Rice University Athletics
2026 Spring Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 11
Jacurri Brown
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Valdosta, Georgia
- High School:
- Lowndes
Transfer from UCF who has played 462 snaps in his career between UCF and Miami over 21 games and has compiled 1,727 yards of total offense over that span… Has thrown for 906 yards (85-149-9) with six touchdowns and rushed for 821 yards on 137 carries (6.0 per carry) with eight touchdowns.
UCF
2025
Saw action in three contests for the Knights and rushed for 142 yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns while passing for 97 yards and another score… Made his season debut against N.C. A&T, rushing for 106 yards and two touchdowns, one for 60 yards, while completing two of three passes for 15 yards… Combined with DJ Black on an 82-yard touchdown pass vs. Kansas State, the ninth-longest pass play in UCF history.
2024
Saw action in nine games and 205 snaps, including his first career start, throwing for a career-best 398 yards and adding a career-high 401 on the ground along with four touchdowns… Saw action in 29 plays through the first six games and then came in against Cincinnati on 51 plays. Completed 13 of 20 passes for 207 yards and one touchdown, and rushed 16 times for 84 yards against the Bearcats… Made his first career start the following week against Iowa State, rushing for 154 yards for two touchdowns on 13 carries.
2023
Miami
Saw his only action as the starter in the 2023 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl against Rutgers
Threw for 181 yards on 20-for-31 passing with one touchdown and one interception, and rushed 15 times and finished with 57 yards and two touchdowns against the Scarlet Knights
2022
Saw action in eight games and made two starts as a true freshman, throwing for 230 yards on 27-for-45 passing (60.0 percent) with three touchdowns and three interceptions and rushing for 223 rushing yards (third on the team)… Made career debut in season opener against Bethune-Cookman, completing one pass… Led team in rushing yards against Florida State, finishing with 64 yards on 13 carries, including long run of 18 yards… Made first start of career in win at Georgia Tech, completing 14-of-19 passes for 136 yards with three touchdowns, with a long pass of 23 yards, while rushing for 87 yards on 19 carries, with a long run of 24 yards… Second start came at Clemson.
Lowndes High School
Four-star prospect by both 247Sports and ESPN and the No. 192 overall player in nation in ESPN300… Rated No. 6 dual-threat quarterback nationally by ESPN… No. 254 player nationally in 247Sports Composite Rankings and their 16th ranked quarterback… No. 5 dual-threat quarterback by Rivals…
Four-year starter and two-time all-state Georgia 7A selection for Lowndes under coaches Randy McPherson and Jamey Dubose … Threw for 1,537 yards with 14 touchdown passes and rushed for more than 1,100 yards yards with 16 rushing touchdowns in breakout junior year and followed that with 1,537 passing yards, 1,101 rushing yards and 30 combined touchdowns (14 passing, 16 rushing) Led the Vikings to 10-3 record in final year…Picked Miami over offers from Auburn, Florida, Ole Miss, Tennessee and West Virginia, among others
Personal
Full Name: Jacurri Jayshad Brown… Birthday: September 4… Parents: Matisha Peterson and Trevor Brown… Three brothers,. two of sisters
UCF
2025
Saw action in three contests for the Knights and rushed for 142 yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns while passing for 97 yards and another score… Made his season debut against N.C. A&T, rushing for 106 yards and two touchdowns, one for 60 yards, while completing two of three passes for 15 yards… Combined with DJ Black on an 82-yard touchdown pass vs. Kansas State, the ninth-longest pass play in UCF history.
2024
Saw action in nine games and 205 snaps, including his first career start, throwing for a career-best 398 yards and adding a career-high 401 on the ground along with four touchdowns… Saw action in 29 plays through the first six games and then came in against Cincinnati on 51 plays. Completed 13 of 20 passes for 207 yards and one touchdown, and rushed 16 times for 84 yards against the Bearcats… Made his first career start the following week against Iowa State, rushing for 154 yards for two touchdowns on 13 carries.
2023
Miami
Saw his only action as the starter in the 2023 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl against Rutgers
Threw for 181 yards on 20-for-31 passing with one touchdown and one interception, and rushed 15 times and finished with 57 yards and two touchdowns against the Scarlet Knights
2022
Saw action in eight games and made two starts as a true freshman, throwing for 230 yards on 27-for-45 passing (60.0 percent) with three touchdowns and three interceptions and rushing for 223 rushing yards (third on the team)… Made career debut in season opener against Bethune-Cookman, completing one pass… Led team in rushing yards against Florida State, finishing with 64 yards on 13 carries, including long run of 18 yards… Made first start of career in win at Georgia Tech, completing 14-of-19 passes for 136 yards with three touchdowns, with a long pass of 23 yards, while rushing for 87 yards on 19 carries, with a long run of 24 yards… Second start came at Clemson.
Lowndes High School
Four-star prospect by both 247Sports and ESPN and the No. 192 overall player in nation in ESPN300… Rated No. 6 dual-threat quarterback nationally by ESPN… No. 254 player nationally in 247Sports Composite Rankings and their 16th ranked quarterback… No. 5 dual-threat quarterback by Rivals…
Four-year starter and two-time all-state Georgia 7A selection for Lowndes under coaches Randy McPherson and Jamey Dubose … Threw for 1,537 yards with 14 touchdown passes and rushed for more than 1,100 yards yards with 16 rushing touchdowns in breakout junior year and followed that with 1,537 passing yards, 1,101 rushing yards and 30 combined touchdowns (14 passing, 16 rushing) Led the Vikings to 10-3 record in final year…Picked Miami over offers from Auburn, Florida, Ole Miss, Tennessee and West Virginia, among others
Personal
Full Name: Jacurri Jayshad Brown… Birthday: September 4… Parents: Matisha Peterson and Trevor Brown… Three brothers,. two of sisters
WBB: Rice vs. Marshall Postgame Presser
Wednesday, March 09
VB: Rice-Texas Postgame Presser
Saturday, December 04
VB: Rice-San Diego Postgame Presser
Thursday, December 02


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