| Dyami Brown | |
| Current Team: | Washington Commanders |
| Number: | 2 |
| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lb: | 195 |
| High School: | West Mecklenburg (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| College: | North Carolina (2018–2020) |
| Draftyear: | 2021 |
| Draftround: | 3 |
| Draftpick: | 82 |
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| Status: | Active |
| Highlights: |
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| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 29 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 476 |
| Statlabel3: | Receiving touchdowns |
| Statvalue3: | 3 |
| Pfr: | BrowDy00 |
Dyami Brown (; born November 1, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels and was selected by Washington in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Brown grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, and attended West Mecklenburg High School.[1] As a junior, Brown had 999 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns with five interceptions on defense. He caught 41 passes for 631 yards and 10 touchdowns and also rushed for five touchdowns in his senior year.[2] A four-star recruit, Brown was considered the best wide receiver prospect of his class in the state and committed to play college football for the Tar Heels at the University of North Carolina.[3] [4] [5]
As a freshman, Brown caught 17 passes for 173 yards and a touchdown.[6] As a sophomore, 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 touchdowns.[7] [8] [9] He was named ACC Receiver of the Week after catching six passes for 202 yards and three touchdowns in a loss to the Virginia Cavaliers.[10] He was named receiver of the week again after a six reception, 150-yard performance against NC State.[11]
Brown followed up in 2020 by having another 1,000 yard season with eight touchdowns and was named third-team All-American by the Associated Press in the process.[12] [13] He was also the first FBS player since 2000 to average at least 20 yards per catch in consecutive years.[14] He opted out of participating in the 2021 Orange Bowl in order to prepare for the 2021 NFL draft.[15] His younger brother Khafre played wide receiver alongside him at North Carolina.[16]
| North Carolina Tar Heels | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Yards | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | 9 | 17 | 173 | 10.2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 12 | 51 | 1,034 | 20.3 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2020 | 11 | 55 | 1,099 | 20 | 8 | |||||||||
| Career | 32 | 123 | 2,306 | 18.7 | 21 | |||||||||
Brown was selected by the Washington Football Team in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft.[17] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021.[18] Brown made his NFL debut in the opening game of the season, recording 1 reception for −2 yards in a loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. He finished his rookie season appearing in 15 games recording 12 receptions for 165 yards and no touchdowns.
In Week 5 of the 2022 season against the Tennessee Titans, Brown caught two passes for 105 yards with both being touchdown receptions, as well as his career first touchdowns.[19] He appeared in 15 games in the 2022 season and had five receptions for 143 yards and two touchdowns.[20] In the 2023 season, he appeared in 17 games and started one. He recorded 12 receptions for 168 yards and one touchdown.[21]
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | |||
| WAS | 15 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 165 | 13.8 | 48 | 0 | 1 | −4 | −4.0 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | WAS | 15 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 143 | 28.6 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 6 | 39 | 17 | 308 | 18.1 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||