Noah Brown (American football)
No. 85 – Houston Texans | |||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Flanders, New Jersey, U.S. | January 6, 1996||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Pope John XXIII Regional (Sparta, New Jersey) | ||||
College: | Ohio State (2014–2016) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 7 / Pick: 239 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Noah Brown (born January 6, 1996) is an
Early years
A resident of the
As a senior, he recorded 41 receptions for 857 yards, 14 receiving touchdowns and 7 rushing touchdowns, helping his team reach the Non-Public Group III final and receiving All-New Jersey honors by the
Brown was a highly sought after prospect that received many offers from
College career
As a
The next year, he excelled in spring practice and was expected to earn the starting wide receiver job, until suffering a broken left tibia and fibula late in fall camp during a non-contact drill, forcing him to redshirt for the 2015 season.[5][6] The injury was serious enough to require two separate surgeries.
As a sophomore in 2016, Brown returned and started in all 13 games. He had 32 receptions (second on the team) for 402 yards and 7 touchdowns (tied for the team lead). In the third game against the
Professional career
Pre-draft
On January 7, 2017, Brown announced via
On March 23, Brown attended Ohio State's
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 1+3⁄4 in (1.87 m) |
222 lb (101 kg) |
31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.56 s | 1.61 s | 2.63 s | 4.33 s | 7.07 s | 19 reps | |||
All values from |
Dallas Cowboys
2017 season
Brown was selected by the
Throughout training camp, Brown competed for a roster spot as the fifth or sixth wide receiver on the Cowboys' depth chart against Brice Butler, Lucky Whitehead, Andy Jones, and Lance Lenoir.[20] Head coach Jason Garrett named Brown the sixth wide receiver on the Cowboys' depth chart, behind Dez Bryant, Terrance Williams, Cole Beasley, Butler, and Switzer.[21]
He made his professional regular season debut in the Cowboys' Week 2 loss of 42–17 at the Denver Broncos. The following week, he made his first career reception during the Cowboys' 28–17 victory at the Arizona Cardinals. His reception came off a pass by quarterback Dak Prescott and he gained 13 yards before being tackled by Tyrann Mathieu.[22][23] On November 19, Brown caught a pass for a season-long 14 yards during a 37–9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
His contributions came from blocking downfield for the running game and on special teams, where he used his 6–2, 225-pound frame to his advantage. In Week 16, his blocking ability secured his first career start in the Cowboys' 21–12 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, as the offense opened with 3 receivers. He finished his rookie season with four receptions for 33 receiving yards in 13 games with one start.[24] He was declared inactive in 3 contests.
2018 season
Brown missed most of training camp and preseason with a hamstring injury. On September 3, 2018, he was placed on
He started in the last 2 games of the season.He was mostly used for his blocking abilities, appearing in 8 games with 2 starts, while registering 5 receptions for 54 yards and 5 special teams tackles (seventh on the team).
2019 season
Brown began
2020 season
Brown slimmed down to be more involved in the passing game, but the team's depth at wide receiver kept him mostly in a blocking and special teams role. In Week 4 against the Browns, he had 4 receptions for 43 yards.
In Week 12 against the
2021 season
On March 17, 2021, Brown re-signed with the Cowboys.[28] He was declared inactive for the season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, after being activated from the Reserve/COVID-19 list the previous day. He had 2 receptions for 47 yards against the Patriots. Although he started against the Kansas City Chiefs, substituting Amari Cooper who was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list, he wasn't able to record any offensive stats and dropped 2 passes.
He had 6 receptions for 53 yards against the Las Vegas Raiders on Thanksgiving Day. On December 9, he was placed on injured reserve with a groin injury.[29] He was activated on January 1, 2022. He appeared in 13 games with one start, making 16 receptions for 184 yards and 3 special teams tackles.
2022 season
On March 8, 2022, Brown re-signed with the Cowboys.
He made 5 receptions for 68 yards in the season opener against the Buccaneers. In the second game against the Bengals, he collected 5 receptions for 91 yards, his first career touchdown and made a 12-yard reception on the final drive that helped set up the game-winning 50-yard field goal. He didn't play against the Chicago Bears because of a foot injury. He had 4 receptions for 85 yards against the Houston Texans.
Brown's production as a receiver slowed as the season went on, contributing to the Cowboys' decision to sign veteran T.Y. Hilton on December 12. The former caught 6 receptions for 49 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but he also dropped a potential first-down reception; this gave the Jaguars the chance to mount a final drive and set up the winning field goal. In the last 3 contests of the season, he posted 3 receptions for 22 yards.
He appeared in 16 games, registering career-highs in starts (13), receptions (43), receiving yards (555), yards per reception (12.9) and touchdowns (3). He also tied for fifth on the team with 4 special teams tackles.
Houston Texans
On March 17, 2023, Brown signed a one-year contract with the Texans.[31] He was placed on injured reserve on September 13,[32] and was activated on October 14.[33] In a Week 10 game against the Bengals, Brown had his best career game, catching 7 passes for 172 yards as the Texans won 30–27.
Noah would play for five more games, accumulating 12 catches for 128 yards and a TD to end the season. Receiving a playoff target, Brown was unable to add to his postseason stats, playing only five snaps. On January 15, 2024, Brown was put on IR after suffering a shoulder injury on the second drive of the game.[34]
On March 15, 2024, Brown re-signed with the Texans.[35]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
General | Receiving | ||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yards | Y/R | Y/G | TD |
2017 | DAL | 13 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 0 |
2018 | DAL | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 6.8 | 0 |
2019 | DAL | Did not play – PUP list / surgery | |||||||
2020 | DAL | 16 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 154 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 0 |
2021 | DAL | 13 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 184 | 11.5 | 14.2 | 0 |
2022 | DAL | 16 | 13 | 74 | 43 | 555 | 12.9 | 34.7 | 3 |
2023 | HOU | 10 | 7 | 55 | 33 | 567 | 17.2 | 56.7 | 2 |
Career | 76 | 25 | 195 | 115 | 1,547 | 13.5 | 20.4 | 5 |
Postseason
General | Receiving | ||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yards | Y/R | Y/G | TD |
2018 | DAL | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0 |
2021 | DAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
2022 | DAL | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 19.5 | 0 |
2023 | HOU | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Career | 6 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 0 |
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External links
- Houston Texans bio
- Media related to Noah Brown at Wikimedia Commons