Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 13 | L 27-39vs Charlotte | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 22 yds |
| Total | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
#85
Elijah Brown
5th-year tight end for Kentucky. 2024: 1 catch, 22 receiving yards.
6′6″ · 263 lb · Dayton, OH
Returning to Kentucky for 2026
Recruiting
4★
TE recruit
No. 299 nationally · Signed with Alabama
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Kentucky. 2024: 1 catch, 22 receiving yards.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2022.
Elijah Brown
The receipt: 22 rec yds, 1 receptions against Charlotte — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Alabama4-star out of Wayne
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Florida Atlantic
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Florida Atlantic3-9HC: Chad Lunsford · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (100th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 22.0 YDS/g, 22.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Kentucky
Returning around him
- 19% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 4 Kentucky players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +4 net (31 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kentucky · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #23 · 2026 recruiting class #60
The tight end room · Kentucky
- #81Willie Rodriguez310 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Henry Boyer62 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Elijah Brownno box-score line yet
- #44Justin Kattusno box-score line yet
- #11Lincoln Watkinsno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · Kentucky team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology