Northwestern Adds Graduate Transfer Wide Receiver Jalen Brown
Brown will join Northwestern as a graduate transfer from the University of Oregon with two years of eligibility remaining.
EVANSTON, Ill. — A day after announcing 26 new student-athletes during National Signing Day 2017, Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald has announced the addition of graduate transfer Jalen Brown to the Northwestern Football program.
Brown will graduate from the University of Oregon in June and attend Northwestern to pursue a master’s degree in sport administration.
After enrolling early at Oregon and redshirting in 2014, Brown appeared in 25 games over two seasons and caught 26 passes for 407 yards and four touchdowns. As a redshirt sophomore last season, he made 19 catches for 318 yards and three scores, averaging 16.7 yards per reception. He had a career-high five catches for 97 yards versus Arizona State on Oct. 29 and matched his high with five catches for 89 yards and a score at Utah on Nov. 19. Brown also threw a 33-yard touchdown pass at Oregon State.
A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Brown was included among the Rivals100 and ESPN 300 rankings as a high school senior, with services listing him as high as Arizona’s third-best overall prospect and the nation’s No. 12 wide receiver. He took part in the U.S. Army All-American Game following his senior campaign that saw him finish sixth in the state in yards per catch (23.6) and tied for sixth in touchdown receptions (19).
He finished his senior year with 52 catches for 1,229 yards and caught touchdown passes in 11 of 14 games. His performance earned him the 2013 Division I Section III South Team Player of the Year honor while also being named to the All-USA Arizona first team. Brown was also named Arizona’s Gatorade Football Player of the Year following his junior season in which he caught 67 passes for 1,235 yards and 18 touchdowns.
The 6-2 wide receiver finished his high school career with 3,367 yards and 50 touchdown receptions in addition to tying the most career interceptions (14) in school history and setting the state’s all-time record with 52 total touchdowns.
The Wildcats officially added 17 scholarship student-athletes, one graduate transfer and six preferred walk-ons on Wednesday. The 24 newest ’Cats join early enrollees Sam Miller and Trey Pugh, both of whom enrolled at Northwestern for the winter quarter that began the first week of January.
Northwestern wrapped up the 2016 campaign with a 31-24 win over No. 23 Pittsburgh at Yankee Stadium in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. The Wildcats are scheduled to return 17 of 22 starters from this year's squad, including All-Big Ten honorees Justin Jackson, Clayton Thorson, Garrett Dickerson, Solomon Vault and Tommy Doles on offense, as well as Godwin Igwebuike and Montre Hartage on defense.
Brown will join Northwestern as a graduate transfer from the University of Oregon with two years of eligibility remaining.
EVANSTON, Ill. — A day after announcing 26 new student-athletes during National Signing Day 2017, Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Football Coach Pat Fitzgerald has announced the addition of graduate transfer Jalen Brown to the Northwestern Football program.
Brown will graduate from the University of Oregon in June and attend Northwestern to pursue a master’s degree in sport administration.
After enrolling early at Oregon and redshirting in 2014, Brown appeared in 25 games over two seasons and caught 26 passes for 407 yards and four touchdowns. As a redshirt sophomore last season, he made 19 catches for 318 yards and three scores, averaging 16.7 yards per reception. He had a career-high five catches for 97 yards versus Arizona State on Oct. 29 and matched his high with five catches for 89 yards and a score at Utah on Nov. 19. Brown also threw a 33-yard touchdown pass at Oregon State.
A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Brown was included among the Rivals100 and ESPN 300 rankings as a high school senior, with services listing him as high as Arizona’s third-best overall prospect and the nation’s No. 12 wide receiver. He took part in the U.S. Army All-American Game following his senior campaign that saw him finish sixth in the state in yards per catch (23.6) and tied for sixth in touchdown receptions (19).
He finished his senior year with 52 catches for 1,229 yards and caught touchdown passes in 11 of 14 games. His performance earned him the 2013 Division I Section III South Team Player of the Year honor while also being named to the All-USA Arizona first team. Brown was also named Arizona’s Gatorade Football Player of the Year following his junior season in which he caught 67 passes for 1,235 yards and 18 touchdowns.
The 6-2 wide receiver finished his high school career with 3,367 yards and 50 touchdown receptions in addition to tying the most career interceptions (14) in school history and setting the state’s all-time record with 52 total touchdowns.
The Wildcats officially added 17 scholarship student-athletes, one graduate transfer and six preferred walk-ons on Wednesday. The 24 newest ’Cats join early enrollees Sam Miller and Trey Pugh, both of whom enrolled at Northwestern for the winter quarter that began the first week of January.
Northwestern wrapped up the 2016 campaign with a 31-24 win over No. 23 Pittsburgh at Yankee Stadium in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. The Wildcats are scheduled to return 17 of 22 starters from this year's squad, including All-Big Ten honorees Justin Jackson, Clayton Thorson, Garrett Dickerson, Solomon Vault and Tommy Doles on offense, as well as Godwin Igwebuike and Montre Hartage on defense.
