Jyaire Brown (born February 15, 2004)[1] is an American college football cornerback for the UCF Knights. He previously played for the LSU Tigers, and the Ohio State Buckeyes.
| UCF Knights – No. 17 | |
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| Position | Defensive back |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 15, 2004 |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 177 lb (80 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Lakota West (West Chester, Ohio) |
Early life
editBrown attended Warren Easton Charter High School for two years before transferring to Lakota West High School during his junior year.[2] As a senior, he had 26 receptions for 416 yards and four touchdowns, as well as five interceptions.[3] Coming out of high school, Brown was rated as a four-star recruit, the 19th best cornerback, and the 155th overall player in the class of 2022.[4] Brown committed to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes over offers from schools such as Alabama, LSU, and Mississippi State.[5]
College career
editOhio State
editIn week 4 of the 2022 season, Brown got his first career start versus Wisconsin where he notched a tackle and broke up a pass.[6] He finished his freshman season in 2022 playing in ten games, where he totaled eight tackles, three pass deflections, and a forced fumble.[7] In 2023, Brown played in just four games making one tackle.[8] After the 2023, Brown entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[9]
LSU
editBrown transferred to continue his career with the LSU Tigers.[10]
UCF
In 2024 Brown entered the transfer portal, to play for the UCF Knights.
References
edit- ^ @jyairebrown13 (February 15, 2021). "Blessed to see another year #17🙏🏾" (Tweet). Retrieved May 14, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Dyer, Mike (June 9, 2020). "Louisiana prep football standout transferring to Lakota West". WCPO-TV. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ Backstrom, Andy (December 4, 2023). "Ohio State cornerback Jyaire Brown headed to transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Means, Stephen (December 8, 2021). "Jyaire Brown National Signing Day 2022 player profile: Ohio State football recruiting". Cleveland.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Means, Stephen (April 23, 2020). "Jyaire Brown, 4-star 2022 cornerback, commits to Ohio State football: Buckeyes Recruiting". Cleveland.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Baird, Nathan (April 5, 2023). "Jyaire Brown is Ohio State football's key to secondary stability in 2023". Cleveland.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Olson, Andrew (December 5, 2023). "Ohio State DB, former 4-star recruit, enters transfer portal after 2 seasons". Saturday Tradition. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Hartman, Marcus. "Ohio State Buckeyes: Lakota West grad transferring to LSU". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Gay, Collin (December 4, 2023). "Ohio State cornerback Jyaire Brown enters the NCAA transfer portal". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ Riley, Koki (January 4, 2024). "LSU adds an Ohio State cornerback with Louisiana ties from the transfer portal". NOLA.com. Retrieved May 11, 2024.