Pharaoh Brown

BIOGRAPHY

Pharaoh Brown was born on May 4, 1994, in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a tight end in the NFL. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017, following the 2017 NFL Draft. Brown played college football at the University of Oregon.

Brown grew up in Lyndhurst, Ohio where he played football and basketball at Brush High School, graduating in June 2012. During the college recruiting process, Brown initially committed to play for Michigan in May 2011, but ultimately signed his letter of intent to play at Oregon in February 2012. 

Brown played collegiate football at the University of Oregon. During his first year with the Ducks (2012), he was only targeted 3 times making 2 receptions for 42 yards. The following year, Brown appeared in 7 games making 3 starts and made 10 receptions for 123 yards, and 2 touchdowns. During his junior year, Brown would make his most touchdown receptions during his collegiate career at 6, while appearing in 9 games and starting 8. He made 25 receptions for 420 yards. In Brown's senior year (2016), he would again appear in 9 games and start 8 of them, while being targeted 46 times and making 33 receptions. He scored 5 touchdowns while receiving for 426 yards.

On September 25, 2018, Brown was signed by the Cleveland Browns' practice squad. Brown was elevated to the Browns' active roster on October 23, 2018. He was placed on injured reserve on December 8, 2018, with a shoulder injury. He was most recently signed by the Houston Texans in 2020.

Brown has volunteered at a number of Browns events and youth football camps, supported the American Cancer Society for My Cause, My Cleats and contributed to the Browns Social Justice Fund. He also prepared USO care packages.