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JamariBrown
- position Defensive Back
- height 6-1
- Weight 187
- class Freshman
- Hometown Sunrise, Fla.
- High school Blanche Ely
2018 – Freshman
- Redshirt season
High School
- Tall cornerback received offers from every Power 5 conference in the nation
- One of the nation’s top-100 cornerbacks according to the 247 Sports composite ranking
- Missed time with injuries during his senior season but still had an interception, eight pass breakups, a fumble recovery and returned a kickoff for a touchdown
- Also saw playing time as a wide receiver
- Coached by Calvin Davis
- His numerous offers included, among others, Auburn, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Illinois, Oregon, Louisville, North Carolina State and Pittsburgh
Personal
- Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Son of LaKiesha Owens
- Major is sociology
Jamari Says
- His nickname is “Mario”
- Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to work with computers
- If he could learn to do anything he would learn to fix computers
- He chose to play football at Kentucky because he fell in love with it the very first day