Barion Brown
{{Short description|American football player (born 2003)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name=Barion Brown
|school=LSU Tigers
|currentnumber=6
|currentposition=Wide receiver
Return specialist
|class=Senior
|major=Community and Leadership Development
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|2003|12|12}}
|birth_place=Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
|heightft=5
|heightin=11
|weight_lb=180
|highlights=
|highschool=Pearl-Cohn
(Nashville, Tennessee)
|bowlgames=
|pastschools=
|espn=4698597
}}
Barion Brown (born December 12, 2003) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the LSU Tigers. He previously played for the Kentucky Wildcats.
Early life
Brown grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and attended Pearl-Cohn Comprehensive High School.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/10/15/barion-brown-misses-game-severe-ankle-injury-out-tennessee-high-school-football/8480793002/|title=Barion Brown injury: 4-star WR misses Pearl-Cohn game with ankle injury|work=The Tennessean|date=October 15, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/kentucky/football/freshman-wideout-brown-has-a-lot-of-juice-can-be-special-for-kentucky|title=Freshman Wideout Brown Has 'A Lot of Juice', Can Be 'Special" For Kentucky|website=SI.com|date=August 10, 2022|access-date=October 3, 2022}} At the end of the season, Brown was named the Tennessee Titans Class 4A Mr. Football.{{cite web|url=https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-football/article265362151.html|title=Barion Brown: Kentucky WR already an elite kick returner|work=Lexington Herald Leader|date=September 9, 2022|access-date=October 3, 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/05/25/barion-brown-kentucky-football-signee-wins-4-tssaa-track-titles-spring-fling/9913001002/|title=Barion Brown finished career with 8 track titles. Next up SEC football|first=Tom|last=Kreager|work=The Tennessean|date=May 25, 2022|access-date=October 1, 2022}} Brown committed to play college football at Kentucky after considering offers from Alabama, TCU, and Ole Miss.{{cite web|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/kentucky/2021/11/24/kentucky-recruiting-barion-brown-picks-uk-football-over-alabama/8699428002/|title=Kentucky recruiting: Barion Brown picks UK football over Alabama|work=Courier-Journal|date=November 24, 2021|access-date=October 3, 2022}} He was the highest-rated receiver to sign with the school.{{cite web|url=https://www.wkyt.com/2021/11/24/barion-brown-one-countrys-top-playmakers-commits-uk/|title=Barion Brown, one the country’s top playmakers, commits to UK|first=Steve|last=Moss|website=WKYT.com|date=November 24, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-football/article264171981.html|title=What is UK freshman Barion Brown working on?|work=Lexington Herald Leader|date=August 4, 2022|access-date=October 6, 2022}}
College career
=Kentucky=
Brown entered his freshman season at Kentucky as the Wildcats' primary kick returner.{{cite web|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/kentucky/2022/09/09/kentucky-football-needs-barion-brown-to-grow-as-receiver/65474686007/|title=Kentucky football needs Barion Brown to grow as receiver|work=Courier-Journal|date=September 9, 2022|access-date=October 1, 2022}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://fox56news.com/sports/university-of-kentucky/barion-brown-named-sec-special-teams-player-of-the-week/|title=Barion Brown named SEC Special Teams player of the Week|first=Michael|last=Epps|website=FOX56.com|date=September 5, 2022|access-date=October 6, 2022}} Brown was also named the SEC co-Freshman of the Week for weeks 4 and 5.{{Cite web |last=Dawson |first=Brett |date=October 2, 2022 |title=Kentucky football: Barion Brown, Chris Rodriguez give offense hope |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/kentucky/2022/10/02/kentucky-football-barion-brown-chris-rodriguez-give-offense-hope/69521937007/ |access-date=October 7, 2022 |website=Courier-Journal}} He finished the season with 50 receptions for 628 yards and four touchdowns.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/kentucky/article/barion-brown-kentucky-football-paul-hornung-award--213613594/|title=Barion Brown selected to Paul Hornung Award Watch List|first=Chris|last=Fisher|website=247Sports.com|date=August 3, 2023|access-date=August 12, 2023}} On December 5, 2024, Brown entered the transfer portal.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42798964/kentucky-starting-wr-barion-brown-entering-transfer-portal|title=Kentucky starting WR Barion Brown entering transfer portal|website=ESPN|first=Adam|last=Rittenberg|date=December 5, 2024|access-date=December 5, 2024}}
=LSU=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://ukathletics.com/sports/football/roster/player/barion-brown/ Kentucky Wildcats bio]
- [https://lsusports.net/sports/fb/roster/player/barion-brown/ LSU Tigers bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Nashville, Tennessee
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:American football return specialists
Category:Kentucky Wildcats football players