Ji’Ayir Brown became the fourth Penn State player to be selected on Friday, the second day of the 2023 NFL Draft. Brown was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers as the team’s third round selection, which was the 87st overall pick.
We’ve covered Brown’s ascent from a JUCO prospect to Rose Bowl MVP to NFL Draft pick in the past two years, as overviewed in his draft profile:
The story of Ji’Ayir Brown is one of the reasons we love college football. While his career started with no interest and just another face in the crowd on his JUCO roster, it ended on a podium in Pasedena as the Defesnive MVP of the Rose Bowl.