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The two-time transfer spent two years at Houston with Golden, the Packers’ first-round draft pick in April.
If the Green Bay Packers’ wide receiver room was not already crowded enough, there will be a new face in the room on Friday. According to Aaron Wilson of the National Football Post, the Packers are set to sign undrafted rookie Sam Brown, Jr., which will bring the total number of wideouts on the roster up to 13.
Brown comes to Green Bay after a five-year college career that featured a pair of transfers. After spending two years at West Virginia University, he transferred to the University of Houston for the 2022 campaign. He spent two years with the Cougars, joined in their receiver room by one Matthew Golden. Both Brown and Golden transferred to blue-blood programs for 2024, however, with Golden headed to Texas and Brown enrolling at the University of Miami.
Golden had a more productive season as a true freshman in 2022 than Brown did that season (38 catches for 584 yards and 7 scores compared to Brown’s 41/471/4 line). However, Brown was a more consistent threat in 2023, with 62 receptions and 815 yards against Golden’s 38 and 404.
While Golden became a star at Texas, Brown caught passes from #1 overall pick Cam Ward in 2024, but he served as a tertiary receiving option. Brown finished fourth on the team in receptions with 36 and fifth in receiving yards with 509.
The Packers reportedly will add Brown following a workout that he had with the team on Thursday morning, where he presumably showed off his impressive athletic abilities. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Brown has exceptional straight-line speed and leaping ability, as demonstrated by a 4.41-second 40-yard dash and a 41.5-inch vertical at his Pro Day. The team will need to open up a roster spot for Brown, however, which means that someone on the team’s 91-man roster is likely headed back to free agency.
