Vernell Brown III

WR · #1 · Florida · SO · 5'11" · 178 · Gainesville, FL

Projected WR-SL starter

271 2026 receiving yards
17 of 19 2026 catches
2 2026 TDs
6 Explosive plays
14 Career games (9 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Florida4317-19 271 15.9 2
2025 Florida10640-60 512 12.8 0

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 67.8 92
Yards per catch 15.9 79
Catch rate 89.5% 94
Receiving TDs 2 66

Around Vernell

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Aaron Philo QB · 1,341 pass yds · 6g
RB Jadan Baugh RB · 763 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Dallas Wilson WR · 403 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z Eric Singleton Jr. WR · 93 rec yds · 5g
TE Ty Jackson LB · no college stats · 6g

The situation

Florida 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.9% 55
Red zone TD rate 80.5% 82
Line yards per carry 2.6 59
Sack rate allowed 5.2% 59

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 FAU6 6 117 1 0
W2Campbell Fighting Camels3 3 43 1 1
W3 @ AUB6 5 86 0 1
W4 MISS4 3 25 0 1

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Five-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#28 Deuce Knight QB · George County AUB
#29 Elyiss Williams TE · Camden County UGA
#30 Vernell Brown III WR · Jones FLA
#31 Trey McNutt S · Shaker Heights ORE
#32 Caleb Cunningham WR · Choctaw County MISS
WRs in the class
#4 Talyn Taylor Geneva UGA
#5 Quincy Porter Bergen Catholic OSU
#6 Vernell Brown III Jones FLA
#7 Caleb Cunningham Choctaw County MISS
#8 Dallas Wilson Tampa Bay Tech FLA
2026 · 92th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 99th pctile of class