On November 11, 2020, Brown announced his medical retirement from football due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Season: 2019: Averaged 6.89 yards per carry, ranking fifth all-time at Penn State...12 rushing touchdowns finished tied for 13th at PSU.
Game: Had a career-long 85-yard run vs. Pitt (9/14/19), the second-longest non-scoring run in program history (Blair Thomas 92-yard run vs. Syracuse, 1986).
Bowl: 2019: Set a Penn State bowl record with 202 yards in the Cotton Bowl vs. Memphis (12/28/19), topping Saquon Barkley's 194 yards in the 2017 Rose Bowl...Ranks sixth in Cotton Bowl history with 202 rushing yards...Set a Penn State record with 12.6 yards per carry in the Cotton Bowl, shattering the previous mark of 8.6 yards per carry set by Curt Warner in the 1980 Fiesta Bowl...Tied for second in Penn State bowl history with two rushing touchdowns in the Cotton Bowl...Owns the ninth-longest rushing touchdown in Cotton Bowl history, a 56-yard score, which ranks sixth in Penn State bowl history...Tied for second in Cotton Bowl history with 88 yards on touchdown runs (32, 56)...Ranks eighth in Cotton Bowl career history with 202 rushing yards...Helped the Nittany Lions score a program-bowl record 53 points...Aided Penn State to tie a Cotton Bowl record with five rushing touchdowns...Helped Penn State run for 396 yards, a program bowl record and the second-most in Cotton Bowl history.
2019 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Selected to the AP All-Bowl Team...Named to the ESPN All-Bowl Team...Tabbed to the Sports Illustrated All-Bowl Team...Named All-Big Ten honorable mention by the media...Selected Pro Football Focus All-Big Ten honorable mention...Earned the Tim Shaw Thrive Award, as a student-athlete who has overcome adversities and been an inspiration to fellow teammates, at the team's awards banquet.
Season: Appeared in 13 games, making 10 starts...One of 18 players to make their first career start...Ran for 890 yards on 129 carries (6.9 average) with 12 touchdowns...Had at least one rushing touchdown in five-straight games to end the season.
Rankings: Finished third in the Big Ten and 27th in the FBS with 12 rushing touchdowns...Ranked fifth in the league with 890 rushing yards...Held third in the Big Ten and 36th in the FBS with 13 total touchdowns...Had eight rushes of 30-plus yards (3rd in Big Ten, 12th in FBS), four rushes of 40-plus (T-3rd, T-16th), two rushes of 50-plus (T-3rd, T-30th) and 10 rushes of 20-plus (4th, T-33rd).
Idaho (8/31): Rushed for 38 yards on five carries...Earned first career multi-touchdown game, finding the end zone on 2- and 23-yard runs...Caught two passes for 31 yards, including an 18-yard reception. Buffalo (9/7): Gained 28 yards on six carries...Blocked a punt in the third quarter. Pittsburgh (9/14): Rushed for 109 yards on 10 carries, his first career 100-yard game...Had a career-long 85-yard run, the second-longest non-scoring run in program history (Blair Thomas 92-yard run vs. Syracuse, 1986)...Added a 16-yard catch...Selected as the coaching staff's Offensive Player of the Week. at Maryland (9/27): Ran for 21 yards on five carries, including a 1-yard score...Posted a career-high 41 yards on two catches...Scored on a career-long 37-yard reception. Purdue (10/5): Had five carries for 21 yards...Hauled in two catches...Named the coaching staff's Special Teams Player of the Week. at Iowa (10/12): Gained 16 yards on four carries. Michigan (10/19): Rushed for 19 yards on four carries...Added a 4-yard catch. at Michigan State (10/26): Ran the ball 12 times for 45 yards. at Minnesota (11/9): Rushed for 124 yards on 14 carries...Scored on a 45-yard run in the first quarter and a 6-yard run in the fourth quarter...Added a 39-yard run in the first quarter...Ran for 101 yards in the first half...Had a 17-yard catch. Indiana (11/16): Rushed for 100 yards on a career-high 21 carries...Scored on a 35-yard run in the third quarter...Had two catches for 20 yards. at Ohio State (11/23): Gained 64 yards on 11 carries...Scored on an 18-yard run in the third quarter...Added two catches. Rutgers (11/30): Rushed for 103 yards on 16 carries...Scored a career-high three touchdowns...Found the end zone on runs of 2, 18 and 1 yards...Added a 33-yard run...Named the coaching staff's Offensive Player of the Week. vs. Memphis (12/28): Rushed for a career-high 202 yards on 16 carries...Scored a pair of touchdowns on 32- and 56-yard runs...Earned Penn State's first 200-yard rushing game since Miles Sanders vs. Illinois in 2018.
2018 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in eight games...One of 40 players to make their first Penn State appearance...Ran for 44 yards on eight carries (5.5 average) with one score...Added a 9-yard reception.
Kent State (9/15): Made collegiate debut...Saw time on special teams. at Illinois (9/21): Gained 10 yards on two carries...Scored on a 6-yard rush. at Indiana (10/20): Had a 5-yard carry in the fourth quarter. at Michigan (11/3): Had an 8-yard carry and caught a 9-yard pass. Maryland (11/24): Rushed for 17 yards on three carries, both season highs. vs. Kentucky (1/1): Had a 4-yard carry.
2017 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time letterman for head coach Ray Collins at Meadville High School...Helped the Bulldogs win 11-straight games before falling in PIAA 5A State Quarterfinals in 2016...Named first-team all-state by the Pennsylvania Football Writers as a senior...Selected to Pennsylvania Football News’ 5A All-State first team in 2016...Named WesternPAFootball.net first team as a junior...Was a three-time all-region honoree, claiming first-team honors in 2015 and 2016 and second-team accolades in 2014...Was a candidate for Pennsylvania’s 2016 Mr. Football Class 4A-6A...Rushed for 2,791 yards and 45 touchdowns in 2016...Led the state in total touchdowns (51) and scoring (320) in 2016...Finished 16th in the state with 2,971 all-purpose yards as a senior...Averaged 12.8 yards per carry as a senior...Accounted for 2,300 yards and 39 touchdowns as a junior...Tallied 1,600 yards and 22 scores as a sophomore...Broke all Meadville High School rushing records, finishing his career with 7,027 yards and 106 touchdowns...Set the Pennsylvania high school single-game rushing record with 722 yards and 10 touchdowns in a 107-90 win over DuBois in 2015...Broke the 90-year-old Pennsylvania single-game scoring record with 68 points against DuBois, besting the mark of 66 points by Shippensburg’s Galen Warren in 1925...Rated a three-star prospect by all four major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked No. 53 running back and No. 16 prospect in Pennsylvania by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 19 prospect in Pennsylvania, No. 85 running back and No. 143 in the East region by ESPN...Rated as the No. 15 recruit in Pennsylvania by Rivals...Played basketball and ran track for the Bulldogs...Won the 2016 PIAA Class AAA State Championship in the 100 meters with a time of 10.73 in the final...Ran the fastest time in Pennsylvania and 10th-best time in the country with a 6.87 mark in the 60-meter dash in the 2016-17 indoor season...Won his second-straight 100-meter outdoor PIAA Class AA State Title with a state-record time of 10.43 seconds in 2017, breaking the record set in 1985 by U.S. Olympian Leroy Burrell.
PERSONAL
Full name is Journey Jay Brown...Son of Buffy Brown and Larry Quinn...Has two sisters, Bailey Brown and Music Brown...Majoring in recreation, park and tourism management...Born March 19, 1999 in Meadville, Pennsylvania.