Kaleb Brown
{{Short description|American football player (born 2003)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
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|school= UAB Blazers
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|currentposition=Wide receiver
|class=Junior
|major=Psychology
|birth_date={{birth date and age|2003|10|7}}
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|heightin=10
|weight_lb=197
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|highschool=St. Rita of Cascia (Chicago, Illinois)
|pastschools=
- Ohio State (2022)
- Iowa (2023–2024)
- UAB (2025–present)
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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.{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=Michael |title=St. Rita running back Kaleb Brown commits to Ohio State |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/6/7/22523557/kaleb-brown-ohio-state-st-rita-high-school-football |website=Chicago Sun-Times |date=June 7, 2021 |access-date=January 13, 2024}} Brown suffered an injury in the first game of his senior year which sidelined him for most of the season.{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Kyle |title=Inside Ohio State WR commit Kaleb Brown's senior season: Buckeyes Recruiting Roundup |url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2021/10/inside-ohio-state-wr-commit-kaleb-browns-senior-season-buckeyes-recruiting-roundup.html |website=Cleveland.com |date=October 29, 2021 |access-date=January 13, 2024}} He was invited to participate in the 2022 All-American Bowl.{{cite web |last1=Ramos |first1=Gus |title=2022 All-American Kaleb Brown Commits to Ohio State University |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/college-football/news/2022-all-american-kaleb-brown-commits-to-ohio-state-university |website=NBC Sports |date=June 7, 2021 |access-date=January 13, 2024}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Means |first1=Stephen |title=Kaleb Brown, 4-star 2022 receiver, commits to Ohio State football: Buckeyes Recruiting |url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2021/06/kaleb-brown-4-star-2022-receiver-commits-to-ohio-state-football-buckeyes-recruiting.html |website=Cleveland.com |date=June 7, 2021 |access-date=January 13, 2024}}
College career
=Ohio State=
As a freshman in 2022, Brown appeared in five games, recording one reception for five yards against Iowa.{{cite web |last1=Kaufman |first1=Joey |title=Ohio State football receiver Kaleb Brown enters transfer portal |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/football/2023/04/30/ohio-state-football-receiver-kaleb-brown-enters-transfer-portal/70168488007/ |website=The Columbus Dispatch |access-date=January 13, 2024}} After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.
=Iowa=
Brown transferred to play for the Iowa Hawkeyes.{{cite web |last1=Steppe |first1=John |title=Kaleb Brown finally has opportunity to do what he loves again after transferring to Iowa |url=https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-football/kaleb-brown-finally-has-opportunity-to-do-what-he-loves-again-after-transferring-to-iowa/ |website=The Gazette |access-date=January 13, 2024}} In week 10 of the 2023 season, he hauled in a 23-yard reception to set up a game-winning field goal over Northwestern.{{cite web |last1=Steppe |first1=John |title=After 'trusting the process,' Iowa's Kaleb Brown gets taste of on-field success |url=https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-football/after-trusting-the-process-iowas-kaleb-brown-gets-taste-of-on-field-success/ |website=The Gazette |access-date=January 13, 2024}} The following week, Brown scored his first career touchdown versus Rutgers.{{cite web |last1=Saville |first1=Scott |title=After trusting the process, Kaleb Brown starting to make an impact on Iowa's offense |url=https://www.kcrg.com/2023/11/16/after-trusting-process-kaleb-brown-starting-make-an-impact-iowas-offense/ |website=KCRG |date=November 16, 2023 |access-date=January 13, 2024}} In week 12, he led the Hawkeyes with seven receptions for 71 yards in a win over Illinois.{{cite web |last1=Steppe |first1=John |title=Iowa football rewind: Joe Evans' big sack, Kaleb Brown's November emergence |url=https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-football/iowa-football-rewind-joe-evans-big-sack-kaleb-browns-november-emergence/ |website=The Gazette |access-date=January 13, 2024}} Brown finished the 2023 season with 22 receptions for 215 yards and one touchdown, while also adding 54 yards on the ground.{{cite web |title=Kaleb Brown 2023 Game Logs |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kaleb-brown-2/gamelog/2023/ |website=Sports Reference |access-date=January 13, 2024}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/football/2024/10/07/kaleb-brown-redshirt-iowa-football-2024-season/75554562007/|title=Kaleb Brown won't play football again for Iowa, plans to transfer|website=Hawk Central|first=Chad|last=Leistikow|date=October 7, 2024|access-date=January 10, 2025}}
=UAB=
On December 17, 2024, Brown announced that he would transfer to UAB.{{cite web|url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/football/2024/12/17/former-iowa-football-receiver-kaleb-brown-commits-to-uab/76840481007/|title=Former Iowa football WR Kaleb Brown commits to UAB|website=Hawk Central|first=Tyler|last=Tachman|date=December 17, 2024|access-date=January 10, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://hawkeyesports.com/roster/kaleb-brown/ Iowa Hawkeyes bio]
- [https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/football/roster/kaleb-brown/4523 Ohio State Buckeyes bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Chicago
Category:American football wide receivers