Mike Brown-Stephens

#7 · WR · Sr. · South Florida6′0″ · 192 lb · Springfield, OH

Mike Brown-Stephens: WR · South Florida · #7.

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Mike Brown-Stephens

WR · South Florida · Sr · #7

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 80 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Rice — Week 14, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

South Florida in the news

USF secures bowl eligibilityNov 1

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	South Florida	28	350	12.5	4	32
2023	South Florida	27	350	13.0	2	38
2022	Minnesota	22	338	15.4	0	49
2021	Minnesota	23	392	17.0	1	54
2020	Minnesota	4	40	10.0	1	20
Career		104	1,470	14.1	8	54

Season	Team
2024	South Florida	1	--
2023	South Florida	--	--
2022	Minnesota	1	3
2021	Minnesota	--	--
2020	Minnesota	--	--
Career		2	3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 48-3vs Bethune-Cookman	2	27	13.5	1	15
Wk 2	L 16-42@ No. 4 Alabama	2	21	10.5	0	14
Wk 3	W 49-24@ Southern Miss	2	35	17.5	0	20
Wk 4	L 15-50vs No. 8 Miami	2	20	10.0	0	12
Wk 5	L 10-45@ Tulane	3	30	10.0	0	16
Wk 7	L 3-21vs Memphis	1	31	31.0	0	31
Wk 8	W 35-25vs UAB	3	32	10.7	0	16
Wk 11	L 7-28vs Navy	1	13	13.0	1	13
Wk 13	W 63-30vs Tulsa	5	56	11.2	1	20
Wk 14	L 28-35@ Rice	6	80	13.3	1	32	Season-high 80 yds
Bowl	W 41-39vs San José State	1	5	5.0	0	5
Total		28	350	12.5	4	32

Signature game

Week 14 · 2024

L 28-35

at Rice

6 rec · 80 yds · 1 TD

With A. Stokes — 44.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 1 inside the 20 · B. Archie — 227 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 39.1 · 21 rush yds (10 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Memphis · 3rd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +3.89Bryce Archie pass complete to Michael Brown-Stephens for 31 yds to the MEM 40 for a
Week 5 · Tulane · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.93Bryce Archie pass complete to Michael Brown-Stephens for 16 yds to the TULN 34 for a
Week 14 · Rice · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.87Israel Carter pass complete to Michael Brown-Stephens for 32 yds for a TD (John Cannon KICK)
Week 3 · Southern Miss · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.82Byrum Brown pass complete to Michael Brown-Stephens for 20 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 14 · Rice · 2nd and 20 · Q4 · EPA +2.69Bryce Archie pass complete to Michael Brown-Stephens for 18 yds to the RICE 30
Week 13 · Tulsa · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.62Israel Carter pass complete to Michael Brown-Stephens for 20 yds for a TD (John Cannon KICK)

4 more plays

Week 1 · Bethune-Cookman · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.56Bryce Archie pass complete to Michael Brown-Stephens for 15 yds for a TD (Ty Ippolito KICK)
Week 11 · Navy · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.54Bryce Archie pass complete to Michael Brown-Stephens for 13 yds for a TD (John Cannon KICK)
Week 4 · Miami · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.08Byrum Brown pass complete to Michael Brown-Stephens for 12 yds to the USF 37 for a
Week 5 · Tulane · 3rd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.74Bryce Archie pass complete to Michael Brown-Stephens for 9 yds to the USF 42 for a

Teams and coaches

2020Minnesota3-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2021Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2022Minnesota9-4HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy

2023South Florida7-6HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2024South Florida7-6HC: Alex Golesh · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 39 (#290 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

39Below cohort / limited sample #290 of 466 · 2024?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: td rate (83rd percentile). Concern: catch rate (11th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#102 / 610 · 83rd pct

11.1%

EPA / target#222 / 610 · 64th pct

0.98

Yards / catch#252 / 610 · 59th pct

12.5

Explosive rate#416 / 610 · 31st pct

11.1%

Catch rate#540 / 610 · 11th pct

77.8%

Box-score rates (7)

Rec TDs#140 / 541 · 69th pct

Receptions#290 / 541 · 45th pct

Yards / catch#301 / 541 · 44th pct

12.5

Rec yards#313 / 541 · 42nd pct

350

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Long catch#459 / 541 · 15th pct

Rush yards#260 / 299 · 12th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

79th → 64th percentile

Explosive rate

80th → 31st percentile

Catch rate

63rd → 11th percentile

TD rate

57th → 83rd percentile

Yards / catch

63rd → 59th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.6	29.6	11.7	0.6
Road4g	3.2	41.5	12.8	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	1.9	24.1	13.9	0.1
Weeks 8+4g	3.8	45.2	12.1	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Alex Golesh

Pass share

47.4%

439 pass / 488 run

Plays / game

71.3

13 games

Team sack rate

7.8%

477 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

28 catches and 1 carry in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

39 · #290 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #290 at the position.

Mike Brown-Stephens

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Style of play

Fans

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

28 catches and 1 carry in 11 games

Six seasons, two schools

Moves

2019

2023 7 games