Elijah Brown (American football)
| Stanford Cardinal – No. 2 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Stanford (2024–present) |
| High school | Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) |
Elijah Brown is an American football quarterback for the Stanford Cardinal.
Early life
Brown is from Huntington Beach, California.[1] He grew up playing football and played quarterback at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, winning the starting job as a freshman, only the fourth person to accomplish the feat.[2] As a sophomore, he led Mater Dei to a perfect 12–0 record and the CIF Open Division state title, throwing for 2,581 yards and 30 touchdowns while being named the MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year.[3] Brown then led his team to a record of 12–1 in 2023, throwing for 2,785 yards and 31 touchdowns with only four interceptions.[4]
Prior to his senior year, Brown participated at the Elite 11 finals.[5] He then won the CIF Southern Section Division 1 and the CIF State Open Division championships in 2023, being named the Orange County offensive player of the year after throwing for 2,950 yards and 39 touchdowns to five interceptions.[6] He finished his four-year stint at Mater Dei having led them to an overall record of 42–2.[6] A four-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the Stanford Cardinal.[7][8] He was the highest-ranked quarterback to sign with Stanford since Tanner McKee in 2018.[9]
College career
Brown entered his true freshman season at Stanford in 2024 as a backup, seeing his first playing time in a win over Cal Poly, completing all seven of his passes for 97 yards.[10] After missing several games due to injury, he played again in a loss to SMU after an injury to Ashton Daniels, completing 16 of 32 passes for 153 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.[10] The following week, he made his first career start, completing five of nine passes for 24 yards.[11] He sat out the rest of the season to preserve a redshirt, finishing with 274 yards passing and two touchdowns with three interceptions.[1][11]
References
- ^ a b "Elijah Brown". Stanford Cardinal. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ Evans, Luca (April 2, 2021). "Mater Dei's Elijah Brown is trying to 'stand on his own two'". Los Angeles Times – via archive.today.
- ^ Poff, Zack (January 6, 2022). "Elijah Brown of Mater Dei named 2021 MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year". CBS Sports.
- ^ Evans, Luca (June 19, 2023). "Mater Dei standout quarterback Elijah Brown commits to Stanford ahead of pivotal senior season". Los Angeles Times – via archive.today.
- ^ Albano, Dan (June 17, 2023). "Mater Dei quarterback Elijah Brown relishes Elite 11 camp as college decision nears". Orange County Register – via archive.today.
- ^ a b Fryar, Steve (December 21, 2023). "All-County football: Mater Dei's Elijah Brown is the offensive player of the year". Orange County Register – via archive.today.
- ^ Morales, Antonio (June 21, 2023). "Blue-chip QB Elijah Brown is the centerpiece of Stanford's recruiting surge". The Athletic – via archive.today.
- ^ Straka, Dean (June 18, 2023). "Stanford football recruiting: Elijah Brown commits as Cardinal make splash by landing No. 3 QB in 2024 class". CBS Sports.
- ^ Morales, Antonio (June 18, 2023). "Four-star QB Elijah Brown picks Stanford over UCLA: What he means for Cardinal". The Athletic.
- ^ a b Kroner, Steve (October 25, 2024). "Stanford mulls switching to freshman QB Elijah Brown against Wake Forest". San Francisco Chronicle – via archive.today.
- ^ a b Grausz, Dylan (January 7, 2025). "Should Stanford Roll With Elijah Brown, or Look to the Portal for Their Next QB?". Sports Illustrated.