University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2026 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 15
Jyaire Brown
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 172
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- Lakota West HS (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- Prev School:
- UCF
2025 (R-Jr.): Appeared in 11 games for the Knights, earning one start at No. 6 Texas Tech (Nov. 15)…Earned seven tackles on the season, including a career-best six solo stops…Added his first tackle for loss of his career against Houston (Nov. 7)…Earned one pass breakup on the campaign…Tallied a career-high three tackles in the game at No. 6 Texas Tech (Nov. 15)…2024 (R-So.): Saw action in three games at LSU…Recorded three solo tackles…Achieved a career-high of two tackles in a game against UCLA…2023 (R-Fr.): Appeared in 4 games in a reserve role at Ohio State…Recorded a tackle versus Michigan State…2022 (Fr.): Played in 10 games with one start for the Buckeyes…First career start came in win over Wisconsin (1 tackle, 1 PBU)…Had two tackles at Michigan State and vs. Iowa…Forced fumble against Michigan State…Enjoyed season high of two tackles twice…Posted three pass breakups…Played a total of 197 snaps – the most of any Buckeye true freshmen…High School: Ranked as the No. 7 overall player in the state of Ohio and a Top 150-player nationally …Played first two seasons of high school football at Warren Easton in New Orleans…Spent final two years of high school at Lakota West in Cincinnati…Rated with 4 stars…Led the Greater Miami Conference with 5 interceptions as a senior…Named the Southwest District Division I football defensive player of the year as selected by the Ohio Sportswriters Association as a senior…Also played wide receiver, catching 26 passes for 416 yards and 4 TDs in 13 games…Selected to play in the 2022 All-American Bowl in San Antonio.
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