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Barion Brown

Wide Receiver, New Orleans Saints · #19.

Player facts

Team: New Orleans Saints
Position: Wide Receiver
Number: 19
Born: Dec 12, 2003 (age 22)
Birthplace: Nashville, TN, USA
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 177 lbs
College: LSU
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	2	-2	-1.0	0	3	0	0
Career	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	2	-2	-1.0	0	3	0	0

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	vs MIN	L 23-13	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Oct 5	vs ATL	L 45-24	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	1	-5	-5.0	0	-5	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ BAL	W 24-17	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ DET	L 31-30 OT	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	1	3	3.0	0	3	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Barion Brown (born December 12, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats and the LSU Tigers and was selected by the Saints in the sixth round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Barion Brown, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Brown grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and attended Pearl-Cohn Comprehensive High School. As a senior, he rushed for 897 yards and 10 touchdowns on 59 carries and also caught 22 passes for 303 yards and three touchdowns. At the end of the season, Brown was named the Tennessee Titans Class 4A Mr. Football. He also ran track at Pearl-Cohn and won state championships in the 100-meter and 200-meter dash as a junior and as a senior. Brown committed to play college football at Kentucky after considering offers from Alabama, TCU, and Ole Miss. He was the highest-rated receiver to sign with the school.

Kentucky

Brown entered his freshman season at Kentucky as the Wildcats' primary kick returner. He returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown in his college debut against Miami of Ohio and was later named the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Special Teams Player of the Week. Brown was also named the SEC co-Freshman of the Week for weeks 4 and 5. He finished the season with 50 receptions for 628 yards and four touchdowns. On December 5, 2024, Brown entered the transfer portal.

LSU

Brown transferred to LSU on December 14, 2024.

On November 29, 2025, before playing against Oklahoma, Brown used his cleats to tear up the grass on the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium during the team's pregame warmup, which became viral on social media.

From Wikipedia’s article on Barion Brown, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