Sam Brown Jr.

2024 (Fifth-Year Redshirt Junior): Served as one of offense’s top contributors in lone season with Hurricanes…Ranked fourth on team in receptions (36) and finished fifth in receiving yards (509) on nation’s top-ranked offense…Scored two touchdowns and had long catch of 76 yards…Averaged 14.1 yards per catch…Played in 12 games and made nine starts…Caught three passes in season opener against Florida (Aug. 31)…Had four catches for 35 yards in win over Florida A&M (Sept. 7)…Posted totals of five catches and 44 yards in win over Ball State (Sept. 14)…Caught two passes for 75 yards and first touchdown of Miami career in win at USF (Sept. 21)…Had four catches for 43 yards in come-from-behind win at Cal (Oct. 5)…Had first 100-yard game of Miami career in win at Louisville (Oct. 19), finishing with three catches, 125 yards and one touchdown…Had four catches in win over Florida State (Oct. 26)…Had three catches in back-to-back games against Georgia Tech (Nov. 9) and Wake Forest (Nov. 23).

Prior to Miami: Spent previous two seasons at Houston (2022-2023) after starting career at West Virginia (2020-2021)…Totaled 1,286 yards in two seasons with Cougars, including breakout 2023 season when he finished with 815 yards, 62 receptions and three touchdowns…Had 471 yards on 41 catches with four touchdowns in first year at UH…Had 18 starts in two seasons at Houston, earning Honorable Mention All-Big 12 recognition in final year…Ranked fifth in conference in receptions per game, eighth in receiving yards per game and was team leader in receptions, yards, yards per game and yards per catch…Ranked second on team in receptions in 2022…Redshirted 2021 season at West Virginia, with two catches in two games, after playing in seven games during 2020 season.

High School: Played wide receiver and free safety at New Hampstead, where he was named 5A Region 2 Player of the Year…Selected to Big 22 Squad honoring top players in southeast Georgia and South Carolina Low Country…Had 40 catches for 731 yards during senior season and 69 tackles, two forced fumbles and four interceptions on defense…Competed in both basketball and track, where he was state championship runner-up in long jump.