Receiver, Florida, 2025–26
Vernell Brown III
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 178 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Gainesville, FL
Vernell Brown III plays receiver for Florida. Last time out, against Ole Miss: 3 catches, 25 yards. Since the Ole Miss game, the news has been about Brown’s injury; his status for the next game isn’t on file.
2026 so far
17 catches, 271 yards, 2 TD
In the news: Florida’s Aaron Philo injury update for Texas game is immediate buzzkill after Vernell Brown III optimism, Yahoo Sports
Last game: 3 catches, 25 yards vs. Ole Miss, W 52–28; injury news since (status not on file)
Next game: vs. Georgia, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8catches, career highat LSU, 2025117receiving yards, career highvs. Florida Atlantic, 2026Receiving
* The season in progress, so far.
Returns
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida | 52 | 0.55 | 65th (n=1040) | 0.46 | 28.5 | 8% |
| 2026 | Florida | 23 | 0.92 | 94th (n=829) | 0.43 | 21.2 | 8% |
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
2026 Florida 4 games, 17 catches, 271 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 66–21 | 6 | 117 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. Campbell | W 52–3 | 3 | 43 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Sep 19 | at Auburn | W 44–39 | 5 | 86 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Ole Miss | W 52–28 | 3 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
2025 Florida 10 games, 40 catches, 524 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Long Island University | W 55–0 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| Sep 6 | vs. South Florida | L 16–18 | 5 | 56 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 13 | at LSU | L 10–20 | 8 | 62 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Sep 20 | at Miami | L 7–26 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Oct 4 | vs. Texas | W 29–21 | 3 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at Texas A&M | L 17–34 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Mississippi State | W 23–21 | 5 | 95 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at Kentucky | L 7–38 | 1 | 22 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. Tennessee | L 11–31 | 3 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Florida State | W 40–21 | 4 | 25 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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