Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Ji'Ayir Brown was born January 25, 2000, in Trenton, New Jersey. He is a safety in the NFL.

Brown attended Lackawanna College in 2018 and 2019. In 2019, he was the Northeast JC Football Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

In 2020, Brown transferred to Penn State University. After spending his first year in 2020 as a backup, he took over as a starter in 2021. In 13 starts, he had 73 tackles, six interceptions and one touchdown. Brown returned to Penn State in 2022. He was named the defensive MVP of the 2023 Rose Bowl.

Brown was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He was the 87th overall pick.