Penn State relied on their defense heavily the past two years and their ability to make plays to get the ball back in the offense’s hands. One major component that allowed them to get the ball back so often was the play of Ji’Ayir Brown.
The now former Nittany Lion did not have a conventional journey to State College, making him a better player overall. As he makes his journey to the NFL, he hopes that his playmaking ability will be enough for a team to call him over the three days of the 2023 NFL draft to play for them.
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Vitals
| Hometown | Trenton, NJ |
| Projected Position | Safety |
| Height | 5′-11″ |
| Weight | 203 lb |
Overview
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Ji’Ayir Brown started his collegiate football journey at Lackawanna College, where he played with former Penn State safety Jaquan Brisker and earned first-team All-American honors in the process. Brown would then get the attention of Penn State and transfer there in 2020 and played a reserve role until 2021. During that season, playing alongside Brisker, he tied for the FBS lead with six interceptions and earn all-conference honors. Brown would cap off his Nittany Lion career by being the team’s most valuable player in 2022 and was an all-conference honoree again.
Strengths
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The biggest thing that pops off when you watch Ji’Ayir Brown play is his ability to simply find the ball. Penn State and their defense forced turnovers time and again and Brown himself was responsible for forcing 13 of them in his three years on the team. That skill can be so translatable to the NFL that a team should get a steal and a playmaker on day two of the draft.
Another aspect of his game that deserves to be spotlighted is his tackling ability, especially in…
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