Barion Brown (born December 12, 2003) is an American college football wide receiver and return specialist for the Kentucky Wildcats.
| Kentucky Wildcats – No. 7 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver Return specialist |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Community and Leadership Development |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 12, 2003 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 182 lb (83 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Pearl-Cohn (Nashville, Tennessee) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
editBrown grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and attended Pearl-Cohn Comprehensive High School.[1] As a senior, he rushed for 897 yards and 10 touchdowns on 59 carries and also caught 22 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns.[2] At the end of the season, Brown was named the Tennessee Titans Class 4A Mr. Football.[3] He also ran track at Pearl-Cohn and won state championships in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash as a junior and as a senior.[4] Brown committed to play college football at Kentucky after considering offers from Alabama, TCU, and Ole Miss.[5] He was the highest-rated receiver to sign with the school.[6][7]
College career
editBrown entered his freshman season at Kentucky as the Wildcats' primary kick returner.[8] He returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown in his college debut against Miami of Ohio and was later named the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Special Teams Player of the Week.[9] Brown was also named the SEC co-Freshman of the Week for weeks 4 and 5.[10] He finished the season with 50 receptions for 628 yards and four touchdowns.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Barion Brown injury: 4-star WR misses Pearl-Cohn game with ankle injury". The Tennessean. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Freshman Wideout Brown Has 'A Lot of Juice', Can Be 'Special" For Kentucky". SI.com. August 10, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ "Barion Brown: Kentucky WR already an elite kick returner". Lexington Herald Leader. September 9, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ Kreager, Tom (May 25, 2022). "Barion Brown finished career with 8 track titles. Next up SEC football". The Tennessean. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ "Kentucky recruiting: Barion Brown picks UK football over Alabama". Courier-Journal. November 24, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
- ^ Moss, Steve (November 24, 2021). "Barion Brown, one the country's top playmakers, commits to UK". WKYT.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "What is UK freshman Barion Brown working on?". Lexington Herald Leader. August 4, 2022. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Kentucky football needs Barion Brown to grow as receiver". Courier-Journal. September 9, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ Epps, Michael (September 5, 2022). "Barion Brown named SEC Special Teams player of the Week". FOX56.com. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ Dawson, Brett (October 2, 2022). "Kentucky football: Barion Brown, Chris Rodriguez give offense hope". Courier-Journal. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
- ^ Fisher, Chris (August 3, 2023). "Barion Brown selected to Paul Hornung Award Watch List". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 12, 2023.