 Fleming with the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | December 19, 2000 Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 214 lb (97 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| High school: | Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa, Pennsylvania) |
| College: |
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| NFL draft: | 2025: undrafted |
Julian Fleming (born December 19, 2000) is an American football wide receiver. He previously played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Penn State Nittany Lions.
Fleming played high school football at Southern Columbia Area High School. He finished his high school football career with 4,442 receiving yards and 62 receiving touchdowns, both PIAA records. [1] He was a five star recruit coming out of high school and committed to Ohio State University to play college football. [2] [3] [4] Rivals.com named Fleming as the best wide receiver and the 14th-best player in the 2020 recruiting class. [3]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Julian Fleming WR | Catawissa, PA | Southern Columbia Area | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 31, 2019 | |
Recruit ratings: Scout:  Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 3 ESPN: 1 | ||||||
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Fleming struggled with injuries throughout his freshman and sophomore years. He had his best season as a junior in 2022, catching 34 passes for 533 receiving yards and six touchdowns. On December 4, 2023, Fleming announced that he would enter the transfer portal. [5] On January 4, 2024, he announced that he was transferring to Penn State. [6]
| Season | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | YPG | TD | |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 74 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 86 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 533 | 15.7 | 48.5 | 6 |
| 2023 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 270 | 10.4 | 22.5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 176 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 1 |
| Career | 54 | 26 | 93 | 1,139 | 12.2 | 21.1 | 8 |
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+3⁄4 in (1.87 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | 4.68 s | 4.27 s | 7.14 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | ||||||
| All values from Pro Day [7] [8] [9] | ||||||||||||
Fleming was expected to sign a contract with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent, but the offer was withdrawn after a failed physical. [10]
On May 23, 2025, Fleming was driving an ATV with his girlfriend, Alyssa Boyd, as a passenger in rural Pennsylvania when a deer suddenly jumped in front of the vehicle. The resulting collision left Fleming severely injured and killed Boyd. [11]
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