Equanimeous St. Brown

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Equanimeous St. Brown
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St. Brown with the Green Bay Packers in 2021
No. 13 – New Orleans Saints
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-30) September 30, 1996 (age 27)
Placentia, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school: Servite
(Anaheim, California)
College: Notre Dame (2015–2017)
NFL draft: 2018  / Round: 6 / Pick: 207
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Receptions:63
Receiving yards:928
Receiving touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Equanimeous Tristan Imhotep J. St. Brown [1] (born September 30, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He is the older brother of Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown.

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Early years

St. Brown attended Servite High School in Anaheim, California. [2] While there, he played high school football for the Friars football team. [3] He committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football. [4] St. Brown's father is body builder John Brown, a three time Mr. World. St. Brown's mother, Miriam Brown, is German, and he speaks fluent German. [5] He holds American and German citizenship. [6]

College career

St. Brown played at Notre Dame from 2015 to 2017 under head coach Brian Kelly. [7] [8] After his junior season in 2017, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL Draft. [9] [10] He finished his career with 123 receptions for 2,193 yards and 19 touchdowns. [11]

College statistics

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
SeasonTeamClassPosGPReceiving
RecYdsAvgTD
2015 Notre Dame FRWR7188.00
2016 Notre Dame SOWR125896116.69
2017 Notre Dame JRWR133351515.64
Career 32921,48416.113

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Vertical jump Bench press
6 ft 4+3⁄4 in
(1.95 m)		214 lb
(97 kg)		33 in
(0.84 m)		9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		4.48 s1.54 s2.59 s34.5 in
(0.88 m)		20 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [12] [13]

Green Bay Packers

St. Brown was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round with the 207th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. [14] He signed his rookie contract on May 7, 2018. [15] St. Brown made his NFL debut in Week 1 against the Chicago Bears on special teams. [16] In a Week 5 loss to the Detroit Lions, St. Brown recorded his first three professional catches, which went for 89 yards, including a 54-yard catch-and-run near the end of the game. [17] On October 15 against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football , with 15 seconds left in the game, he recorded a key 19-yard catch that helped set up a game-winning field goal by Mason Crosby. [18] St. Brown finished his rookie season with 21 receptions for 328 yards in 12 games and seven starts. [19]

During a preseason game against the Oakland Raiders on August 22, 2019, St. Brown suffered a serious ankle injury, later reported to be a high ankle sprain. [20] The Packers placed him on injured reserve on August 31, ending his 2019 season before it began. [21]

On September 19, 2020, St. Brown was placed on injured reserve. [22] He was activated on October 17, 2020. [23] On December 27, 2020, St. Brown caught his first NFL touchdown, a 21-yard reception from Aaron Rodgers, during a 40–14 Week 16 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday Night Football . [24] In the 2020 season, St. Brown appeared in 12 games and started one. He finished with seven receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown. [25]

On August 31, 2021, the Packers waived St. Brown as part of their final roster cuts but was signed to the practice squad the next day. [26] [27] On September 21, 2021, St. Brown was elevated to the active roster and sent back to the practice squad the next day. [28] On October 3, 2021, St. Brown was once again elevated to the active roster and sent back to the practice squad two days later. On October 9, 2021, St. Brown was elevated to the active roster, [29] and then reverted back to practice squad again. Four days later the Packers signed him to the active roster. [30] In the 2021 season, St. Brown appeared in 13 games and started two. He had nine receptions for 98 receiving yards. [31]

Chicago Bears

On March 18, 2022, St. Brown signed a one-year contract with the Bears. [32] In the season opener against the 49ers, St. Brown scored a touchdown on an 18-yard pass from Justin Fields. Coincidentally, his touchdown came two minutes after his brother, Amon–Ra, scored a touchdown in the Detroit Lions' opener. [33] He finished the 2022 season with 21 catches for 323 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in 16 games and starts. [34]

On January 4, 2023, St. Brown signed a one-year, $1.25 million contract extension with the Bears. [35] In Week 4 against the Denver Broncos, he made his season debut in place of benched Chase Claypool. [36] He was placed on injured reserve on October 13, 2023, with a hamstring injury. [37] He was activated on November 9. [38]

New Orleans Saints

On April 12, 2024, St. Brown signed with the New Orleans Saints. [39]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesReceivingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2018 GB 1272132815.654000
2019 GB 00did not play due to injury
2020 GB 121711716.724100
2021 GB 13299810.926000
2022 CHI 16162132315.456110
2023 CHI 7256212.421000
Total 60286392814.756210

Postseason

YearTeamGamesReceivingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDFumLost
2020 GB 2023718.527000
2021 GB 110000000
Total 3123718.527000

Personal life

St. Brown speaks fluent French and German in addition to his native English. He used all three languages when he announced his commitment to play football at Notre Dame in 2015. [40]

He has two younger brothers, Osiris and Amon-Ra; both are wide receivers. The three brothers' last names are "St. Brown," while their parents' last name is "Brown." Osiris played for the Stanford Cardinal [41] and was previously a four-star recruit coming out of Mater Dei High School in California, [42] [43] while Amon-Ra played for USC [44] before being drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 2021 NFL Draft. [45] Their father, John, is a former Mr. Universe. [46] St. Brown's mother, Miriam Brown née Steyer, is from Leverkusen, Germany. [47]

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