Wes Rockett

Photo by: Emma C. Marion

Photo by: Emma C. Marion

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Photo by: Chip DeLorenzo

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Photo by: Chip DeLorenzo

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Class:
Junior
Position:
WR
Height:
6-0
Weight:
175
Hometown:
Marblehead, Mass.
High School:
St. John's Prep
Concentration:
Behavioral Decision Sciences

2023: Bushnell Cup Finalist for Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year…New England Football Writers All-New England Team…First Team All-Ivy selection as a wide receiver and return specialist…First Team Phil Steele All-Ivy selection as a wide receiver, punt returner, and all-purpose…Named a Phil Steele Mid-Season All-American…2024 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society…Played in 10 games…Led the Ivy League and ranked 16th in FCS Football with 121.2 all-purpose yards per game…Ranked 12th nationally and led the league with 12.0 yards per punt return…Recorded 70 catches for 795 yards with three touchdowns…His 7.0 catches per game ranked second in the league and seventh nationally, while his 79.5 receiving yards per game were second in the Ivy and 19th in FCS…Had eight catches for 123 yards and two touchdowns in the season-opening win at Bryant (Sept. 16)…Had nine catches for 149 yards against Harvard (Sept. 22), including a season-long 51-yarder that made No. 3 on SC Top-10…Had eight catches for 148 yards and a touchdown against Central Connecticut State (Sept. 30)...Added a rushing touchdown against URI (Oct. 7)...Tallied a career-high 11 catches and returned four punts for 64 yards at Columbia (Nov. 11) to earn Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week...First Team Preseason Phil Steele All-Ivy selection as a wide receiver, punt returner and all-purpose.

2022: Third Team NEFJ All-New England…Second Team All-Ivy selection…Two-time Phil Steele All-Ivy selection as a punt returner (First Team) and wide receiver (Second Team)…Winner of the program's Broomhead Memorial Trophy...Ranked fifth in the Ivy League with 55.4 receiving yards per game…Ranked seventh in the league with 48 receptions…Tied for the team lead with three receiving touchdowns…Finished with 50+ receiving yards in six games…Ranked third in the Ivy League with 21.1 yards per kick return…Averaged 9.5 yards per punt return…Had a season-high eight catches for 58 yards at Princeton on Oct. 14, including a nine-yard touchdown catch that was the No. 2 play on SportsCenter’s Top 10…Had seven catches for 138 yards in Brown’s upset win over Penn (10/29).

2021: Appeared in all 10 games…NEFW Division I All-New England Team selection…Second Team All-Ivy League selection…Phil Steele FCS All-Ivy Second Team (offense) and Third Team (special teams) selection…CoSIDA Academic All-District selection...Winner of Brown Football’s Kevin T. Slattery ’76 Award…Led the Ivy League with eight touchdown receptions…Tied for the team lead and tied for fourth in the Ivy League with 664 receiving yards…Second on the team and third in the Ivy League with 56 receptions…Also served as Brown's primary punt returner and ranked eighth in the league with 79.1 all-purpose yards per game…Had a pair of games with three touchdown receptions against Princeton (10/16) and Yale (11/6)…Had eight receptions for 75 yards and his first career touchdown in the season opener against Rhode Island (9/18)…Had seven catches for a season-high 111 yards at Bryant (10/2).

2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019: Earned playing time in eight games as a first-year player … Had two catches for 42 yards … Made a 33-yard reception vs. Cornell (Oct. 26).

Before Brown: National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete … USA Today First Team All-State … MCFA Super 26 All-State … Boston Globe Division I Player of the Year … Team Captain … Lynn Item Offensive Player of the Year … Catholic Conference and Salem News All-Star … Made 63 catches as a senior … Spanish National Honor Society … High Honor Roll.

Personal: The son of Kate and Bill Rockett … Has two brothers, Owen and Hayden; Owen played football at Colgate.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown for its unparalleled academic reputation and rich history as well as the deep-rooted football culture. I look forward to the opportunities provided in both the classroom and athletic fields, creating a very well-balanced environment that could not be made available at any other institution.”