University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Roster

Jyaire Brown
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 172
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- Lakota West HS
- 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.
2026 National Signing Day Press Conference with Blake Anderson
Wednesday, February 04
Southern Miss 2026 National Signing Day
Wednesday, February 04
Christian Ostrander Preseason Press Conference
Monday, January 19
Blake Anderson Introductory Press Conference
Monday, December 15











