Fred Brown

Wide receiver for Mississippi State. 2015: 27 catches, 412 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Mississippi State · #5

6′1″ · Jackson, MS

Mississippi State 2015 alumnus

The story

2015 wide receiver for Mississippi State. 2015: 27 catches, 412 receiving yards, 3 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Mississippi State, 711 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

The week the volume broke through — put up 63 yds vs Louisiana Tech.Louisiana Tech · W 45-202015

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Mississippi State

2014–2015

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

2015 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Dan Mullen — 19-7 over that span.

2014Mississippi State10-3HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2015Mississippi State9-4HC: Dan Mullen · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#120 / 521 · 77th pct

15.3

Rec TDs#203 / 521 · 54th pct

Long catch#257 / 521 · 50th pct

Rec yards#270 / 521 · 48th pct

412

Receptions#302 / 521 · 41st pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2015 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	1.9	37.7	21.2	0.1
Road5g	2.8	29.6	10.0	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	2.2	36.4	17.3	0.1
Weeks 8+4g	2.2	30.2	15.1	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Lebby

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2015

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2015	Mississippi State	27	412	15.3	3	--
2014	Mississippi State	18	299	16.6	2	--
Career		45	711	15.8	5	--

Season	Team
2015	Mississippi State	--	--	18	-2	--
2014	Mississippi State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		--	--	18	-2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2015

W 51–50

at Arkansas

4 rec · 39 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Arkansas on the road in a shootout.

With D. Prescott — 508 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 86.0 · 46 rush yds (15 car) · 2 TD · B. Holloway — 63 rush yds (14 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2015 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 34-16@ Southern Miss	2	14	7.0	0	9
Wk 2	L 19-21vs LSU	3	53	17.7	0	33
Wk 3	W 62-13vs Northwestern State	1	48	48.0	0	48
Wk 4	W 17-9@ Auburn	4	58	14.5	0	21
Wk 5	L 17-30@ Texas A&M	2	9	4.5	0	7
Wk 6	W 45-17vs Troy	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 7	W 45-20vs Louisiana Tech	3	63	21.0	1	45	Season-high 63 yds
Wk 8	W 42-16vs Kentucky	2	35	17.5	0	24
Wk 10	W 31-13@ Missouri	2	28	14.0	1	20
Wk 11	L 6-31vs Alabama	1	19	19.0	0	19
Wk 12	W 51-50@ Arkansas	4	39	9.8	1	13
Bowl	W 51-28vs NC State	2	41	20.5	0	39
Total		27	412	16.5	3	48

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology