Kaleb Brown (born October 7, 2003) is an American college football wide receiver for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He previously played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
| Iowa Hawkeyes – No. 3 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Psychology |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | October 7, 2003 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | St. Rita of Cascia (Chicago, Illinois) |
Early life
editDuring Brown's junior season, he hauled in eight receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown.[1] During the first game of Brown's senior season, he suffered an injury which ended his final year of high school.[2] Brown was invited to participate in the 2022 High School All-American bowl.[3] Coming out of high school Brown was rated as a four-star recruit, the number 63 player in the class of 2022, and the number six wide receiver.[4] Brown would decide to commit to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes over Michigan.[5][6][7]
College career
editOhio State
editIn Brown's first season with the Buckeyes in 2022 he appeared in five games recording one reception for five yards against Iowa.[8] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Brown decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[9][10]
Iowa
editBrown would decide to transfer to play for the Iowa Hawkeyes.[11][12] In week ten of the 2023 season, Brown hauled in a 23 yard reception to set up a game-winning field goal over Northwestern.[13] The following week, Brown scored his first career touchdown versus Rutgers.[14] In week twelve Brown lead the hawkeyes with seven receptions for 71 yards as he helped, Iowa beat Illinois.[15] Brown finished the 2023 season with 22 receptions for 215 yards and one touchdown, while also adding 54 yards on the ground.[16]
References
edit- ^ O'Brien, Michael (June 8, 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.
- ^ Harrington, Joe (December 15, 2021). "Kaleb Brown, 4-star receiver Illinois, signs with OSU as Buckeyes continue to load up at receiver". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Zuke, Ryan (June 8, 2021). "Top Michigan football WR target Kaleb Brown commits to Ohio State". MLive.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Kaufman, Joey. "Ohio State adds commitment from Kaleb Brown, a top receiver in 2022 recruiting class". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Gay, Colin. "Why WR Kaleb Brown transferred to Iowa: 'Just how stacked we were at Ohio State'". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Means, Stephen (May 2023). "Ohio State football's Kaleb Brown enters name in transfer portal after one season". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Kaufman, Joey. "Ohio State football receiver Kaleb Brown enters transfer portal". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
- ^ Dochterman, Scott. "Former Ohio State WR Kaleb Brown commits to Iowa: What it means for Hawkeyes". The Athletic. 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.