.png) Brownlee with theTennessee Titans in 2024 | |||||||||||||
| No. 29 – New York Jets | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (2001-07-13)July 13, 2001 (age 24) Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school | Miami Carol City (Miami Gardens, Florida) | ||||||||||||
| College | Florida State (2019–2021) Louisville (2022–2023) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: 5th round, 146th overall pick | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||||||
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Jarvis Jever Brownlee Jr. (born July 13, 2001) is an American professionalfootballcornerback for theNew York Jets of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theFlorida State Seminoles and theLouisville Cardinals.
Brownlee attended high school atMiami Carol City. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit and the number 54 cornerback.[1] Brownlee would initially commit to playcollege football for theMiami Hurricanes.[2][3] However, he decided to flip his commitment to play for theFlorida State Seminoles.[4][5]
In Brownlee's first collegiate season in 2019, he played in just one game, recording one tackle.[6] In Week 8 of the 2020 season, Brownlee recorded his first career interception againstNC State.[7] Brownlee finished the 2020 season with 26 tackles with two being for a loss, a sack, a pass deflection, and an interception.[8] In Week 8 of the 2021 season, Brownlee intercepted a pass which he returned for a 70-yard touchdown, as he helped Florida State routUMass.[9] Brownlee finished the 2021 season notching 51 tackles with two being for a loss, three pass deflections, two interceptions, a forced fumble, and a touchdown.[10] After the end of the 2021 season, he decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal.[11][12]
Brownlee finished his career at Florida State playing in 24 games with 15 starts, where he totaled 78 tackles, seven pass deflections, three interceptions, and a forced fumble.[13]
Brownlee decided to transfer to play for theLouisville Cardinals.[14][15] In his first season with Louisville in 2022, Brownlee posted 66 tackles with two and a half being for a loss, 12 pass deflections and two interceptions.[16] In the 2023 season, Brownlee missed three games with a foot injury, but he still recorded 30 tackles, six pass deflections, an interception and a fumble recovery.[17] After the end of the 2023 season, Brownlee declared for the2024 NFL draft.[18][19]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 5 ft10+3⁄8 in (1.79 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.54 s | 1.62 s | 2.64 s | 4.25 s | 6.94 s | 31.5 in (0.80 m) | 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) | ||
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[20][21] | ||||||||||||
TheTennessee Titans selected Brownlee with the 146th pick in the fifth round of the2024 NFL draft.[22] Originally in possession of thePhiladelphia Eagles, the Titans received the 146th pick from the Eagles after trading safetyKevin Byard forTerrell Edmunds.
Brownlee made his NFL debut in the season opener against theChicago Bears as a rotational cornerback behind startersL'Jarius Sneed andChidobe Awuzie, making twosolo tackles his first game.[23] Brownlee would later move into a starting position, filling in for Awuzie after he was placed oninjured reserve following Week 3's game against theGreen Bay Packers. On September 30, he made his first career start in a 31–12 road victory over theMiami Dolphins, recording five tackles.[24] Brownlee made his first careerinterception during a Week 12 32–27 road victory over theHouston Texans, along with four tackles and threepass deflections.[25] Brownlee played all 17 games of his rookie season, including 14 starts, and finished with 75 tackles, nine pass deflections, an interception, and a fumble recovery.[26] Brownlee ranked third in total tackles among rookie cornerbacks.[27]
On September 23, 2025, Brownlee was traded to theNew York Jets in exchange for a late-round pick swap in 2026.[28] In seven appearances (two starts) for the Jets, he logged two pass deflections, one forced fumble, and 36 combined tackles. On December 6, Brownlee was placed on injured reserve due to a hip injury suffered in Week 12 against theBaltimore Ravens.[29]