University of Miami Athletics

Davonte Brown

position

Defensive Back

Height

6-2

Weight

185 lbs.

Class

Fourth-Year Junior

Hometown

Plantation, Fla.

High School

American Heritage

Previous School

UCF

Twitter

@DBrown__7

Instagram

@dbrown7__

Davonte Brown - Football - University of Miami Athletics

2023 (Junior): Saw action in 11 games during season…Finished with 10 total tackles (nine solo) in debut season at Miami…Made Hurricanes debut in season opener against Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 1) and finished with pair of stops…Had one solo tackle in win over Texas A&M (Sept. 9)…Had one tackle in wins over Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 14) and at Temple (Sept. 23)…Added one tackle at North Carolina (Oct. 14)…Credited with one stop in Miami’s 2OT win over Clemson (Oct. 21)…Had pair of solo tackles at NC State (Nov. 4)…Saw time at Florida State (Nov. 11)…Finished with one tackle in home finale against Louisville (Nov. 18)…Saw action in regular season finale at Boston College (Nov. 24).

Prior to Miami: Spent first three seasons at UCF, where he delivered standout career…Served as full-time starter for final two seasons and started 31 games while making 36 appearances…Posted 30 tackles, 2.5 TFLs and two interceptions in final season…Had four PBUs and one forced fumble in 2022…During second-year freshman season (2021), earned third-team All-AAC honors from Pro Football Focus while leading team and ranking third in conference with 13 PBUs…Added 28 tackles, one sack and one interception in 2021…•Totaled 23 tackles, one tackle for loss and one PBU in true freshman season (2020).

High School: Made 20 tackles, 14 solo, and interception as senior in 2019 at American Heritage High School…Helped American Heritage to 10-2 mark and Florida 5A regional final where Patriots fell 23-20 to Northwestern…Had four tackles for Patriots vs. both Gonzaga and Northwestern in 2019…Helped American Heritage to No. 1 final regular-season 5A ranking by Associated Press and No. 3 in all Florida divisions by FloridaHSFootball.com…Also ran track in high school.

Personal: Intends to major in communication studies…Older brother of freshman, Damari, and son of former Hurricane Selwyn Brown.