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Ji'Ayir Brown

S · Penn State · Sr. · #16

All-Conf HMSan Francisco — drafted 2023, Rd 3, Pick 24, #87 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Ji'Ayir Brown

S · Penn State · Sr · #16

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#18 national
CFB
College
Penn State
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
R3 · #87
San Francisco · 2023

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 entries
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ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-Big Ten

Where He Ended Up · NFL

San FranciscoEntering 4th NFL season

#87Rd 3 · Pick 24
San FranciscoEntering 4th NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced
2022Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

Awards

Trophy Case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 entries
🎖

ALL-CONFERENCE

All-Conf mention (2022)

All-Big Ten

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Penn State68517.04.554--
2021Penn State73611.00.056--
Career1411128.04.51010--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 35–31

at Purdue

1 PD  ·  5 SOLO  ·  5 TOT

Edged out Purdue on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Rover

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

S

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Christian Izien’s 2021 season.

Rutgers · 2021

#2

Coco Azema

Northwestern · 2021

70%
#3

Quinn Perry

TCU · 2022

69%
#4

Kolby Peel

Oklahoma State · 2021

68%
#5

Elijah Hicks

California · 2021

NFL Rd 7
66%

Matches Christian on

Tackle volume
PD rate
TFL rate

Differs from Christian on

Weight (higher)
Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jeremiah Lewis's junior season at Northwestern (2022).

Northwestern · 2022

#2

Plae Wyatt

Rice · 2023

81%
#3

Jaden Voisin

South Alabama · 2023

All-Sun Belt
78%
#4

Chelen Garnes

Wake Forest · 2023

78%
#5

Terry Moore

Duke · 2024

All-ACC
78%

Matches Jeremiah on

Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate

Differs from Jeremiah on

TFL rate (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#20 in market ▼ from #17 · 6 books

+35002.8% implied▼ lengthened from +2500