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Kaleb Brown

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Kaleb Brown
Iowa Hawkeyes – No. 3
PositionWide receiver
ClassJunior
MajorPsychology
Personal information
Born: (2003-10-07) October 7, 2003 (age 21)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight197 lb (89 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolSt. Rita of Cascia (Chicago, Illinois)

Kaleb Brown (born October 7, 2003) is an American football wide receiver for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He previously played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Early life and high school

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During 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

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Ohio State

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In 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

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Brown 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

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  1. ^ O'Brien, Michael (June 8, 2021). "St. Rita running back Kaleb Brown commits to Ohio State". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Kelly, Kyle (October 29, 2021). "Inside Ohio State WR commit Kaleb Brown's senior season: Buckeyes Recruiting Roundup". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Ramos, Gus (June 7, 2021). "2022 All-American Kaleb Brown Commits to Ohio State University". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Means, Stephen (June 7, 2021). "Kaleb Brown, 4-star 2022 receiver, commits to Ohio State football: Buckeyes Recruiting". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Zuke, Ryan (June 8, 2021). "Top Michigan football WR target Kaleb Brown commits to Ohio State". MLive.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  7. ^ Kaufman, Joey. "Ohio State adds commitment from Kaleb Brown, a top receiver in 2022 recruiting class". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  8. ^ Gay, Colin. "Why WR Kaleb Brown transferred to Iowa: 'Just how stacked we were at Ohio State'". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  9. ^ Means, Stephen (May 2023). "Ohio State football's Kaleb Brown enters name in transfer portal after one season". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  10. ^ Kaufman, Joey. "Ohio State football receiver Kaleb Brown enters transfer portal". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  11. ^ Dochterman, Scott. "Former Ohio State WR Kaleb Brown commits to Iowa: What it means for Hawkeyes". The Athletic. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  12. ^ Steppe, John. "Kaleb Brown finally has opportunity to do what he loves again after transferring to Iowa". The Gazette. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  13. ^ Steppe, John. "After 'trusting the process,' Iowa's Kaleb Brown gets taste of on-field success". The Gazette. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Steppe, John. "Iowa football rewind: Joe Evans' big sack, Kaleb Brown's November emergence". The Gazette. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "Kaleb Brown 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
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