Jacurri Brown

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Jacurri Brown
UCF KnightsNo. 11
Position Quarterback
Class
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Redshirt
Sophomore
Personal information
Born: (2003-09-04) September 4, 2003 (age 21) [1] [2]
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
  • Miami (2022–2023)
  • UCF (2024–present)
Bowl games
High school Lowndes (Valdosta, Georgia)

Jacurri Brown (born September 4, 2003) [1] is an American football quarterback for the UCF Knights. He previously played for the Miami Hurricanes.

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Early life

Brown attended Lowndes High School in Valdosta, Georgia. [2] As a senior, he had 1,537 passing yards, 1,101 rushing yards and 30 combined touchdowns. He committed to play college football at the University of Miami. [3] [4]

College career

Brown entered his true freshman year at Miami in 2022 as a backup to Tyler Van Dyke. Due to an injury, he started his first career game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, completing 14 of 19 passes for 136 yards with three touchdowns while rushing for 87 yards. [5] He started the next week against the Clemson Tigers before returning to the backup role. Overall, he appeared in eight games and completed 27 of 45 passes for 230 yards, three touchdowns, three interceptions and rushed for 221 yards on 53 carries. As a sophomore in 2023, Brown started the 2023 Pinstripe Bowl, the only game he played in that season. [6] [7] During the game he completed 20 of 31 passes for 181 yards with one touchdown and one interception and rushed for 57 yards on 15 carries. After the season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to the University of Central Florida (UCF). [8] [9]

Brown entered his first year at UCF as a backup to KJ Jefferson. He started his first game against the Iowa State Cyclones, completing eight of 20 passes for 62 yards with two interceptions, but rushed for 154 yards with two touchdowns on 13 carries. [10]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Miami Hurricanes
2022 821–1274560.02305.133111.6532214.20
2023 110–1203164.51815.811117.815573.82
UCF Knights
2024 920–2356752.23985.91495.1534017.64
Career [11] 1851–48214357.38095.758105.21216795.66

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References

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  2. 1 2 He’s HBK for ‘Heartbreak Kid,’ and this Miami QB commit gave his heart to Hurricanes
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  6. "Hurricanes quarterback Jacurri Brown has 'great opportunity' in Pinstripe Bowl". December 18, 2023.
  7. Miami Hurricanes QB Jacurri Brown will play for first time this season in bowl game
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