Karon Brookins
Penn State Nittany Lions
79
Solid

Karon Brookins

Penn State Nittany LionsContender
WR-XOffenseSolidTRANSFER · Iowa State
2nd String / Backup

Is Karon Brookins starting?

Karon Brookins is listed 2nd string at WR-X for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Karon Brookins is listed WR-X #2 for Penn State at 79 OVR.

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Depth at WR-X · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 1090Chase SowellStarter
  2. 2879Karon BrookinsYou
  3. 3766Peter Gonzalez

What's Next

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The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Winslow Township, ranked #1,625 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,625 Natl
Pennsauken, NJ
Jersey
#8
Class
RS FR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
205 lbs
Transfer
Iowa State

Karon Brookins is currently behind Chase Sowell at WR-X on the Penn State depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 90 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8536
National Rank
#1625
High School
Winslow Township
Hometown
Atco, NJ

Why this rating?

On a 88-rated offense; 76th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 79 after depth penalty.

Team offense (SP+)
88
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 24% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+0 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 5WMRSHYDS 0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
8
AVG
8.0
TD
0

Final W 45-0

Karon Brookins's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Solid
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