Kansas State University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Brown, Jayce
Jersey Number 1
Jayce Brown
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 174
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Choctawhatchee
Bio
CAREER: Enters his junior campaign with a career 17.0-yard average per reception, which ranks eighth in K-State history… Was the seventh-fastest player in school history to reach 1,000 career receiving yards, hitting the mark on his 59th career catch… Needs 561 yards to enter the school’s top-10 list for career receiving yards, while he is 53 receptions and four touchdowns shy of the top 10 on those lists… Will enter the 2025 season ranked fifth nationally among active players with a 17.0-yard average per catch (minimum 70 receptions) over the last two seasons… Has at least one reception in each of the last 21 games dating back to the middle of the 2023 season.
2024: Played in every game with 12 starts, leading the team with 47 receptions for 823 yards and five touchdowns… His 823 receiving yards were the most by a Wildcat since Tyler Lockett in 2014 and were the most in school history by a sophomore… Also tied for third in school history among sophomores in receiving touchdowns and ranked fifth in receptions… Ranked 31st nationally and fourth in the Big 12 by averaging 17.51 yards per catch… Ranked eighth nationally and tops in the Big 12 in receiving average among players with at least 45 catches… Tied for fourth nationally with seven receptions of at least 40 yards and eighth with four receptions of at least 50 yards, both the most by a Wildcat since at least 2015… Posted 25 receptions that went for at least 20 yards, which equated to 53.2% of his total catches… Had a banner day at Colorado, hauling in six receptions for 121 yards and two touchdowns, all career highs… Tallied the game-winning touchdown against the Buffaloes, a 50-yarder with 2:14 left in the game… Had another 100-yard game at Iowa State, going for 106 yards on just three catches with two touchdowns… Became the first Wildcat to record two receiving touchdowns in multiple games during a season since 2018 (Isaiah Zuber against UTSA and Iowa State)… Hauled a career-long touchdown reception of 65 yards at Iowa State… Narrowly missed another 100-yard game against Kansas when he had 98 yards on five catches… Had 86 yards with a long of 61 yards at Houston, went for 78 yards with a long of 55 yards against Oklahoma State and tallied 71 yards with a long of 44 yards in the season opener against UT Martin… Had five-catch games against UT Martin, Arizona State and Rutgers, the latter being in the Rate Bowl… Also rushed three times for 42 yards against the Scarlet Knights… Ranked seventh on the team by playing on 687 offensive snaps.
2023: Played in 10 games with starts in each of the final six contests... Totaled 437 receiving yards and three touchdowns on 27 catches... His 16.2 yards per reception were the most among all true freshmen in the nation during the 2023 season, while he tied for the eighth in total receiving yards and tied for 10th in receiving touchdowns... Tied for the third most receiving touchdowns by a freshman in school history and tied for the most by a true freshman (Tyler Lockett, 2011)... Also produced the third-most receiving yards and tied for the fourth-most receptions by a freshman in school history, while both were the top marks by a true freshman... Ranked second on the team with nine receptions of 20 or more yards, which equated to 33.3% of his overall catches... Set a career-high with 96 yards at Kansas, including a career-long reception of 46 yards on the first offensive play of the game... Also had 88 yards against TCU, which included a 43-yard reception and his first-career touchdown catch... Also had touchdown receptions at Texas and against NC State, the latter being in the Pop-Tarts Bowl to put the game away... Set a career high with five catches against Iowa State and NC State... Saw time on 373 offensive snaps with 351 of those (94.1%) coming over the final eight games.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Choctawhatchee under head coach Frank Beasley... Earned first team all-state honors as a senior from FloridaHSFootball.com in addition to first team all-area honors after hauling in 48 receptions for 925 yards and 12 touchdowns while also carding 10 interceptions on the defensive side... Helped lead the Indians to the third round of the playoffs in 2022... Also competed in basketball, baseball and track and field.
PERSONAL: Jayce Brown was born April 30, 2005... Son of Don and Stephanie Brown... Father, Don, was selected in the 1985 MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds... Has two siblings, Gabby and Brittany... Brittany played basketball at Florida State and currently plays professionally overseas, while Gabby played basketball at East Tennessee State and West Florida... Majoring in kinesiology.
2024: Played in every game with 12 starts, leading the team with 47 receptions for 823 yards and five touchdowns… His 823 receiving yards were the most by a Wildcat since Tyler Lockett in 2014 and were the most in school history by a sophomore… Also tied for third in school history among sophomores in receiving touchdowns and ranked fifth in receptions… Ranked 31st nationally and fourth in the Big 12 by averaging 17.51 yards per catch… Ranked eighth nationally and tops in the Big 12 in receiving average among players with at least 45 catches… Tied for fourth nationally with seven receptions of at least 40 yards and eighth with four receptions of at least 50 yards, both the most by a Wildcat since at least 2015… Posted 25 receptions that went for at least 20 yards, which equated to 53.2% of his total catches… Had a banner day at Colorado, hauling in six receptions for 121 yards and two touchdowns, all career highs… Tallied the game-winning touchdown against the Buffaloes, a 50-yarder with 2:14 left in the game… Had another 100-yard game at Iowa State, going for 106 yards on just three catches with two touchdowns… Became the first Wildcat to record two receiving touchdowns in multiple games during a season since 2018 (Isaiah Zuber against UTSA and Iowa State)… Hauled a career-long touchdown reception of 65 yards at Iowa State… Narrowly missed another 100-yard game against Kansas when he had 98 yards on five catches… Had 86 yards with a long of 61 yards at Houston, went for 78 yards with a long of 55 yards against Oklahoma State and tallied 71 yards with a long of 44 yards in the season opener against UT Martin… Had five-catch games against UT Martin, Arizona State and Rutgers, the latter being in the Rate Bowl… Also rushed three times for 42 yards against the Scarlet Knights… Ranked seventh on the team by playing on 687 offensive snaps.
2023: Played in 10 games with starts in each of the final six contests... Totaled 437 receiving yards and three touchdowns on 27 catches... His 16.2 yards per reception were the most among all true freshmen in the nation during the 2023 season, while he tied for the eighth in total receiving yards and tied for 10th in receiving touchdowns... Tied for the third most receiving touchdowns by a freshman in school history and tied for the most by a true freshman (Tyler Lockett, 2011)... Also produced the third-most receiving yards and tied for the fourth-most receptions by a freshman in school history, while both were the top marks by a true freshman... Ranked second on the team with nine receptions of 20 or more yards, which equated to 33.3% of his overall catches... Set a career-high with 96 yards at Kansas, including a career-long reception of 46 yards on the first offensive play of the game... Also had 88 yards against TCU, which included a 43-yard reception and his first-career touchdown catch... Also had touchdown receptions at Texas and against NC State, the latter being in the Pop-Tarts Bowl to put the game away... Set a career high with five catches against Iowa State and NC State... Saw time on 373 offensive snaps with 351 of those (94.1%) coming over the final eight games.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Choctawhatchee under head coach Frank Beasley... Earned first team all-state honors as a senior from FloridaHSFootball.com in addition to first team all-area honors after hauling in 48 receptions for 925 yards and 12 touchdowns while also carding 10 interceptions on the defensive side... Helped lead the Indians to the third round of the playoffs in 2022... Also competed in basketball, baseball and track and field.
PERSONAL: Jayce Brown was born April 30, 2005... Son of Don and Stephanie Brown... Father, Don, was selected in the 1985 MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds... Has two siblings, Gabby and Brittany... Brittany played basketball at Florida State and currently plays professionally overseas, while Gabby played basketball at East Tennessee State and West Florida... Majoring in kinesiology.
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