While attending Cardinal O'Hara High School in Springfield, Pennsylvania, Brown was one of the state's top performers in the sprinting events, with personal-bests of 10.54 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 21.18 seconds in the 200-meter dash.

[1][2] Brown played college football at Ohio State University from 2010 to 2013.

[3] In his four-year career at Ohio State, he started 35 of 48 games and recorded 145 receptions for 1,750 yards and 15 touchdowns.

[6] In Week 11, against the Atlanta Falcons, Brown recorded his first receiving touchdown as an NFL player.

[12] On February 7, 2016, Brown was part of the Panthers team that played in Super Bowl 50.