Camden Brown Hopes To cAp Big Career With Jlab Birmingham Bowl Win

By Steve Irvine

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - December 28, 2025

Camden Brown didn’t chase money when he decided to leave Auburn. Instead, the talented wide receiver chased opportunity.

And the move paid off.

Brown, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound wide receiver, will close his Georgia Southern chapter on Monday afternoon against rival Appalachian State in the JLab Birmingham Bowl at Protective Stadium. He will also put the finishing touches on the most productive seasons for a wide receiver in Georgia Southern history.

Heading into Monday’s game, which kicks off at 1 p.m. CT, Brown has 63 catches for 1,049 yards with a FBS leading 14 touchdown receptions. He is the first player in Georgia Southern history to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in a season, a number he eclipsed by turning nine receptions into 157 yards and two touchdowns in the regular season finale against Marshall, and will most certainly finish in the top five for single season catches. He tied the school record for single game catches with 12 against Southern Miss. He had three touchdown catches against Coastal Carolina and scored at least one touchdown in nine of the team’s 12 games.

It all began with a decision.

“Just knowing for the guys that want to leave from Power Five, don’t even think about the money,” Brown said. “Just think about it as the opportunity. That's what I did, roll the dice. That's what I am, a risk taker. Everything I do is from the heart. Forget the money, go from the heart, and just be yourself. That's how I took my decision, right? Forget the money and just take a risk on yourself, because I know who I am. I looked in the mirror and just know who I'm playing for, I'm playing for my baby sister Kaden Storm Brown, so just being thankful. When it comes to the decision, when I had to make it, it was like no brainer.”

Brown doesn’t make many decisions, or really do much of anything, without the memory of his sister at the forefront. Kaden Storm was 14 years old when she died. She lived a life where she communicated with smiles, laughter and love instead of words. She lived a life that will inspire Camden throughout his life.

“She definitely taught me to be hungry,” said Brown, who wears a locket necklace with a picture of him and his sister. “There were times she was hurting but she always had a smile on her face. When it’s time where you feel tired out here and don’t want to do it (then) do it. When she was hurting, she wasn’t complaining. So I ain’t fixing to sit out here and complain. She taught me to just have grit and be thankful for what you’re doing because it can always be worse. That’s how I look at it.”

Brown said he visited his sister’s gravesite in their hometown of Monroe, La. before coming to Birmingham to prepare for Monday’s JLab Birmingham Bowl. That is not uncommon because it was her memory that drove him through a state championship season at Florida powerhouse St. Thomas Acquinas in 2021 and continues to drive him today

Brown had nearly 25 scholarship offers, according to 247 Sports, after his senior season. One of those, ironically, was Appalachian State, which is not only Georgia Southern’s bowl opponents but also its biggest rival. He also had five SEC offers, including Georgia and Ole Miss, and a host of other P4 offers. He chose Auburn, where he had 26 catches for 299 yards with three touchdowns in 37 games over three seasons.

“It was a blessing,” Brown said. “You just don't take those moments for granted. It taught me a lot (in) just reading coverages and  taught me how to grow and learn about yourself off the field as well, just playing in Power 5 and knowing who you are as a whole. So I’m thankful for everything and just thankful for the opportunity. Thanks for everybody that believed in me there.”

He’s also thankful for a final college season that will conclude with Georgia Southern’s fourth consecutive bowl trip. The Eagles enter Monday’s game with a 7-5 record, including a 25-23 win over Appalachian State on Nov. 6.

“It's been a great, great opportunity, just having fun and being with my teammates,” Brown said with a smile that remained throughout most of the interview. “That's the main thing. It's never been a time that we’re all not smiling. Even through the losses and stuff, we still find a way out of that mood and just all came together. That's what you want. These guys love each other and love being around each other, it's amazing. Even yesterday, we probably haven't seen each other in a long time. But everybody was just smiling and thankful just to be around each other.”