Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs Marshall | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | Season-high 8 yds |
#8
Karon Brookins
Freshman wide receiver for Penn State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 205 lb · Pennsauken, NJ · Timber Creek
Transferred Iowa State → Penn State for 2026
The numbers
8
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 8 yds, vs Marshall
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman wide receiver for Penn State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2025.
- Transferred from Iowa State to Penn State in 2026.
- WR Karon Brookins charged with drug paraphernalia (Sep 11) Reported
Karon Brookins
Iowa State to Penn State — the move that set up everything since. The receipt on tape: 8 rec yds, 1 receptions against Marshall, Week 1, 2026.
8 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Iowa State3-star out of Winslow Township
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Penn State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Penn State
2025Iowa State
2026Penn State
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Penn State3-0HC: Matt Campbell · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (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 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 8.0 YDS/g, 8.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
40.0%
80 pass / 120 run
Plays / game
66.7
3 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
86 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Starter
The No. 1,625 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Big Ten as a freshman.
The receiver room · Penn State
- #4Brett Eskildsen526 receiving yards · 2025
- Chase Sowell500 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Koby Howard133 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Zay Robinson0 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Karon Brookins1 game · 2026
8 more on the roster · Penn State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology