Receiver, LSU (from Kentucky), 2022–⁠25

Barion Brown

Lettered 2022–⁠24 at Kentucky (school media guide)

Number
No. 6
Height
5′11″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Nashville, TN
Born
Dec 12, 2003, in Nashville, Tennessee

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Barion Brown played receiver at Kentucky (2022–⁠24) and LSU (2025). The New Orleans Saints took Brown in round 6, No. 190 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
628
Receiving yards, 2022 (Kentucky, 7–⁠6)
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in kickoff return average, 2023
Drafted
No. 190
Round 6, 2026 NFL Draft (New Orleans Saints)

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. Georgia, 2022145receiving yards, career highvs. Georgia, 20222receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Southern Miss, 2024

Honors

All-America: Sporting News 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Kentucky5062812.6470
2023Kentucky4353912.5460
2024Kentucky2936112.4363
2025LSU5353210.0141
Career1752,06011.81270

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2022Kentucky1644017280
2023Kentucky1656133510
2024Kentucky194491160
2025LSU154451160
Career661,895612910

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Kentucky4−2−0.503
2023Kentucky1214712.3126
2024Kentucky13503.8123
2025LSU33311.0015
Career322287.1226

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Kentucky6WRFr.
2023Kentucky6WRSo.
2024Kentucky6WRJr.
2025LSU6WRSr.5′11″185

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Kentucky760.4115th (n=683)0.7131.59%
2023Kentucky720.5825th (n=681)0.8041.910%
2024Kentucky450.444th (n=581)0.9219.97%
2025LSU850.2317th (n=1040)0.4619.610%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2025 LSU 13 games, 53 catches, 532 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30atClemsonW 17–⁠105250–––
Sep 6vs.Louisiana TechW 23–⁠78940142–
Sep 13vs.FloridaW 20–⁠102260241–
Sep 20vs.SE LouisianaW 56–⁠105541123–
Sep 27atOle MissL 19–⁠245400120–
Oct 11vs.South CarolinaW 20–⁠102220–––
Oct 18atVanderbiltL 24–⁠315400116–
Oct 25vs.Texas A&ML 25–⁠494600469–
Nov 8atAlabamaL 9–⁠205440115–
Nov 15vs.ArkansasW 23–⁠223440–––
Nov 22vs.Western KentuckyW 13–⁠105370130–
Nov 29atOklahomaL 13–⁠173901471
Dec 27 ✦vs.HoustonL 35–⁠3813702142–
2024 Kentucky 11 games, 29 catches, 361 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.Southern MissW 31–⁠04282–––
Sep 7vs.South CarolinaL 6–⁠31–––574–
Sep 14vs.GeorgiaL 12–⁠133340117–
Sep 21vs.OhioW 41–⁠65280127–
Sep 28atOle MissW 20–⁠175880114–
Oct 12vs.VanderbiltL 13–⁠2033602601
Oct 19atFloridaL 20–⁠4825612115–
Oct 26vs.AuburnL 10–⁠24180119–
Nov 2atTennesseeL 18–⁠283290123–
Nov 23atTexasL 14–⁠311430470–
Nov 30vs.LouisvilleL 14–⁠412110130–
2023 Kentucky 13 games, 43 catches, 539 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Ball StateW 44–⁠1433902117–
Sep 9vs.Eastern KentuckyW 28–⁠1765111202
Sep 16vs.AkronW 35–⁠32190116–
Sep 23atVanderbiltW 45–⁠2841050113–
Sep 30vs.FloridaW 33–⁠1443701321
Oct 7atGeorgiaL 13–⁠51170–––
Oct 14vs.MissouriL 21–⁠383180116–
Oct 28vs.TennesseeL 27–⁠335581130–
Nov 4atMississippi StateW 24–⁠34240–––
Nov 11vs.AlabamaL 21–⁠49230230–
Nov 18atSouth CarolinaL 14–⁠174301122–
Nov 25atLouisvilleW 38–⁠3124804165–
Dec 29 ✦vs.ClemsonL 35–⁠38310011100–
2022 Kentucky 13 games, 50 catches, 628 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.Miami (OH)W 37–⁠1334502121–
Sep 10atFloridaW 26–⁠161−20–––
Sep 17vs.Youngstown StateW 31–⁠05560–––
Sep 24vs.Northern IllinoisW 31–⁠234102211–
Oct 1atOle MissL 19–⁠2228103164–
Oct 8vs.South CarolinaL 14–⁠24260––1
Oct 15vs.Mississippi StateW 27–⁠1776201172
Oct 29atTennesseeL 6–⁠442120226–
Nov 5atMissouriW 21–⁠1745401141
Nov 12vs.VanderbiltL 21–⁠241−10356–
Nov 19vs.GeorgiaL 6–⁠16101451225–
Nov 26vs.LouisvilleW 26–⁠134441––3
Dec 31 ✦vs.IowaL 0–⁠215240116–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (American team, won 17–⁠9).

DrillCombine 2026Combine or pro day 2026
Height5′11″
Weight177 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size9″
Wingspan75⅜″
40-yard dash4.40 s
10-yard split1.62 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′10″

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 4 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2026 (so far)New Orleans Saints4000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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