Texas signee Derrian Brown has defied many odds after he suffered a sudden stroke in January, just days before National Signing Day. Brown has since undergone several surgeries in an effort to help him return to his day-to-day life, and it appears those surgeries and his rehab efforts have done wonders for the young running back's future. With Buford High School watching this miraculous recovery, Brown walked across the stage for his high school graduation, and looks ahead to his future as a Texas Longhorn.

"We are grateful to the staff at the Shepherd Center for making it possible for Derrian Brown to walk across our stage at graduation," Buford City Schools tweeted Saturday, along with pictures of Brown accepting his diploma. "He’s all yours now, Texas Football!"

Brown has underwent several surgeries since his tragic medical diagnosis, including removing a blood clot from his brain soon after the stroke, and back in April, had a procedure to put back a piece of his skull that the medical professionals initially removed to alleviate some of the pressure in his brain.

Third-year head coach Tom Herman spoke with Brown's father during spring practice, who confirmed to Herman that the procedure went well, and Brown's recovery has been trending in a positive direction.

"He's trying to get cleared to come to the spring game," Herman said back in spring ball. "Physically, the (doctors) have said he is doing really, really well. He's still having a few minor issues with speech, but they are all very optimistic that will come with time. And as of now, they're optimistic that he will have a chance to play football again.

"I want to publicly thank (former Arizona linebacker and 13-year NFL veteran) Tedy Bruscshi, who reached out to Derrian and his family yesterday. He kind of gave him some words of encouragement and some advice having gone through something very similar."

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Horns247 caught up with Brown this spring, and the running back talked about his eagerness to return to the field and continue his football career with the Longhorns.

"Recovery is going well," Brown in mid-March. "I’m progressing day-by-day, and it’s going very well. I’m just excited to get back out there and do what I have to do to get to this team and work."

A former four-star running back target in the 2019 recruiting cycle, Brown signed with Texas during the early signing period in December, and gave the Longhorns their lone running back signee in 2019. Brown ranked as the nation's No. 220 ranked prospect and the No. 12 running back in the 2019 recruiting class according to 247Sports Composite Rankings.