Jason Brownlee
| No. 16 – New York Jets | |||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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| Born: | January 30, 1999 West Point, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | West Point | ||||||
| College: | East Mississippi CC (2018–2019) Southern Miss (2020–2022) | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||
Jason Brownlee (born January 30, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Southern Miss.
Early life and high school
Brownlee grew up in West Point, Mississippi and attended West Point High School.[1] He was named first-team All-State by The Clarion-Ledger as a senior after catching 42 passes for 967 yards and 11 touchdowns while West Point won the Class 5A state championship in 2017.[2]
College career
Brownlee began his college football career at East Mississippi Community College.[3] He caught 14 passes for 113 yards and a touchdown during his freshman season as the Lions won the 2018 NJCAA National Championship.[4] Brownlee had 75 catches for 1,055 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore.[5] Brownlee initially committed to transfer to Charlotte, but later flipped his commitment to Southern Miss.[6]
Brownlee led the Southern Miss Golden Eagles with 34 receptions, 610 receiving yards, and five touchdown catches in his first season with the team.[7] He again led the team in receiving and was named second-team All-Conference USA after catching 46 passes for 643 yards and eight touchdowns in 2021.[8] As a senior, Brownlee had 55 receptions for 891 yards and eight touchdowns.[9]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
198 lb (90 kg) |
33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
4.59 s | 1.52 s | 2.62 s | 4.32 s | 6.91 s | 39.5 in (1.00 m) |
10 ft 11 in (3.33 m) |
16 reps | |
| Sources:[10][11] | ||||||||||||
Brownlee was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2023.[12] He made the Jets' 53 man initial roster out of training camp. In Week 12 against the Miami Dolphins, Brownlee recorded his first NFL receptions, catching both targets from Tim Boyle for 20 yards.[13]
References
- ^ "Brownlee, West Point focused on another title". The Commercial Dispatch. August 4, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "Meet the 2017 Clarion Ledger All-State football team". The Clarion-Ledger. December 23, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "EMCC's Brownlee has SEC potential". Starkville Daily News. 20 August 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "West Point influx heavy in Scooba as EMCC goes for third straight NJCAA championship". The Commercial Dispatch. August 24, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "Brownlee looking to soar at Southern Miss". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. May 29, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "West Point, EMCC wide receiver Jason Brownlee flips commitment from Charlotte to Southern Miss". The Commercial Dispatch. December 18, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- SI.com. December 14, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "USM's Camron Harrell, Jason Brownlee Earn All-Conference USA Football Honors". The Bogalusa Daily News. December 7, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ Haeger, Jeff (December 20, 2022). "WR Jason Brownlee ending Southern Miss career on high note". WXXV25.com. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- ^ "Jason Brownlee Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Jason Brownlee College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan; Bell, Jack (May 5, 2023). "Jets Sign 13 Undrafted Free Agents". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ "Jets' Jason Brownlee: First NFL receptions Friday". cbssports.com. Retrieved December 23, 2023.