2020 Football Roster
Roster
Jason Brownlee
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- West Point, Miss.
- Prev School:
- East Mississippi CC
Named preseason Sun Belt Conference first-team at wide receiver by Phil Steele Magazine and 3rd team by Athlon’s.
2021 (Jr.): Started in all 12 games and led the team in receiving in catches (46), yards (643) and touchdown catches (8) en route to being named second team All-Conference USA at wide receiver … Had two 100-yard receiving games – giving him now five for his career - including a career-best nine catches for 120 yards at Middle Tennessee (10/16) … Added career-best 127 receiving yard on eight catches at Rice (10/2) … Caught a pass in each of his 11 contests, finishing the year with five catches for 98 yards, including a pair of 34-yard catches from Frank Gore, Jr., for scores … Had four of his eight TD grabs over the final two games as he also added two against Louisiana Tech (11/19) … Registered at least one touchdown catch in four of his final five contests and produced six over that span.
2020 (Jr.): Played in all 10 games with nine starts ... Led the team in catches (34), yards (610), touchdown receptions (5) while averaging 17.9 yards per catch ... Had season-high catch of 88 yards for a touchdown against Tulane (9/26) ... Enjoyed three-straight games of 100 or receiving yards, starting with 110 on three catches against Tulane ... Followed that with 110 yards on four catches with a 25-yard TD grab at North Texas (10/3) and 114 yards on five receptions at Liberty (10/24) with 29-yard TD catch ... Caught at least one pass in nine games and had multiple catches in each of these games, including a season-high five grabs on four different occasions ... Named C-USA honorable mention.
Junior College: Two-year standout for Coach Buddy Stephens’ East Mississippi Community College Lions who emerged as one of the nation’s top wide receivers as a sophomore ... Capped his EMCC career by earning NJCAA All-America first-team honors this past season after leading the nation with 75 pass receptions (15 more than any other player) and finishing second nationally with 1,055 receiving yards as well as with 12 touchdown catches ... Also garnered NJCAA All-Region 23 honors as a sophomore in addition to being selected as the MACJC’s North Division’s Most Valuable Player among offensive backs ... Posted five 100-yard receiving efforts and had at least one touchdown catch during all nine regular-season contests ... Three of those 100-yard, two-touchdown outings came during successive weeks (10 rec, 130 yds, 2 TDs vs. East Central; 11-147-2 vs. Northwest Mississippi & 12-140-2 vs. Holmes) ... Also had back-to-back, 100-yard receiving efforts vs. Pearl River (5-135-1) and Itawamba (6-121-1) ... Season-long catches of 87 and 66 yards also came against PRCC and ICC, respectively ... Had 14 catches for 113 yards and a TD as a freshman on EMCC’s undefeated (12-0) NJCAA championship team ... Made three grabs for season-high 28 yards (10-yd TD) vs. Mississippi Delta ... Also had three catches (19 total yards) in state playoff win over Copiah-Lincoln.
High School: Helped lead the West Point High School Green Wave to back-to-back Class 5A state championships (streak is now four straight state titles) ... Teamed with fellow Southern Miss signee and NJCAA All-American Terence Cherry at West Point ... Named Mississippi/Alabama All-Star, MAC Class 5A First Team All-State and Clarion-Ledger First Team as a prep senior ... Also made Daily Journal Large School All-Area team and WCBI All-EndZone First Team ... Played both sides of the ball for West Point ... Had 42 catches for 967 receiving yards (23.0 yds/rec) and 11 touchdowns as a prep senior ... Made season-high seven catches for 157 yards and two TDs vs. Lafayette ... Had season-most 161 receiving yards and two TDs on five grabs against Olive Branch in 2017 state semifinals ... Also reached century mark in receiving yards (122) with three catches (2 TDs) vs. Grenada ... On defense in 2017, he had four interceptions (one TD) and 17 tackles (2 TFLs) ... Had four tackles, 28-yard INT return, fumble recovery, a pass breakup and 17-yard kickoff return in Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game.
