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CB Jyaire Brown (transfer to LSU)

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BROWN “BY FAR” THE BEST DEFENSIVE BACK AT THE CAMP
Another of the camp’s top performers was another Ohio State commit in cornerback Jyaire Brown, the 6-foot, 165-pound corner from New Orleans who moved back to his hometown of Cincinnati just two weeks ago after his transfer to Lakota West High School.

There were some times when Brown seemed to go through the motions in finishing out drills and not going all out, and that’s when one of the camp’s coaches lit into him for it. About 15-20 minutes later, that same coach told Eleven Warriors that Brown was “by far” the best defensive back prospect there.

Why?

Aside from the quick hips, an upper-body frame that could easily add plenty of muscle to it, the footwork – in which Brown seemed to glide at times – and the versatility that the coach raved about, it was the level-headedness that impressed him the most.

“He’s so calm when he takes criticisms,” the coach said.

When Brown was chastised, he was right back into the drill with good body language and no complaints.

“Ohio State’s gonna love that kid,” the coach said.

Don’t be surprised if Brown winds up as a fan favorite in Columbus for his personality, either. He’s definitely a happy-go-lucky type of guy who was all smiles throughout the day, even though he plays with that chip-on-his-shoulder attitude when on the field.

Brown told Eleven Warriors that one of his biggest goals during the day was “just getting in and out on my breaks real fast. Instead of being slow, just one-two real fast out of my breaks on every drill.”

Brown was a bit shorter than I had expected him to be, and as of now it appears he is on a trajectory to be a nickel corner. He will have to grow a bit in order for him to become that physical presence the Buckeyes like to have on the outside, and he has two years to do so.

But that versatility we mentioned is one of the key reasons Kerry Coombs and Co. accepted Brown’s commitment so early in the process. Slot corner served a monumental importance for the Buckeyes’ defense in 2019 when Shaun Wade became a star in the role, and perhaps Brown will go down that same path one day.

Surprisingly, Brown says he did not receive an invitation to the Future 50 or the Under Armour All-America Game.
 
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BROWN RECRUITING MATHEWS
We have detailed plenty in the past about the the fact that the Ohio State 2021 commits are continuing to work ‘round the clock to pull in another high-profile prospect to the class. (With the Big Three being J.T. Tuimoloau, Emeka Egbuka and Derrick Davis Jr., with Jordan Hancock high atop the board as well.)

The three commits in the 2022 class have not been quite as up to par with their peer recruiting, but it’s still very early. The 2021 class didn’t ramp things up until the summer and fall of 2019, but that eventually took off – so much so that Mark Pantoni said, in April, that “(the 2021) class may have done that better than any class I’ve ever seen of coming together and going after the top guys.

“Social media these days, it’s easy to connect with guys they’ve never met or met once at a camp or met here on campus. Those guys are building these relationships and getting the best players that wanna come here.”

So, the 2022 class has a lot to live up to in that department, and the first player committed in the class, cornerback Jyaire Brown, says that he is going to start stepping his game up.

“I do that on my own,” Brown told Eleven Warriors of recruiting fellow players in his class. “It’s kind of slowing down. I’m not gonna lie, I’ve been slacking a little bit the last month and a half with being busy with the move, but early on, I was on it. I'm gonna get back on it, though.”

Brown, as he alluded to, has been quite busy in preparing to make his return to his home state of Ohio, as he moved from New Orleans to Cincinnati two weeks ago.

There will be plenty of time to start working on other players now, and his work will begin with a player he will no longer be playing against in high school.

Jacoby Mathews is a four-star safety from Ponchatoula High School in Louisiana who is yet to earn an Ohio State offer.

Mathews and Coombs have not spoken in a while, as Coombs and the rest of the Buckeye staff focus more on the day-to-day operations at the Ohio State facilities. There’s plenty of time for Coombs to get back in contact with Mathews, but in the meantime, Brown will be putting in some work on the 6-foot, 185-pound safety.

When it comes to 2022 defensive back recruiting, Brown says he believes two more cornerbacks is what the Buckeyes are shooting for in this class.
 
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From this weekend’s Miami 7v7 top performers:

CB Jyaire Brown, Ohio State commit – Brown is yet another Bootlegger defensive back that had a good day. He spent most of the afternoon working out of the slot and was able to outmuscle some receivers once engaged. The Lousiana native, who currently resides in Ohio, is loose in the hips and able to change directions with ease. Brown is listed at 5-foot-11, 165 pounds, but in a way plays much bigger than that number suggests as he has some longer arms and is thick throughout much of the torso.
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