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Stan Becton | krikya18.com | January 11, 2025

Amon-Ra St. Brown: College football career, stats, highlights, records

The most successful walk-ons in recent college football history

Before Amon-Ra St. Brown became a top playmaker for the Detroit Lions, he transitioned from a high school phenom to a star wideout for USC.

Here's more on St. Brown's college career.

The vitals on Amon-Ra St. Brown

School: Southern California
Position: Wide receiver
Height: 6-1
Weight: 195 pounds
Years active: 2018-20

Here are Amon-Ra St. Brown's career stats in college.

YEAR GAMES REc Rec Yds YPC Rec TD RUSH TD
2018 11 60 750 12.5 3 0
2019 13 77 1,042 13.5 6 1
2020 6 41 478 11.7 7 0
Career 31 178 2,270 12.8 16 1

Amon-Ra St. Brown, a native of Anaheim Hills, California, signed with Southern California over offers that included Notre Dame, Michigan and more, per .

What kind of prospect was Amon-Ra St. Brown in high school?

St. Brown was a consensus five-star wide receiver at Mater Dei High School in Anaheim, California. St. Brown ranked as the No. 2 wide receiver nationally (behind Justin Shorter) and the No. 1 ranked player in the state of California, depending on the recruiting service, in the class of 2018. 

St. Brown had one of the most prolific careers of any high school wide receiver ever. After transferring to Mater Dei as a sophomore, he finished his high school career with an Orange County record 44 career receiving touchdowns, 154 catches and 2,922 receiving yards, including back-to-back 1,000-plus yard, 20 touchdown seasons. St. Brown also added three career punt return touchdowns. St. Brown earned multiple All-American, All-State, All-County and All-league honors while leading Mater Dei to a 13-1 CIF Division 1 runner-up finish in 2016 and a 15-0 finish in 2017, winning the California CIF Division 1 title, the California State Open Division title and the prep national champions.

What was Amon-Ra St. Brown's record in college?

St. Brown and USC finished a combined 18-13 during his career, advancing to a bowl game his sophomore season and the Pac-12 title game his junior year.

Records set by Amon-Ra St. Brown

Here are some of the notable records and statistical rankings set by St. Brown in college:

  • NCAA record for first quarter touchdowns (4)
  • Pac-12 single-game record for touchdown receptions (4)
  • USC records for touchdown receptions (4)

Which awards did Amon-Ra St. Brown win in college?

Here are the awards and honors St. Brown won in college:

  • All-Pac-12 first team (2020)
  • AP All-Pac-12 first team (2020)
  • Pro Football Focus All-Pac-12 first team (2020)
  • Phil Steele All-Pac-12 first team (2020)
  • USC captain (2020)
  • All-Pac-12 honorable mention (2019)
  • Phil Steele All-Pac-12 second team (2019)
  • USC’s Trojan Way Leadership Award (2019)
  • Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Player of the Year honorable mention (2018)
  • USC's John McKay Award (2018)
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