Amon-Ra St. Brown

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Amon-Ra St. Brown
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St. Brown (left) with USC in 2019
No. 14 – Detroit Lions
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1999-10-24) October 24, 1999 (age 22)
Anaheim Hills, California
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school:Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California)
College:USC (2018–2020)
NFL Draft:2021 / Round: 4 / Pick: 112
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Pac-12 (2020)
  • USA Today All-American (2017)
  • All-Trinity League MVP (2017)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:90
Receiving yards:912
Receiving touchdowns:5
Rushing yards:61
Rushing touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Amon-Ra Julian Heru J. St. Brown (born October 24, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC and was drafted by the Lions in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

Early years[]

St. Brown was named after Amun, the supreme deity in the Egyptian religion, due to his father's interest in black consciousness and African heritage.[1] St. Brown attended Servite High School in Anaheim, California as a freshman before transferring to Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California.[2] As a senior in 2017, he had 72 receptions for 1,320 yards and 20 touchdowns.[3] A five star recruit, St. Brown committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football.[4][5] He played with future USC teammate JT Daniels at Mater Dei.[6]

College career[]

In his first game of his college career, St. Brown had seven receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown. On September 15, St. Brown finished with a career-high 167 yards receiving in a game against Texas.[7] St. Brown finished his freshman season with 60 catches, 750 yards, and three touchdowns.[8] As a sophomore in 2019, he finished with 77 receptions for 1,042 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns, adding 7 rushes for 60 yards and another touchdown.[9] As a junior in 2020, he finished with 41 receptions for 478 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in six games. [10]

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11+1⁄2 in
(1.82 m) 		197 lb
(89 kg) 		30+3⁄8 in
(0.77 m) 		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.51 s 1.63 s 2.64 s 4.26 s 6.90 s 38.5 in
(0.98 m)		 10 ft 7 in
(3.23 m)		 20 reps
All values from NFL Combine[11][12]

St. Brown was drafted in the fourth round, 112th overall, by the Detroit Lions in the 2021 NFL Draft.[13] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Detroit on June 17, 2021.[14]

Against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 13, St. Brown recorded ten receptions for 86 yards, and the game winning touchdown as time expired in the 29–27 win, snapping a 15 game losing streak for the Lions.[15] St. Brown won the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month award for December 2021. Over the month, he recorded 35 receptions, 340 receiving yards, and 3 receiving touchdowns, all of which led all rookies. He also recorded 26 rushing yards.[16]

Overall, St. Brown finished his rookie season with 90 receptions for 912 receiving yards and 5 receiving touchdowns to go along with 61 rushing yards and 1 rushing touchdown.[17]

NFL career statistics[]

Year Team Games Receiving Rushing Fumbles
GP GS Rec Tgt Yds Avg Lng TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost
2021 DET 17 9 90 119 912 10.1 37 5 7 61 8.7 26 1 0 0
Total 17 9 90 119 912 10.1 37 5 7 61 8.7 26 1 0 0

Personal life[]

St. Brown's mother, Miriam Brown, is from Leverkusen, Germany. His father, John Brown, was a bodybuilder in the 1980s. His brother, Equanimeous St. Brown, currently plays for the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL), while another brother, Osiris, plays college football at Stanford.[1][18] St. Brown is also a community ambassador for Unite Health Share Ministries, a Christian healthcare non-profit organization.[19] In addition to English, St. Brown also speaks fluent German and French. His father chose his children's names from an interest in African names, particularly Egyptian ones.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Piellucci, Mike (September 6, 2017). "Meet College Football's Version of the Ball Family". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. ^ Ceglinsky, Sean (October 18, 2014). "Football: Brother bond is strong at Servite". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  3. ^ Albano, Dan (February 7, 2018). "Fab 15: Mater Dei's Amon-Ra St. Brown has skills, hunger to rise above the rest". Orange County Register. Digital First Media. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  4. ^ VanHaaren, Tom (January 6, 2018). "No. 48 prospect Amon-Ra St. Brown chooses USC over Notre Dame, Stanford". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  5. ^ Johnson, Chris (January 6, 2018). "Five-Star Wide Receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown Commits to USC". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2018-01-07. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. ^ "Amon-Ra St. Brown will join Mater Dei teammate JT Daniels at USC". Fox Sports. January 6, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  7. ^ Kaufman, Joey (September 5, 2018). "After strong debut, USC receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown eager to face brother at Stanford". Orange County Register. Digital First Media. Retrieved September 4, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Amon-Ra St. Brown Game by Game Stats and Performance". ESPN. Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  9. ^ "Amon-Ra St. Brown 2019 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  10. ^ "Amon-Ra St. Brown 2019 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  11. ^ "Amon-Ra St. Brown Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  12. ^ "Amon-Ra St. Brown, Southern California, WR, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  13. ^ Birkett, Dave (May 1, 2021). "Detroit Lions take Amon-Ra St. Brown, USC WR, early in Round 4 of 2021 NFL draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  14. ^ "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 6/17/21".
  15. ^ Walsh, Erin. "Jared Goff, Lions Earn 1st Win of the Season on Late Amon-Ra St. Brown TD vs. Vikings". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  16. ^ Maakaron, John. "Amon-Ra St. Brown Named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Amon-Ra St. Brown 2021 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  18. ^ "HBO's 'Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel': The St. Brown Football Family & quest for NFL greatness". Fox Sports. January 28, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  19. ^ "Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown on his chemistry with Jared Goff, being a rookie, playing for Dan Campbell and more". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

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