Safety, Penn State, 2020–22
Ji’Ayir Brown
- Number
- No. 16
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 208 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Trenton, NJ
- Born
- Jan 25, 2000
Ji’Ayir Brown played safety at Penn State (2020–22). The San Francisco 49ers took Brown in round 3, No. 87 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. Illinois, 20212interceptions, career highvs. Arkansas, 2021Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Penn State | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | Penn State | 73 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | Penn State | 68 | 51 | 7 | 4.5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Career | 147 | 117 | 9 | 4.5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Penn State | 16 | S | So. | ||
| 2021 | Penn State | 16 | S | Jr. | ||
| 2022 | Penn State | 16 | S | Sr. | 5′11″ | 208 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2022 Penn State 13 games, 68 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Purdue | W 35–31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Ohio | W 46–10 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | at Auburn | W 41–12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Central Michigan | W 33–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Northwestern | W 17–7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Michigan | L 17–41 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Minnesota | W 45–17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Ohio State | L 31–44 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | at Indiana | W 45–14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Maryland | W 30–0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | at Rutgers | W 55–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Michigan State | W 35–16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Utah | W 35–21 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 |
2021 Penn State 13 games, 73 tackles, 6 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Wisconsin | W 16–10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Ball State | W 44–13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Auburn | W 28–20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | vs. Villanova | W 38–17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Indiana | W 24–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Iowa | L 20–23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Illinois | L 18–20 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | atOhio State | L 24–33 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atMaryland | W 31–14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Michigan | L 17–21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Rutgers | W 28–0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atMichigan State | L 27–30 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Arkansas | L 10–24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2020 Penn State 6 games, 6 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2023 | Combine or pro day 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅜″ | |
| Weight | 203 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¼″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 75¾″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 32½″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ | |
| Bench press | 18 reps | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 47 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 35 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 71 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | San Francisco 49ers | 16 | 75 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 47 | 215 | 0 | 5 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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