BIOGRAPHY
Amon-Ra St. Brown was born October 24, 1999, in Anaheim Hills, California. He is a wide receiver in the NFL.
He attended Servite High School in Anaheim, California as a freshman before transferring to Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California. As a senior in 2017, he had 72 receptions for 1,320 yards and 20 touchdowns. A five-star recruit, St. Brown committed to the University of Southern California (USC) to play college football. He played with future USC teammate JT Daniels at Mater Dei.
In the first game of his college career, St. Brown had seven receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown. On September 15, St. Brown finished with a career-high 167 yards receiving in a game against Texas. St. Brown finished his freshman season with 60 catches, 750 yards, and three touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2019, he finished with 77 receptions for 1,042 receiving yards and six receiving touchdowns. St. Brown was drafted in the fourth round, 112th overall, by the Detroit Lions in the 2021 NFL Draft. St. Brown topped 1,000 receiving yards for the 2022 season, becoming the youngest receiver in Lions' franchise history to accumulate 1,000 receiving yards in a single season, beating out Calvin Johnson's record by eight days.
In the season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, St. Brown put up an eight-reception, 64-yard performance with one receiving touchdown. Coincidentally, his touchdown came two minutes before his brother Equanimeous scored a touchdown in the Chicago Bears' season opener. In Week 2 against the Washington Commanders, St. Brown became the first player in NFL history to have six straight regular season games with at least eight receptions and at least one touchdown, recording nine receptions for 116 yards and two touchdowns. The streak began in Week 15 of the 2021 season. St. Brown was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week as a result of his performance. In a rival Week 3 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, that streak would end when St. Brown received 6 passes for 73 yards and no touchdowns. In the second quarter of that game, St. Brown would visit training staff with an ankle injury. This injury would cause St. Brown to miss the Week 4 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks where the Lions would lose in a close 45–48 shootout. Returning in Week 5 against the New England Patriots, St. Brown put up just 18 yards on four receptions in the 0–29 shutout.
With the Lions' returning from their bye week against the Dallas Cowboys, St. Brown went down into concussion protocol after being tackled by cornerback Jourdan Lewis following his first reception of the game. St. Brown would not return. St. Brown returned in Week 9 versus the Miami Dolphins. In Week 10, against the Chicago Bears, he had ten receptions for 119 yards in the 31–30 victory. In Week 12, against the Buffalo Bills, he had nine receptions for 122 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown in the 28–25 loss. In the following game, a 40–14 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, he had 11 receptions for 114 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns. In a Week 15 matchup visiting the Carolina Panthers, St. Brown topped 1,000 receiving yards for the 2022 season, becoming the youngest receiver in Lions' franchise history to accumulate 1,000 receiving yards in a single season, beating out Calvin Johnson's record by eight days. He was named as a Pro Bowler.
