Overview
- Brown, a Harrisburg (Pa.) 2026 standout, announced live on the Pat McAfee Show and celebrated by lighting a couch outside his uncle’s home in Shermans Dale, echoing a WVU tradition.
- He decommitted after James Franklin’s firing raised questions about positional coaches, saying the instability led him to end a near two-year pledge to the Nittany Lions.
- He picked West Virginia after visits to Ohio State and WVU, with ESPN identifying Ohio State and North Carolina as his other finalists.
- Recruiting services rate him a four-star tackle (Rivals No. 53 nationally and No. 2 in Pennsylvania; ESPN No. 78), and ESPN reports he would be WVU’s highest-ranked signee in at least 15 years.
- The decision carries a legacy note as his father, Tim Brown, played offensive line at WVU under current coach Rich Rodriguez, whose coaching, facilities and support staff Kevin praised.