Receiver, Mississippi State, 2012–⁠15

Fred Brown

Number
No. 5
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Jackson, MS

Fred Brown played receiver at Mississippi State (2012–⁠15).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Mississippi State57414.8019
2014Mississippi State1829916.6251
2015Mississippi State2741215.3348
Career5078515.7551

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Mississippi State5WR
2013Mississippi State5WR
2014Mississippi State5WR
2015Mississippi State5WR6′1″

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
2013Mississippi State51.70––8.5–
2014Mississippi State280.60––16.94%
2015Mississippi State410.6672nd (n=465)0.5327.15%

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

2015 Mississippi State 12 games, 27 catches, 412 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5atSouthern MissW 34–⁠1621409
Sep 12vs.LSUL 19–⁠21353033
Sep 19vs.Northwestern StateW 62–⁠13148048
Sep 26atAuburnW 17–⁠9458021
Oct 3atTexas A&ML 17–⁠302907
Oct 10vs.TroyW 45–⁠171505
Oct 17vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠20363145
Oct 24vs.KentuckyW 42–⁠16235024
Nov 5atMissouriW 31–⁠13228120
Nov 14vs.AlabamaL 6–⁠31119019
Nov 21atArkansasW 51–⁠50439113
Dec 30 ✦vs.NC StateW 51–⁠28241039
2014 Mississippi State 9 games, 18 catches, 299 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 30vs.Southern MissW 49–⁠0350034
Sep 6vs.UABW 47–⁠34110010
Sep 13atSouth AlabamaW 35–⁠3244036
Oct 4vs.Texas A&MW 48–⁠31369151
Oct 25atKentuckyW 45–⁠31337019
Nov 1vs.ArkansasW 17–⁠10131031
Nov 8vs.UT MartinW 45–⁠16221111
Nov 22vs.VanderbiltW 51–⁠0231017
Dec 31 ✦vs.Georgia TechL 34–⁠491606
2013 Mississippi State 2 games, 5 catches, 74 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.Alcorn StateW 51–⁠7227016
Nov 9atTexas A&ML 41–⁠51347019

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2017
Height6′0⅞″
Weight199 lb
Arm length32½″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.48 s
10-yard split1.52 s
Vertical jump37″
Broad jump9′10″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill6.82 s
20-yard shuttle4.32 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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