Kaleb Brown (born October 7, 2003) is an American college football wide receiver for the UAB Blazers. He previously played for the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Early life
Brown attended St. Rita of Cascia High School in Chicago. As a junior, he hauled in eight receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown.[1] Brown suffered an injury in the first game of his senior year which sidelined him for most of the season.[2] He was invited to participate in the 2022 All-American Bowl.[3] Coming out of high school, Brown was rated as a four-star recruit, the No. six wide receiver, and the No. 63 overall player in the class of 2022, and committed to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes over Michigan.[4]
College career
Ohio State
As a freshman in 2022, Brown appeared in five games, recording one reception for five yards against Iowa.[5] After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[5]
Iowa
Brown transferred to play for the Iowa Hawkeyes.[6] In week 10 of the 2023 season, he hauled in a 23-yard reception to set up a game-winning field goal over Northwestern.[7] The following week, Brown scored his first career touchdown versus Rutgers.[8] In week 12, he led the Hawkeyes with seven receptions for 71 yards in a win over Illinois.[9] Brown finished the 2023 season with 22 receptions for 215 yards and one touchdown, while also adding 54 yards on the ground.[10]
On October 7, 2024, Brown announced that he would redshirt for the season and enter the transfer portal. He spent the 2024 season playing in three games and only 19 snaps and catching one pass for 18 yards against Troy.[11]
UAB
On December 17, 2024, Brown announced that he would transfer to UAB.[12]
References
- ^ O'Brien, Michael (June 7, 2021). "St. Rita running back Kaleb Brown commits to Ohio State". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Kelly, Kyle (October 29, 2021). "Inside Ohio State WR commit Kaleb Brown's senior season: Buckeyes Recruiting Roundup". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Gus (June 7, 2021). "2022 All-American Kaleb Brown Commits to Ohio State University". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Means, Stephen (June 7, 2021). "Kaleb Brown, 4-star 2022 receiver, commits to Ohio State football: Buckeyes Recruiting". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ a b Kaufman, Joey. "Ohio State football receiver Kaleb Brown enters transfer portal". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Steppe, John. "Kaleb Brown finally has opportunity to do what he loves again after transferring to Iowa". The Gazette. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Steppe, John. "After 'trusting the process,' Iowa's Kaleb Brown gets taste of on-field success". The Gazette. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Saville, Scott (November 16, 2023). "After trusting the process, Kaleb Brown starting to make an impact on Iowa's offense". KCRG. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Steppe, John. "Iowa football rewind: Joe Evans' big sack, Kaleb Brown's November emergence". The Gazette. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ "Kaleb Brown 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Leistikow, Chad (October 7, 2024). "Kaleb Brown won't play football again for Iowa, plans to transfer". Hawk Central. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ^ Tachman, Tyler (December 17, 2024). "Former Iowa football WR Kaleb Brown commits to UAB". Hawk Central. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
