Equanimeous St. Brown

Equanimeous Tristan Imhotep John St. Brown (born September 30, 1996) is a German-American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL draft. He has also played for the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints. He is the older brother of Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown.

Early life St. Brown attended Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, California, as a freshman before transferring to Servite High School in Anaheim, California. While there, he played high school football for the Friars football team. A 4-star wide receiver recruit, he committed to Notre Dame to play college football over offers from Arizona State, California, Illinois, LSU, Northwestern, UCLA, and Utah, among others.

College career St. Brown played at Notre Dame from 2015 to 2017 under head coach Brian Kelly. After his junior season in 2017, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL draft. He finished his career with 123 receptions for 2,193 yards and 19 touchdowns.

College statistics Season Team Class Pos GP Receiving Rec Yds Avg TD 2015 Notre Dame FR WR 7 1 8 8.0 0 2016 Notre Dame SO WR 12 58 961 16.6 9 2017 Notre Dame JR WR 13 33 515 15.6 4 Career 32 92 1,484 16.1 13

Professional career

Green Bay Packers St. Brown was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the sixth round with the 207th overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft. He signed his rookie contract on May 7, 2018. St. Brown made his NFL debut in Week 1 against the Chicago Bears on special teams. In a Week 5 loss to the Detroit Lions, St. Brown recorded his first three professional catches, which went for 89 yards, including a 54-yard catch-and-run near the end of the game. On October 15 against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football, with 15 seconds left in the game, he recorded a key 19-yard catch that helped set up a game-winning field goal by Mason Crosby. St. Brown finished his rookie season with 21 receptions for 328 yards in 12 games and seven starts.

During a preseason game against the Oakland Raiders on August 22, 2019, St. Brown suffered a serious ankle injury, later reported to be a severe high ankle sprain. The Packers placed him on injured reserve on August 31, ending his 2019 season before it began.

On September 19, 2020, St. Brown was placed on injured reserve. He was activated on October 17, 2020. On December 27, 2020, St. Brown caught his first NFL touchdown, a 21-yard reception from Aaron Rodgers, during a 40–14 Week 16 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday Night Football. In the 2020 season, St. Brown appeared in 12 games and started one. He finished with seven receptions for 117 yards and a touchdown.

On August 31, 2021, the Packers waived St. Brown as part of their final roster cuts but was signed to the practice squad the next day. On September 21, 2021, St. Brown was elevated to the active roster and sent back to the practice squad the next day. On October 3, 2021, St. Brown was once again elevated to the active roster and sent back to the practice squad two days later. On October 9, 2021, St. Brown was elevated to the active roster, and then reverted to practice squad again. Four days later the Packers signed him to the active roster. In the 2021 season, St. Brown appeared in 13 games and started two. He had nine receptions for 98 receiving yards.

Chicago Bears On March 18, 2022, St. Brown signed a one-year contract with the Bears. In the season opener against the 49ers, St. Brown scored a touchdown on an 18-yard pass from Justin Fields. Coincidentally, his touchdown came two minutes after his brother, Amon-Ra, scored a touchdown in the Detroit Lions' opener. He finished the 2022 season with 21 catches for 323 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown in 16 games and starts.

On January 4, 2023, St. Brown signed a one-year, $1.25 million contract extension with the Bears. In Week 4 against the Denver Broncos, he made his season debut in place of benched Chase Claypool. He was placed on injured reserve on October 13, 2023, with a hamstring injury. He was activated on November 9.

New Orleans Saints On April 12, 2024, St. Brown signed with the New Orleans Saints. He was released on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad.

San Francisco 49ers On July 22, 2025, St. Brown signed with the San Francisco 49ers. On July 31, he was released by 49ers. St. Brown was re-signed by the 49ers on August 5, following the release of Andy Isabella. On August 8, he was placed on the season-ending injured reserve list. On August 19, St. Brown was released by the 49ers with an injury settlement.

NFL career statistics Regular season

Postseason Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles GP GS Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lost 2019 GB 0 Did not play due to injury 2020 GB 2 0 2 37 18.5 27 0 0 0 2021 GB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 3 1 2 37 18.5 27 0 0 0

Personal life St. Brown speaks fluent French and German in addition to his native English. He used all three languages when he announced his commitment to play football at Notre Dame in 2015.

He has two younger brothers, Osiris and Amon-Ra; both are wide receivers. The three brothers' last names are "St. Brown", while their parents' last name is "Brown". Osiris played for the Stanford Cardinal and was previously a four-star recruit coming out of Mater Dei High School in California, while Amon-Ra played for USC before being drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 2021 NFL draft. Their father, John, is a former Mr. Universe. St. Brown's mother, Miriam Brown , is from Leverkusen, Germany. He and his brothers are all dual citizens, holding American and German citizenship, and spent much of their youth traveling abroad, including a period studying at an elementary school in France.

On his children's birth certificates, John Brown had his children's surnames listed as "St. Brown" rather than his last name because "There's too many of those guys" with the last name "Brown" on the back of their jerseys, as John thought his children stood a good chance of becoming professional athletes. John and Miriam debated between "Von Brown" and "St. Brown" before John settled on the latter.