2025 USC Football Roster
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Brown, Prophet

Jersey Number 16
Prophet Brown
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Sacramento, Calif.
- High School:
- Monterey Trail HS
Bio
CAREER: In his four-year career, he has 31 tackles and 2 PBUs while appearing in 39 games with 1 start.
2025: Brown looks to compete for playing time among the cornerbacks as a redshirt senior in 2025.
2024: Brown recorded 11 total tackles and 1 PBU while competing in 13 games at cornerback as a redshirt junior in 2024.
He had 1 tackle against Utah State and 1 tackle against Wisconsin. He tallied 1 tackle against Penn State. He had a season-high 4 tackles and 1 pass breakup against Rutgers. He added 2 tackles at Washington. He recorded 2 tackles in the Las Vegas Bowl against Texas A&M.
2023: Brown saw action in 9 games with 1 start (Holiday Bowl versus Louisville) as a redshirt sophomore in 2023. He totaled 8 tackles throughout the season and contributed on special teams. He had 1 tackle and 1 PBU against Arizona. He recorded 1 tackle against both Oregon and UCLA. He collected a career-high 5 tackles in the Holiday Bowl against Louisville.
2022: Brown saw action in 13 games (all but Stanford) as a redshirt freshman, in 2022. He tallied a total of 5 tackles. Brown also contributed to special teams on the kickoff return unit. He had 1 tackle against Fresno State and 1 tackle against Oregon State. He made 1 tackle at Arizona and had 1 tackle against Colorado. He recorded 1 tackle at UCLA.
2021: Brown saw action in 4 games (Washington State, Utah, Notre Dame, California) and started once (at California) as a first-year freshman cornerback in 2021. Overall, in 2021, he made 7 tackles (1 each against Utah and Notre Dame and 5 at California).
HIGH SCHOOL: He made the 2020 PrepStar Dream Team and Southern California News Group Fab 15 second team as a senior cornerback and running back at Monterey Trail High in Elk Grove (Calif.).
As a 2019 junior, he was Cal-Hi Sports All-State Juniors first team when he ran for 779 yards on 64 carries (12.2 avg) with 2 TDs, caught 17 passes for 343 yards (20.2 avg) with 5 TDs and completed 3-of-4 passes (75.0%) for 67 yards (all were TDs) on offense, had 17 tackles, 3 interceptions (1 for a TD) and 5 deflections on defense and returned 10 kickoffs for 342 yards (34.2 avg) with 1 for a TD and had a 34-yard punt. He was named 2019-20 SportStars Magazine Sac-Joaquin Male Athlete of the Year.
As a sophomore in 2018, he had 36 carries for 551 yards (15.3 avg) with 9 TDs and caught 5 passes for 44 yards on offense, had 17 tackles (1 for a loss), an interception, 8 deflections and a fumble recovery on defense and returned 5 kickoffs for 111 yards (22.2 avg) and had 2 punt returns for 4 yards (2.0 avg).
He also played on Monterey Trail’s basketball and track teams (as a sophomore, he was a member of the state champion 400-meter relay team and has personal bests of 10.90 in the 100 meters, 22.71 in the 200, 50.74 in the 400 and 21-10 in the long jump).
PERSONAL: He earned his bachelor’s degree Communication in the fall of 2024. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Digital Media Management. His nickname is Peanut Butter.
2025: Brown looks to compete for playing time among the cornerbacks as a redshirt senior in 2025.
2024: Brown recorded 11 total tackles and 1 PBU while competing in 13 games at cornerback as a redshirt junior in 2024.
He had 1 tackle against Utah State and 1 tackle against Wisconsin. He tallied 1 tackle against Penn State. He had a season-high 4 tackles and 1 pass breakup against Rutgers. He added 2 tackles at Washington. He recorded 2 tackles in the Las Vegas Bowl against Texas A&M.
2023: Brown saw action in 9 games with 1 start (Holiday Bowl versus Louisville) as a redshirt sophomore in 2023. He totaled 8 tackles throughout the season and contributed on special teams. He had 1 tackle and 1 PBU against Arizona. He recorded 1 tackle against both Oregon and UCLA. He collected a career-high 5 tackles in the Holiday Bowl against Louisville.
2022: Brown saw action in 13 games (all but Stanford) as a redshirt freshman, in 2022. He tallied a total of 5 tackles. Brown also contributed to special teams on the kickoff return unit. He had 1 tackle against Fresno State and 1 tackle against Oregon State. He made 1 tackle at Arizona and had 1 tackle against Colorado. He recorded 1 tackle at UCLA.
2021: Brown saw action in 4 games (Washington State, Utah, Notre Dame, California) and started once (at California) as a first-year freshman cornerback in 2021. Overall, in 2021, he made 7 tackles (1 each against Utah and Notre Dame and 5 at California).
HIGH SCHOOL: He made the 2020 PrepStar Dream Team and Southern California News Group Fab 15 second team as a senior cornerback and running back at Monterey Trail High in Elk Grove (Calif.).
As a 2019 junior, he was Cal-Hi Sports All-State Juniors first team when he ran for 779 yards on 64 carries (12.2 avg) with 2 TDs, caught 17 passes for 343 yards (20.2 avg) with 5 TDs and completed 3-of-4 passes (75.0%) for 67 yards (all were TDs) on offense, had 17 tackles, 3 interceptions (1 for a TD) and 5 deflections on defense and returned 10 kickoffs for 342 yards (34.2 avg) with 1 for a TD and had a 34-yard punt. He was named 2019-20 SportStars Magazine Sac-Joaquin Male Athlete of the Year.
As a sophomore in 2018, he had 36 carries for 551 yards (15.3 avg) with 9 TDs and caught 5 passes for 44 yards on offense, had 17 tackles (1 for a loss), an interception, 8 deflections and a fumble recovery on defense and returned 5 kickoffs for 111 yards (22.2 avg) and had 2 punt returns for 4 yards (2.0 avg).
He also played on Monterey Trail’s basketball and track teams (as a sophomore, he was a member of the state champion 400-meter relay team and has personal bests of 10.90 in the 100 meters, 22.71 in the 200, 50.74 in the 400 and 21-10 in the long jump).
PERSONAL: He earned his bachelor’s degree Communication in the fall of 2024. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Digital Media Management. His nickname is Peanut Butter.
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