Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-7vs Lafayette | 6 | 92 | 15.3 | 1 | 29 | Season-high 92 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 48-20@ Southern Miss | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 7 | 109 | 16.1 | 1 | 29 |
#19
Javon Brown
Freshman wide receiver for UConn. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 198 lb · Williston, FL · Williston HS
Transferred Toledo → UConn for 2026
The numbers
109
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rec, 92 yds, 1 TD, vs Lafayette
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman wide receiver for UConn. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Toledo in 2024.
- Transferred from Toledo to UConn in 2026.
Javon Brown
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 92 rec yds, 6 receptions against Lafayette — Week 1, 2026.
109 REC YDS · 7 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Toledo3-star out of Williston
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Gordon Sammis
UConn
Coaching transition mid-career: Gordon Sammis → Jason Candle. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UConn
2025Toledo
2026UConn
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 56–7
vs Lafayette
6 rec · 92 yds · 1 TD
Dominant 49-point win at home against Lafayette.
With K. Osborne — 265 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 90 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · T. Warner — 43 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +17 receiving yards, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
2025Toledo8-5HC: Robert Weiner · Run-leaning
2026UConn2-1HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 REC/g, 54.5 YDS/g, 16.1 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jason Candle
Pass share
40.3%
79 pass / 117 run
Plays / game
65.3
3 games
Team sack rate
8.3%
96 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 2,683 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the FBS Independents as a freshman.
The receiver room · UConn
- #5Shamar Porter219 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Ryder Treadway176 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Javon Brown156 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Emanuel Ross110 receiving yards · 2025
- #15Cam Abshire92 receiving yards · 2025
12 more on the roster · UConn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology