Marquise Brown

Marquise Brown is an active American professional football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL).

Player Profile, High School, and College Career

Marquise Brown was born on June 4, 1997, in Hollywood, Florida—a hometown that naturally inspired his iconic lifelong nickname. The dynamic wide receiver stands 175 cm tall, and carries a playing weight of 77 kg.

He grew up playing Pop Warner football in the same Florida youth leagues as future NFL superstar Lamar Jackson. Brown initially attended South Broward High School before transferring to Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School in Hollywood, Florida.

Overlooked by major programs out of high school due to his slight frame, Brown took a resilient path by enrolling at the College of the Canyons, a junior college in California. After a dominant freshman year there, he earned a scholarship to the University of Oklahoma, where he starred for the Sooners from 2017 to 2018 under head coach Lincoln Riley.

Paired with Heisman-winning quarterbacks, Brown became a national sensation, accumulating 2,413 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns in just two explosive collegiate seasons to secure a First-team All-American selection.

Professional Career

Brown was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round (25th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, making him the very first wide receiver taken off the board.

Reunited with his childhood friend Lamar Jackson, Brown enjoyed an immediate impact, catching four passes for 147 yards and two long touchdowns in his regular-season debut against Miami. He spent three highly productive seasons anchoring Baltimore's vertical passing game, culminating in a superb 2021 campaign where he surpassed the milestone by hauling in 91 receptions for 1,008 yards and six touchdowns.

In April 2022, Brown was traded to the Arizona Cardinals on draft night, reuniting him with his former college quarterback, Kyler Murray. He proved highly efficient when healthy in Arizona, starting 24 games across two seasons and operating as a premier perimeter target despite battling nagging hamstring and foot injuries. In March 2024, looking to maximize his vertical threat in a championship system, Brown signed a contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.

After fighting through a shoulder injury that heavily restricted his initial year in Kansas City, he returned to play a full 16 games during the 2025 campaign, recording 49 receptions for 587 yards and five touchdowns.

In March 2026, Brown embarked on a fresh chapter by signing a lucrative one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. Joining a re-engineered aerial attack under a new offensive coordinator, he enters the 2026 offseason program as the elite speed merchant tasked with stretching opposing secondaries over the top for Jalen Hurts.

Off the Field

He is the cousin of former superstar NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown.

Career Highlights

• 2019 – Selected as the first wide receiver off the board in the first round of the NFL Draft
• 2021 – Recorded his first career 1,000-yard receiving season with the Baltimore Ravens
• 2018 – First-team All-American selection at the University of Oklahoma