Ji'Ayir Brown

PERSONAL:

• First name is pronounced jye-YEAR. Nickname is 'Tig', short for Tigger the Tiger from Winnie the Pooh.
• Majored in telecommunications at Penn State and aspires to be a sports analyst following his NFL career.
• Has one brother, J'Ron, and two sisters, Ji'Asia and J'Selle.
• Played basketball in addition to football at Trenton Central (NJ) HS. As a senior, led the state of New Jersey in steals per game (6.8).
• Attended Trenton Central (NJ) HS where he was a four-year letterman, three-time all-conference honoree, two-time team captain and earned first-team all-state honors as a senior in 2017. 
• Majored in telecommunications at Penn State.
• Born Ji'Ayir A'Veon Brown (1/25/00) in Trenton, NJ.

PERSONAL:

• First name is pronounced jye-YEAR. Nickname is 'Tig', short for Tigger the Tiger from Winnie the Pooh.
• Majored in telecommunications at Penn State and aspires to be a sports analyst following his NFL career.
• Has one brother, J'Ron, and two sisters, Ji'Asia and J'Selle.
• Played basketball in addition to football at Trenton Central (NJ) HS. As a senior, led the state of New Jersey in steals per game (6.8).
• Attended Trenton Central (NJ) HS where he was a four-year letterman, three-time all-conference honoree, two-time team captain and earned first-team all-state honors as a senior in 2017. 
• Majored in telecommunications at Penn State.
• Born Ji'Ayir A'Veon Brown (1/25/00) in Trenton, NJ.

COLLEGE:

• Appeared in 35 games (26 starts) in three years (2020-22) at Penn State and registered 153 tackles, 19 PDs, 10 INTs, 9.0 TFLs, 4.5 sacks, 3 FFs and 3 FRs after transferring from Lackawanna Community College (Scranton, PA) where he spent two seasons (2018-19). In 2022, started all 13 games at S and notched 74 tack- les, 7.0 TFLs, 4.5 sacks, 2 FFs and 1 FR, earning Third-Team All-Big Ten honors for the second-consecutive season. In 2021, started all 13 games at S and tallied 73 tackles, 11 PDs, 6 INTs, 2 FRs and 1 FF, earning Third-Team All-Big Ten honors. Appeared in 9 games as a junior in 2020 and posted 6 tackles and 1 PD. Helped guide Lackawanna to a 21-1 record and a trip to the NJCAA Champion- ship Game during his 2 years with the team. Appeared in 9 games and registered 35 tackles, 5 PDs, 3 INTs and 1 FR as a sophomore in 2019 where he earned the Northeast Football Conference's De- fensive Player of the Year Award, First-Team All-NEFC and NJCAA First-Team All-American honors. Tallied 40 tackles, 5 INTs and 3 PDs as a freshman in 2018.

AWARDS & HONORS:

• 2023: Thomas Herrion Memorial Award

NFL:

• 2024 • Appeared in 17 games (13 starts) and registered 77 tackles, 1 INT and 6 PDs. • Registered 4 tackles and a season-high 2 PDs at LAR (9/22). • Registered a career-high 8 tackles and 1 PD vs. NE (9/29). • Matched his career high with 8 tackles at Sea. (10/10). • Tallied 5 tackles and 1 INT of Cowboys QB Dak Prescott vs. Dal. (10/27). • Matched his career high again with 8 tackles at Buf. (12/1).
• 2023 • Appeared in 15 games (5 starts) as a rookie and registered 34 tackles, 2 INTs and 4 PDs. Also started in 2 postseason games and recorded 21 tackles, 1 INT and 1 PD. • Registered 4 tackles, 3 PDS and 1 INT of Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield vs. TB (11/19), which gave him the first INT of his career. • Brown's 3 PDs were the most by a 49ers rookie since CB Rashard Robinson in 2016 [3 PDs vs. Dal. (10/2/16)]. • Registered 6 tackles and 1 INT of Seahawks QB Drew Lock vs. Sea. (12/10), marking the 2nd INT of his career. • Registered 11 tackles and 1 INT of Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes at KC (2/11/24 - SB LVIII), marking the first INT of his playoff career.