East Mississippi Community College wide receiver Jason Brownlee announced his commitment to play football at Charlotte on Monday.
Brownlee, a West Point High School product, became one of the nation’s top junior college wide receivers in his sophomore season with the Lions.
He caught 75 passes for 1,055 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns this season in 10 games at EMCC.
Brownlee chose the 49ers from an announced list of three finalists: Western Kentucky, Charlotte and Southern Miss. All three schools compete in Conference USA.
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