2025 Football Roster
Roster
Brown, Alante

Jersey Number 0
Alante Brown
- Position:
- WR
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 196
- Class:
- Sixth Year
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Simeon
- Prev School:
- Nebraska
Bio
CAREER NOTES: Sixth-year senior enters his third season in East Lansing in 2025 after transferring from Nebraska in the summer of 2023 . . . has played in 45 collegiate games, including 14 starts (played in 30 games, including 11 starts, for Nebraska from 2020-22, played in 11 games at Michigan State in 2023 and four in 2024) . . . had 22 catches for 262 yards (11.9 avg.) for the Huskers; also had 16 kick returns for 284 yards (17.8 avg.) . . . has five catches for 47 yards, along with 13 rushes for 21 yards, six kick returns for 132 yards and one pass for 42 yards with the Spartans.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Played in just four games (Florida Atlantic, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois) to preserve redshirt season . . . missed a majority of the season due to an injury he suffered in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic . . . had two catches for 20 yards, three rushes for 17 yards and three kickoff returns for 80 yards (26.7 avg.) . . . finished with 117 all-purpose yards (17 rushing, 20 receiving, 80 kick return) . . . after not playing since the season opener and missing six games, returned to action in game at Michigan on Oct. 26 . . . played 13 offensive snaps in game at Illinois, with one receiving target, and was on kick returns . . . logged 11 offensive snaps and 13 special teams plays in Indiana game, with two rushes for 16 yards, one receiving target and two kick returns for 47 yards, with long of 27 yards . . . made return to lineup in game at Michigan after missing previous five contests, logging one catch and one rush and was also back on kick returns . . . snared one catch for 15 yards along with one kick return for 33 yards in season-opener vs. Florida Atlantic, before suffering injury.
2023 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in 11 games in both offense and special teams action . . . started three games (Iowa, Ohio State, Penn State) . . . recorded 83 all-purpose yards (52 kick return, 27 receiving, 4 rushing) . . . had three catches for 27 yards and 10 rushes for 4 yards, in addition to one pass for 42 yards, with one fumble recovery . . . also had three kick returns for 52 yards (17.3 ypr) . . . saw offense and special teams action in Indiana game, with two targets and making fumble recovery on offense on a fumble by IU player after an interception, keeping Spartan drive going . . . made first start as a Spartan in game at Ohio State, recording one catch for 20 yards . . . completed not just the first pass of MSU career, but collegiate career, with a 42-yard pass in Nebraska game, and it came against old teammates on a double pass play to fellow senior wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. . . . added three rushes and was target on one pass vs. Nebraska . . . had one catch for 2 yards, one rush for 5 yards and one kick return for 15 yards at Minnesota . . . had one rush for 10 yards in Michigan game . . . had one catch for 5 yards in game at Rutgers . . . rushed twice for 2 yards in Iowa game . . . had one kick return for 21 yards in Maryland game . . . tallied one rushing attempt for -1 yard in Washington game and was also on kick return . . . missed Richmond game with an injury . . . had one kick return for 16 yards in Spartan debut in season-opener vs. Central Michigan.
2022 SEASON (JUNIOR AT NEBRASKA): Played in every game with 10 starts at wide receiver . . . caught 16 passes for 191 yards – setting career highs in both categories – while returning one kickoff for 11 yards . . . in the season-ending win at Iowa, caught two passes for 17 yards and had an 11-yard kickoff return . . . caught a 13-yard pass at No. 3 Michigan . . . had a 14-yard catch against Indiana . . . against No. 6 Oklahoma, hauled in an 11-yard reception . . . had three catches for 28 yards against Georgia Southern . . . made two receptions for 27 yards against North Dakota . . . set career highs with three receptions and 32 yards in the season opener against Northwestern.
2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT NEBRASKA): Played in 10 games, catching three passes for 30 yards and returning five kickoffs for 77 yards . . . caught an 8-yard pass at No. 19 Wisconsin, where he returned three kickoffs for 40 yards . . . had a 19-yard kickoff return against No. 6 Ohio State . . . also had an 11-yard reception against Purdue, and he returned a kickoff for 18 yards against the Boilermakers . . . made an 11-yard catch against Fordham for his first reception of the season.
2020 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT NEBRASKA): Played in eight games as a true freshman during the pandemic-shortened season . . . was the team’s top kick returner with 10 returns for 196 yards (19.6 avg.) . . . had three catches for 41 yards . . . in the season finale at Rutgers, set season highs with two catches and 25 receiving yards, including a 22-yard reception . . . returned two kickoffs for 43 yards against Minnesota . . . had two kickoff returns for 38 yards at Purdue on Dec. 5 . . . at Iowa, had an 18-yard carry and two kickoff returns for 38 yards . . . returned the first three kickoffs of his career against Illinois on Nov. 21, gaining 63 yards while averaging 21.0 yards per return . . . earned the first start of his career in the Huskers’ win over Penn State on Nov. 14 . . . made his Husker debut at No. 5 Ohio State, catching one pass for 16 yards.
PREP SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Attended St. Thomas More Prep school in Connecticut for one year after starring for Simeon High School in Chicago . . . helped St. Thomas More to an 8-1 record in 2019, which included the Chancellors snapping Choate Rosemary Hall’s 48-game win streak in a game where Brown had a pair of touchdown catches . . . originally signed with Texas Tech in 2019 before deciding to attend prep school . . . was named the No. 1 prep school recruit in the 2020 class . . . in high school, was a three-year starting quarterback for Simeon High in Chicago . . . led Simeon to an 11-1 record, a city championship, and the Class 7A state quarterfinals as a senior in 2018 . . . threw for 41 touchdowns and rushed for 12 more scores as a senior, earning all-state honors . . . rated a four-star recruit by 247Sports . . . born on Dec. 15, 2000 . . . son of Shawnell Conyers . . . graduated with his bachelor's degree in December 2024.
