Jake Paul says he wants to walk on at Stanford, then play in the NFL with the Browns or Cowboys. Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown, like pretty much everyone else, thinks that’s ludicrous.
First of all, Jake Paul turns 30 on January 17. Second, when did he last play in an actual competitive game of football, if ever?
“I do have NFL aspirations after boxing,” Jake Paul said during an appearance on the a16z Podcast Network. “I want to play slot receiver, and so I think to get that experience, college first would be good so I could walk onto the Stanford team. I’m being serious. The idea of it happened today.”
Again, Jake Paul dropped out of Westlake High School as a junior. He reportedly completed his high school degree online, but Stanford? Getting accepted into Stanford will be a tall order, let alone walking on to a Division I ACC football program.
“I was originally thinking I’ll just go straight to the Cleveland Browns or Dallas Cowboys, but they’re probably going to want to see me play first,” Paul continued. “So, it might be better if I start off in college and have a little bit of an advantage over the younger, not as big kids before going into the NFL.”
Naturally, Jake Paul’s comments received significant backlash, most notably from Antonio Brown, who wrote on X, “Dude would get f—— rocked.”
“0.000001% chance he could make it to the NFL, but I would love to watch this unfold,” former NFL player Taylor Lewan added.