Ji’Ayir Brown

Penn State SAF

Games Watched: Michigan, Ohio State, Utah

Summary: Ji’Ayir Brown is a safety from Penn State. He has had an impressive 10 interceptions in the last two years, but his strength is in the run game. He has a good burst coming downfield, and he does a good job delivering big hits and shedding blockers when needed. He also has quite a few issues to fix if he wants to be an NFL starter. He is a slow processor with below average instincts. He lacks eye discipline and is not a reliable tackler on the back end. He is also below average athletically which limits what he is able to do.

Pros

  • Quick trigger coming downhill
  • Delivers punishing hits
  • Disengages with perfect timing to make tackles 
  • Good ball production in college

Cons

  • Very slow processor who sees plays develop late
  • Lacks eye discipline leading to him often being fooled by RPO/play action
  • Inconsistent as a tackler on the back end – he doesn’t always wrap up and takes bad pursuit angles
  • Not a great athlete

Grade: Ji’Ayir Brown gets a 5th round grade. While he does have some quality traits, his weaknesses are too large to overlook which means he’ll likely be a career special teamer.