2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 5
Anthony Brown-Stephens
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 178
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Springfield, OH
- High School:
- Springfield HS
- Prev School:
- Kentucky
2026: An Athlon Second Team Preseason All-Conference selection.
2025: Appeared in 14 games with eight starts ... Ran five times for 25 yards and caught 41 passes for 523 yards with two touchdowns ... Had 15 kick returns for 357 yards ... Caught nine passes for 98 yards against Charlotte (11/29).
Prior to Tulane: Transferred in during the spring of 2025 from Kentucky
2024
• Saw action in all 12 games with three starts vs. South Carolina, Ole Miss and Auburn
• Had seven carries for 31 yards and five catches for 77 yards and two scores on the season
• Against Ohio, caught a career-long 25-yard pass and had a career-high four rushes for a career-high tying eight yards
• In the Murray State game, caught three passes for 51 yards and two touchdowns, all career-highs … Scored UK’s last two touchdowns on catches of 22 and 14 yards
2023
• Saw action in all 13 games and totaled five catches for 44 yards and one score
• Had a 4-yard touchdown reception, the first score of his career, vs. Missouri
• Recorded his first career catch for six yards vs. EKU
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
High School
• A four-star prospect as evaluated by ESPN, 247sports.com and Rivals.com
• Rated nationally as the No. 55 wide receiver and the No. 9 prospect in the state of Ohio by Rivals.com
• Four-year letterwinner under head coach Maurice “Moe” Douglass, a former Wildcats
• Named first-team All-Greater Western Ohio Conference as a senior
• Helped lead the Wildcats to 13-2 record and a spot in the state championship game by totaling 83 catches for 1,626 yards with a conference-high 20 touchdowns
• Averaged a conference-high 19.6 yards per catch and led the GWOC with 126 points
• Also had a conference-high eight kick returns for 215 yards for 26.9 yards per return and a touchdown and 15 punt returns for 249 yards, averaging 16.6 yards per return
• Rushed 16 times for 99 yards
• Led the Wildcats to a GWOC championship with a 6-1 league record
• Advanced to the Division I state title game, where he caught six passes for 106 yards and a touchdown vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius
• As a junior, led the conference with 57 receptions for 822 yards receiving and averaged 14.4 yards per catch with seven touchdowns
• Earned honorable mention All-Ohio in 2021
• An all-around athlete who also ran track and was on the basketball team
Personal
• Born in Springfield, Ohio
• Son of Phyllis Stephens, Michael Brown and step father Anthony Williams
• Has four siblings, Michael, Makenzie, Izaiah and Zarik
• Brother, Michael Brown-Stephens, is wide receiver at Minnesota
• Nephew of Grammy Award winner John Legend
Anthony Says
• Nickname is “AB”
• Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be a collegiate coach
• His sports hero is Davante Adams because of his route running
• Three words to describe him are laid back, athletic and observant
• If he could go back in time and change one thing he would start workouts at a younger age
2025: Appeared in 14 games with eight starts ... Ran five times for 25 yards and caught 41 passes for 523 yards with two touchdowns ... Had 15 kick returns for 357 yards ... Caught nine passes for 98 yards against Charlotte (11/29).
Prior to Tulane: Transferred in during the spring of 2025 from Kentucky
2024
• Saw action in all 12 games with three starts vs. South Carolina, Ole Miss and Auburn
• Had seven carries for 31 yards and five catches for 77 yards and two scores on the season
• Against Ohio, caught a career-long 25-yard pass and had a career-high four rushes for a career-high tying eight yards
• In the Murray State game, caught three passes for 51 yards and two touchdowns, all career-highs … Scored UK’s last two touchdowns on catches of 22 and 14 yards
2023
• Saw action in all 13 games and totaled five catches for 44 yards and one score
• Had a 4-yard touchdown reception, the first score of his career, vs. Missouri
• Recorded his first career catch for six yards vs. EKU
• SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
High School
• A four-star prospect as evaluated by ESPN, 247sports.com and Rivals.com
• Rated nationally as the No. 55 wide receiver and the No. 9 prospect in the state of Ohio by Rivals.com
• Four-year letterwinner under head coach Maurice “Moe” Douglass, a former Wildcats
• Named first-team All-Greater Western Ohio Conference as a senior
• Helped lead the Wildcats to 13-2 record and a spot in the state championship game by totaling 83 catches for 1,626 yards with a conference-high 20 touchdowns
• Averaged a conference-high 19.6 yards per catch and led the GWOC with 126 points
• Also had a conference-high eight kick returns for 215 yards for 26.9 yards per return and a touchdown and 15 punt returns for 249 yards, averaging 16.6 yards per return
• Rushed 16 times for 99 yards
• Led the Wildcats to a GWOC championship with a 6-1 league record
• Advanced to the Division I state title game, where he caught six passes for 106 yards and a touchdown vs. Cleveland St. Ignatius
• As a junior, led the conference with 57 receptions for 822 yards receiving and averaged 14.4 yards per catch with seven touchdowns
• Earned honorable mention All-Ohio in 2021
• An all-around athlete who also ran track and was on the basketball team
Personal
• Born in Springfield, Ohio
• Son of Phyllis Stephens, Michael Brown and step father Anthony Williams
• Has four siblings, Michael, Makenzie, Izaiah and Zarik
• Brother, Michael Brown-Stephens, is wide receiver at Minnesota
• Nephew of Grammy Award winner John Legend
Anthony Says
• Nickname is “AB”
• Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be a collegiate coach
• His sports hero is Davante Adams because of his route running
• Three words to describe him are laid back, athletic and observant
• If he could go back in time and change one thing he would start workouts at a younger age
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