Courtney Brown (defensive end)

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Courtney Brown
No. 92, 98
Position:
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College:Penn State (1996–1999)
NFL draft:2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:196
Sacks:19
Forced fumbles:6
Fumble recoveries:8
Pass deflections:23
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Courtney Lanair Brown (born February 14, 1978) is an American former

2000 NFL Draft. He also played for the Denver Broncos
.

Brown is often listed as a

draft bust, noted among others such as Justin Gilbert, Johnny Manziel and Trent Richardson, all of them selected by Cleveland.[1][2]

Early years

Brown was born in

Macedonia High School and was a high school All-American linebacker his senior year. He also contributed on offense by playing tight end. Brown earned Gatorade Player-of-the-Year accolades in his senior year. He played in the Shrine Bowl. Brown was also an accomplished basketball
star, playing in the North/South All-Star game. Throughout his high school career, he maintained a 4.0 grade point average. Furthermore, he never missed a day of school from K-12.

College career

Brown attended

NCAA record-breaking 33 quarterback sacks and 70 tackles
for a loss.

He graduated from Penn State with a Bachelor of Arts degree in integrative arts in 2000.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash Vertical jump Bench press
6 ft 4+7⁄8 in
(1.95 m) 		269 lb
(122 kg) 		4.52 s 37.0 in
(0.94 m)		 26 reps
All values from the NFL Combine/Penn State Pro Day[5][6]

Cleveland Browns

Brown was drafted by the Browns first overall in the

2000 NFL Draft, making him the eleventh defensive lineman to be taken first overall in the 70-plus year history of the NFL Draft.[7][8]

Brown had a productive rookie season, recording 69 total tackles and 4.5 sacks. His second season was cut short due to injury, but Brown recorded 4.5 sacks in five games. Brown had problems staying healthy for the rest of his career, and struggled on the field. From 2002 to 2004, Brown only played in 26 games and recorded just nine sacks. He finished his professional football career with the Broncos in 2005. The Broncos that season finished 13–3, and in the playoffs, defeated the defending back-to-back Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, led by fellow 2000 draftee Tom Brady, before losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game.

NFL career statistics

Year Team GP Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds PD
2000 CLE 16 69 61 8 4.5 0 1 0 0
2001 CLE 5 21 14 7 4.5 2 2 25 4
2002 CLE 11 41 30 11 2.0 0 2 1 0
2003 CLE 13 37 28 9 6.0 4 1 0 4
2004 CLE 2 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2005 DEN 14 24 20 4 2.0 0 2 0 1
[Career] 61 194 155 39 19.0 6 8 26 9

References

  1. ^ "Sporting News names Courtney Brown biggest Browns Draft bust". Cleveland Browns. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "15 Huge Mistakes That Doomed The Cleveland Browns". TheSportster. September 28, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Courtney Brown". nfl.com. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
  4. ^ 2011 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 11 (2011). Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  5. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  6. ^ King, Peter. (04-17-2000). Mum's His Word Sports Illustrated.com. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  7. NFL
    . Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  8. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
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