2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Played in just four games (Florida Atlantic, Michigan, Indiana and Illinois) to preserve redshirt season . . . missed a majority of the season due to an injury he suffered in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic . . . had two catches for 20 yards, three rushes for 17 yards and three kickoff returns for 80 yards (26.7 avg.) . . . finished with 117 all-purpose yards (17 rushing, 20 receiving, 80 kick return) . . . after not playing since the season opener and missing six games, returned to action in game at Michigan on Oct. 26 . . . played 13 offensive snaps in game at Illinois, with one receiving target, and was on kick returns . . . logged 11 offensive snaps and 13 special teams plays in Indiana game, with two rushes for 16 yards, one receiving target and two kick returns for 47 yards, with long of 27 yards . . . made return to lineup in game at Michigan after missing previous five contests, logging one catch and one rush and was also back on kick returns . . . snared one catch for 15 yards along with one kick return for 33 yards in season-opener vs. Florida Atlantic, before suffering injury.
2023 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in 11 games in both offense and special teams action . . . started three games (Iowa, Ohio State, Penn State) . . . recorded 83 all-purpose yards (52 kick return, 27 receiving, 4 rushing) . . . had three catches for 27 yards and 10 rushes for 4 yards, in addition to one pass for 42 yards, with one fumble recovery . . . also had three kick returns for 52 yards (17.3 ypr) . . . saw offense and special teams action in Indiana game, with two targets and making fumble recovery on offense on a fumble by IU player after an interception, keeping Spartan drive going . . . made first start as a Spartan in game at Ohio State, recording one catch for 20 yards . . . completed not just the first pass of MSU career, but collegiate career, with a 42-yard pass in Nebraska game, and it came against old teammates on a double pass play to fellow senior wide receiver Montorie Foster Jr. . . . added three rushes and was target on one pass vs. Nebraska . . . had one catch for 2 yards, one rush for 5 yards and one kick return for 15 yards at Minnesota . . . had one rush for 10 yards in Michigan game . . . had one catch for 5 yards in game at Rutgers . . . rushed twice for 2 yards in Iowa game . . . had one kick return for 21 yards in Maryland game . . . tallied one rushing attempt for -1 yard in Washington game and was also on kick return . . . missed Richmond game with an injury . . . had one kick return for 16 yards in Spartan debut in season-opener vs. Central Michigan.
2022 SEASON (JUNIOR AT NEBRASKA): Played in every game with 10 starts at wide receiver . . . caught 16 passes for 191 yards – setting career highs in both categories – while returning one kickoff for 11 yards . . . in the season-ending win at Iowa, caught two passes for 17 yards and had an 11-yard kickoff return . . . caught a 13-yard pass at No. 3 Michigan . . . had a 14-yard catch against Indiana . . . against No. 6 Oklahoma, hauled in an 11-yard reception . . . had three catches for 28 yards against Georgia Southern . . . made two receptions for 27 yards against North Dakota . . . set career highs with three receptions and 32 yards in the season opener against Northwestern.
2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT NEBRASKA): Played in 10 games, catching three passes for 30 yards and returning five kickoffs for 77 yards . . . caught an 8-yard pass at No. 19 Wisconsin, where he returned three kickoffs for 40 yards . . . had a 19-yard kickoff return against No. 6 Ohio State . . . also had an 11-yard reception against Purdue, and he returned a kickoff for 18 yards against the Boilermakers . . . made an 11-yard catch against Fordham for his first reception of the season.
2020 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT NEBRASKA): Played in eight games as a true freshman during the pandemic-shortened season . . . was the team’s top kick returner with 10 returns for 196 yards (19.6 avg.) . . . had three catches for 41 yards . . . in the season finale at Rutgers, set season highs with two catches and 25 receiving yards, including a 22-yard reception . . . returned two kickoffs for 43 yards against Minnesota . . . had two kickoff returns for 38 yards at Purdue on Dec. 5 . . . at Iowa, had an 18-yard carry and two kickoff returns for 38 yards . . . returned the first three kickoffs of his career against Illinois on Nov. 21, gaining 63 yards while averaging 21.0 yards per return . . . earned the first start of his career in the Huskers’ win over Penn State on Nov. 14 . . . made his Husker debut at No. 5 Ohio State, catching one pass for 16 yards.
PREP SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Attended St. Thomas More Prep school in Connecticut for one year after starring for Simeon High School in Chicago . . . helped St. Thomas More to an 8-1 record in 2019, which included the Chancellors snapping Choate Rosemary Hall’s 48-game win streak in a game where Brown had a pair of touchdown catches . . . originally signed with Texas Tech in 2019 before deciding to attend prep school . . . was named the No. 1 prep school recruit in the 2020 class . . . in high school, was a three-year starting quarterback for Simeon High in Chicago . . . led Simeon to an 11-1 record, a city championship, and the Class 7A state quarterfinals as a senior in 2018 . . . threw for 41 touchdowns and rushed for 12 more scores as a senior, earning all-state honors . . . rated a four-star recruit by 247Sports . . . born on Dec. 15, 2000 . . . son of Shawnell Conyers . . . graduated with his bachelor's degree in December 2024.
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