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#7 Jaylan Brown

Class  RS SO/TRFrom  Michigan State (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'1" · 185 lbHometown  Nacogdoches, TX · Nacogdoches HS

Depth-chart placement

Current role

Placement

Starter

Room

Wide Receiver

Experience

3-SO

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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WR room context

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Jaylan Brown holds the WR-Z · Starter spot in UTEP Miners’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WR-X · StarterCarver CheeksStarter

WR-Z · StarterJaylan BrownStarter

WR-SL · StarterJaden SmithStarter

WR-X · BackupJeremiah NashBackup

WR-Z · BackupRafeald CampbellBackup

WR-SL · BackupRoyal CapellBackup

Jaylan Brown logged a 5.7% overall usage rate in 2025.

Transfer history

2026Michigan State→UTEP Miners

Production

2025 season

Latest season · 2025

Receptions

103

Receiving yds

10.3

Yards / rec

Background & career

Jaylan Brown is a redshirt sophomore wide receiver for UTEP from Nacogdoches, Texas. He redshirted at Michigan State in 2024 without appearing in games. In high school, Brown caught 55 passes for 908 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior in 2023, earning all-district first-team honors. During his 2025 redshirt freshman season, he played in nine games with four starts, recording 10 receptions for 103 yards and a long reception of 34 yards. His season high came against New Mexico State with three catches for 46 yards.

Michigan Statethrough 2024

UTEP2025 — present

Previous schoolMichigan StateRecruiting3-star · No. 1167 nationalOriginNacogdoches, TX · Nacogdoches HS