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Player Dossier
2020-2022Penn State
Ji'Ayir Brown
S • 5'11" • 208 lbs • Trenton, NJ, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ji'Ayir Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Player Story
Ji'Ayir Brown built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a safety from Trenton, NJ wearing No. 16, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Ji'Ayir Brown's career was his defensive production: 147...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 24
- Overall
- No. 87
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Ji'Ayir Brown, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · Penn State. Ji'Ayir Brown shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 147
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 4.5
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 11
- Touchdowns
- 2
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Ji'Ayir Brown Penn State Highlights
2022 · Penn State · Player Highlight
Ji'Ayir Brown college highlights at Penn State.
- Season
- 2022
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Ji'Ayir Brown quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · S
- Career Tackles
- 147
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Utah
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 3 · Pick 24 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 68 tackles · S 39th (top 8%) · Big Ten 25th (top 4%) · National 251st (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 10.6 |
| 2021 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 49.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 67 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 2 | 49.2 |
| 2022 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | - | 1 | 0 | 73 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 66 | 5.5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 73 |
Related Context
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Ji'Ayir Brown played S for Penn State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ji'Ayir Brown recorded 147 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
Penn State paired 25.5 primary output with 41.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 41.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Utah
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · Penn State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
41.4
Usage
10.8
Consistency
60.5
Best Game by takeover score
Utah
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Utah: 5. Purdue: 1. Ohio: 1.5. Auburn: 4. Central Michigan: 2. Northwestern: 3. Michigan: 1. Minnesota: 2. Ohio State: 0. Indiana: 2. Maryland: 3. Rutgers: 0. Michigan State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Utah: 2 by 58.3. Purdue: 5 by 30.8. Ohio: 5 by 35.8. Auburn: 5 by 60.8. Central Michigan: 4 by 36.7. Northwestern: 6 by 55. Michigan: 9 by 47.5. Minnesota: 7 by 49.2. Ohio State: 8 by 33.3. Indiana: 3 by 32.5. Maryland: 3 by 42.5. Rutgers: 4 by 16.7. Michigan State: 7 by 39.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2.2 · Games = 11 · +1.7 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · -1.7 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Utah
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs Auburn
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | @ UtahSplash game | W 35-21 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Michigan State | W 35-16 | 7 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Rutgers | W 55-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs MarylandSplash game | W 30-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ IndianaSplash game | W 45-14 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Ohio State | L 31-44 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs MinnesotaSplash game | W 45-17 | 7 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Michigan | L 17-41 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs NorthwesternSplash game | W 17-7 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Central MichiganSplash game | W 33-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ AuburnSplash game | W 41-12 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Ohio | W 46-10 | 5 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | @ Purdue | W 35-31 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Ji'Ayir Brown story
Ji'Ayir Brown built his college career from 2020 through 2022 as a safety from Trenton, NJ wearing No. 16, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Ji'Ayir Brown's career was his defensive production: 147 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, and 10 interceptions across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with Penn State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Ji'Ayir Brown's production has multiple signals. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Penn State.
The arc is straightforward: Ji'Ayir Brown moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2020-2022
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Penn State | 2 | 7.5 | 1.9 | — |
| 2021 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 32.3 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 32.3 | 6.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | Penn State | 25.5 | 41.4 | 10.8 | 13.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Penn State | 25.5 | 41.4 | 10.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Utah
Week 1 · W 35-21 · Postseason
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
86.1 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Auburn
Week 3 · W 41-12
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Havoc Plays
80 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 80 takeover score.
#3
@ Arkansas
Week 1 · L 10-24 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Villanova
Week 4 · W 38-17
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Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Northwestern
Week 5 · W 17-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · Penn State
25.5 primary output · 41.4 efficiency · 10.8 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · Penn State
73
25.5 primary · 41.4 efficiency · 10.8 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Penn State
49.2
12 primary · 32.3 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
10
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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