Yulkeith Brown

#5 · WR · Sr. · Tulane5′10″ · 167 lb · Miami, FL · Miami Central

Yulkeith Brown: WR · Tulane · #5.

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Yulkeith Brown

WR · Tulane · Sr · #5

Moves the chains on third down. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Jimbo Fisher, Slade Nagle and Jon Sumrall. One game to point at: 93 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Memphis — 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.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Tulane	35	470	13.4	4	42
2023	Tulane	33	391	11.8	2	42
2022	Texas A&M	6	112	18.7	1	66
2021	Texas A&M	--	--	--	--	--
Career		74	973	13.1	7	66

Season	Team
2024	Tulane	8	39	--
2023	Tulane	6	64	--
2022	Texas A&M	--	--	--
2021	Texas A&M	2	52	21
Career		16	155	21

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 52-0vs SE Louisiana	2	23	11.5	1	12
Wk 2	L 27-34vs No. 17 Kansas State	2	31	15.5	0	28
Wk 3	L 19-34@ No. 15 Oklahoma	2	31	15.5	0	16
Wk 4	W 41-33@ Louisiana	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 5	W 45-10vs South Florida	3	55	18.3	0	25
Wk 6	W 71-20@ UAB	4	60	15.0	2	23	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 24-10vs Rice	3	34	11.3	0	19
Wk 9	W 45-37@ North Texas	1	30	30.0	1	30
Wk 10	W 34-3@ Charlotte	7	53	7.6	0	19
Wk 11	W 52-6vs Temple	2	23	11.5	0	14
Wk 14	L 24-34vs Memphis	4	93	23.3	0	42	Season-high 93 yds
Wk 15	L 14-35@ No. 24 Army	3	30	10.0	0	12
Bowl	L 8-33vs Florida	1	0	0.0	0	0
Total		35	470	13.4	4	42

Signature game

Week 6 · 2024

W 71-20

at UAB

4 rec · 60 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 51-point win on the road against UAB.

With R. Pleasant — 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles · 3 solo tackles · D. Mensah — 134 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.2

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 14 · Memphis · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +4.15Darian Mensah pass complete to Yulkeith Brown for 42 yds to the MEM 21 for a
Week 2 · Kansas State · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.35Darian Mensah pass complete to Yulkeith Brown for 28 yds to the KSU 41 for a
Week 9 · North Texas · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.81Darian Mensah pass complete to Yulkeith Brown for 30 yds for a TD (Jacob Barnes KICK)
Week 5 · South Florida · 2nd and 14 · Q2 · EPA +2.74Darian Mensah pass complete to Yulkeith Brown for 16 yds to the TULN 48 for a
Week 1 · SE Louisiana · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.71Darian Mensah pass complete to Yulkeith Brown for 11 yds for a TD (Jacob Barnes KICK)
Week 6 · UAB · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.65Ty Thompson pass complete to Yulkeith Brown for 22 yds for a TD (Ethan Head PAT MISSED)

4 more plays

Week 6 · UAB · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.61Darian Mensah pass complete to Yulkeith Brown for 14 yds for a TD (Ethan Head KICK)
Week 5 · South Florida · 2nd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +2.60Darian Mensah pass complete to Yulkeith Brown for 25 yds to the USF 26 for a
Week 9 · North Texas · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.52Yulkeith Brown run for 11 yds for a TD (Darian Mensah pass to Yulkeith Brown for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 3 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +2.34Darian Mensah pass complete to Yulkeith Brown for 15 yds to the OU 39 for a

Teams and coaches

2021Texas A&M8-4HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced

2022Texas A&M5-7HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced

2023Tulane11-3HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning

2024Tulane9-5HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-heavy

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 47 (#220 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

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

47Rotational starter #220 of 466 · 2024?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: rush tds (87th percentile). Concern: catch rate (18th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#153 / 610 · 75th pct

9.3%

Yards / catch#188 / 610 · 69th pct

13.5

Explosive rate#245 / 610 · 60th pct

16.3%

EPA / target#426 / 610 · 30th pct

0.70

Catch rate#499 / 610 · 18th pct

81.4%

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#22 / 299 · 87th pct

Rush yards#65 / 299 · 78th pct

Rec TDs#140 / 541 · 69th pct

Rec yards#220 / 541 · 59th pct

470

Receptions#225 / 541 · 58th pct

Yards / catch#244 / 541 · 55th pct

13.4

Fumbles lost#90 / 221 · 36th pct

Long catch#345 / 541 · 35th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

7th → 30th percentile

Explosive rate

52nd → 60th percentile

Catch rate

28th → 18th percentile

TD rate

25th → 75th percentile

Yards / catch

39th → 69th 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 · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.7	43.2	15.2	0.2
Road6g	3.0	35.2	14.2	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.1	29.6	11.8	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	3.3	43.8	15.6	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Jon Sumrall

Pass share

37.3%

329 pass / 554 run

Plays / game

63.1

14 games

Team sack rate

4.9%

349 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

35 catches and 8 carries in 13 games

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

47 · #220 of 466 WRs · 2024

Former four-star. Now #220 at the position.

Yulkeith Brown

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Signature game

Signature plays

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Awards

35 catches and 8 carries in 13 games

Four seasons, two schools

Moves

2021

2023 12 games