knows either one of them can make big plays for him.”

West Meck, which finished second to Charlotte Catholic in the SoMeck standings last year, is in position to improve in 2017. Brown is eager to start the journey beginning Saturday against Vance.

“Nobody expects us to do anything, but for us, we want to be better and show them wrong and make it to the state championship,” he said. “We can duplicate [2016], but we want to be better.”
 

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