Dyami Brown

Dyami Brown is an American football wide receiver and kick returner for the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Dyami Brown
North Carolina Tar Heels – No. 2
PositionWide receiver
ClassJunior
Career history
College
High schoolWest Mecklenburg
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
Personal information
Born:November 1, 1999 (age 21)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight181 lb (82 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • AP Third team All-American (2020)
  • First team All-ACC (2020)
  • Third team All-ACC (2019)

Early life and high school

Brown grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and attended West Mecklenburg High School. As a junior, Brown had 999 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns with five interceptions on defense.[1] He caught 41 passes for 631 yards and 10 touchdowns and also rushed for five touchdowns in his senior year.[2] Brown was rated a four-star recruit and the best wide receiver prospect in North Carolina and committed to play college football at the University of North Carolina over offers from Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan and Virginia Tech.[3][4]

College career

As a freshman, Brown caught 17 passes for 173 yards and one touchdown.[5] He had 51 receptions for 1,034 yards, leading the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) with 20.3 yards per reception, and tied the school record with 12 touchdown receptions in his sophomore season and was named third team All-ACC.[6][7][8] He was named ACC Receiver of the Week after catching six passes for 202 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-31 loss to Virginia.[9] He was named receiver of the week a second time after a six reception, 150 yard performance in which he scored a 52-yard touchdown against NC State.[10]

Brown opted out of participating in the 2021 Orange Bowl (January), in order to prepare for the 2021 NFL Draft.[11]

Personal life

Brown's younger brother, Khafre Brown, is also a wide receiver at North Carolina.[12]

References
  1. "West Meck High football star Dyami Brown commits to North Carolina". Charlotte Observer. April 25, 2017.
  2. "Tar Heels sign 14 in early signing period".
  3. Polacek, Scott (April 25, 2017). "4-Star WR Dyami Brown Commits to UNC over Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Others". Bleacher Report.
  4. "Dyami Brown, four-star wide receiver from Charlotte, commits to UNC". Raleigh News & Observer. April 25, 2017.
  5. "Five questions and answers for UNC football as it heads into spring practice". Raleigh News & Observer. March 1, 2019.
  6. "Dyami Brown didn't need a lot of space to say what he needed to". Glens Falls Post-Star. October 1, 2020.
  7. "Tar Heels aim to build on solid start to Brown's tenure". USA Today. Associated Press. September 1, 2020.
  8. Geisinger, Brian (May 19, 2020). "HOW DYAMI BROWN, DAZZ NEWSOME HELP FUEL UNC'S EMERGING PASS OFFENSE". accsports.com.
  9. Trendel, Avery (November 4, 2019). "Dyami Brown, Sam Howell Selected as ACC Receiver and Freshman of the Week". Chapelboro.com.
  10. Trendel, Avery (December 2, 2019). "Sam Howell, Dyami Brown Earn ACC Football Weekly Honors". Chapelboro.com.
  11. Barnes, Greg (December 21, 2020). "UNC's Dyami Brown to Enter NFL Draft Early, Skip Orange Bowl". 247Sports.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  12. "West Meck's Dyami and Khafre Brown running up scholarship offers". Charlotte Observer. April 24, 2017.
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