Mississippi WR Brown skips senior year, enters NFL draft
- Dec. 04, 2018 02:49 PM EST
FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2018, file photo, Mississippi wide receiver A.J. Brown (1) scores on a 38-yard pass reception against Southern Illinois safety Michael Elbert (37) during an NCAA college football game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. Brown is a unanimous first-team selection to The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference team, announced Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. ( Bruce Newman/The Oxford Eagle via AP, File)
FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2018, file photo, Mississippi wide receiver A.J. Brown (1) scores on a 38-yard pass reception against Southern Illinois safety Michael Elbert (37) during an NCAA college football game at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. Brown is a unanimous first-team selection to The Associated Press All-Southeastern Conference team, announced Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. ( Bruce Newman/The Oxford Eagle via AP, File)

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi receiver A.J. Brown has announced that he will skip his senior season and enter this spring's NFL draft.

The 6-foot-1, 230-pound Brown had a stellar three-year career for the Rebels, and was recently named an AP All-Southeastern Conference selection this season after catching 85 passes for 1,320 yards and six touchdowns. He is the school's all-time leading receiver with 189 career receptions for 2,984 yards and 19 touchdowns.

Brown's decision was expected. He's widely considered one of this year's best NFL prospects at receiver.

The Ole Miss football program posted Brown's decision on social media Tuesday. Brown thanked Ole Miss in a statement, saying "I'll never forget the place that turned me into a man."

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