As a Redshirt Freshman (2025)

  • Saw action in six matchups, making starts in Stanford's final three matchups of the 2025 season
  • Finished the season 74-for-127 (58.3%) for 829 yards and four passing touchdowns
  • Set single-game career-bests in passing attempts (39), completed passes (27) and passing yards (284)
  • Played his first snaps of the season against Florida State and went 6-for-12 with 71 passing yards, replacing an injured Ben Gulbranson and extending Stanford's home winning streak to four (Oct. 18)
  • Single-game career-bests in passing attempts, completions and yards came against North Carolina, while 187 of his passing yards came in the fourth quarter, the second most in a single quarter by a Stanford quarterback in 2025 (Nov. 1)
  • Earned his first win as a starting quarterback at the collegiate level in the 128th Big Game, finishing 10-for-20 with 123 yards and one touchdown, including a 34-yard dime to CJ Williams for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, his longest completion of the year (Nov. 28)

As a Freshman (2024)

  • Competed in three games for the Cardinal, retains the ability to redshirt
  • Completed 58.3% of his passes (28-for-48) for 273 yards and 2 touchdowns
  • Appeared for the first time in a Cardinal uniform vs. Cal Poly (Sept. 7), completing all seven of his pass attempts for 97 yards 
  • Made his first career start against Wake Forest (Oct. 26)

Prior to Stanford

  • Enrolled at Stanford in January of 2024
  • Played at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California for head coach Frank McManus
  • A unanimous four-star recruit, ranked as high as the No. 7 quarterback recruit in the nation by Rivals and the second-best quarterback recruit in California
  • Junior of the Year by Cal High Sports
  • MaxPreps National Sophomore of the Year
  • Led the No. 1 team in MaxPreps Top 25 HS at quarterback to two CIF Southern Section Division I championships and two CIF Open Division State Championships (2021, 2023)
  • Only quarterback in Mater Dei history to win two state championships 
  • Totaled 8,670 passing yards, 107 TD passes and 8 Rush TDs and compiled a 42-2 record in his career
  • In his senior season, went 186-for-267 with a 70% completion percentage, throwing for 2,938 yards and 39 TDs

Personal

  • Son of Kenny and Shawna Brown
  • Has two younger siblings, Ezrah and Giannah
  • Hopes to study business/finance 
Elijah Brown
2024
Quarterback
6-2 / 205 lbs