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Lafayette College Athletics

2024 Football Roster

6 Neriyan Brown

  • Pos. DB
  • Yr. Senior
  • Ht. 6-1
  • Weight 203
  • Hometown Atlanta, Ga.
  • High School North Springs
  • Major Anthropology and Sociology

Biography

2024: Started in all 12 games as a safety…tallied 41 tackles on the year...collected his first career sack against Monmouth (09/7)... managed seven tackles and a sack vs. Georgetown (10/12)...selected as one of 54 Leopard players who earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll laurels after achieving a 3.7 GPA.

2023: Started all 12 games at strong safety…made 44 tackles on the season, adding in half tackle for loss…had 10 games with three or more tackles…led the team and finished sixth in the Patriot League in passes defended (9)…registered an interception with a 25-yard return to go along with three pass breakups vs. Bucknell (9/30)…made a career-high six tackles at Georgetown (10/28)…picked off a pass against No. 11 Delaware in the FCS Playoffs (11/25).

2022: Played in all 11 games, seeing time in the defensive backfield and on special teams...registered 18 tackles, including a season-high three stops against Sacred Heart (9/3), William and Mary (9/17) and Fordham (11/12)...finished second on the team with nine tackles on special teams...also used as a kick returner, finishing the season with five returns for 125 yards...ripped off a career-long, 50-yard return at Bucknell (10/1) that set up the Leopards' first offensive touchdown in the conference win.

2021 Fall: Played in 10 games during his second season on College Hill, seeing time primarily on special teams...made first tackle of his career at Air Force (9/4). 

2021 Spring: Did not play in any games during his rookie season. 

AT NORTH SPRINGS: Region 6 AAAAA Player of the Year and North Georgia Player of the Year as a senior…served as team captain…managed 72 receptions on his way to 1,450 all-purpose yards…collected 59 tackles to go along with six career interceptions…two-sport athlete who also played baseball…honor roll student who was also a member of the National Society of High School Scholars…member of the Black Rhinos mentoring group and Top Teens of America.
 
Personal: Son of Likenda Brown…has a younger sister, Ada…born 7/28/02.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2020Freshman

    DB
    6'0" 180 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2021Sophomore

    DB
    6'0" 190 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2022Junior

    DB
    6'0" 187 lbs
    24
  • 6

    2023Senior

    DB
    6'0" 193 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2024Senior

    DB
    6'1" 203 lbs
    6