Charles Brown (offensive lineman)
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Chino Hills, California, U.S.
.JPG) Brown with the Saints in 2012 | |||||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born | April 10, 1987 Chino Hills, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Diamond Ranch (Pomona, California) | ||||||
| College | USC | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2010: 2nd round, 64th overall pick | ||||||
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Charles Rashad Jamaal Brown (born April 10, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the USC Trojans.
Brown attended Diamond Ranch High School in Pomona, California, where he was two-way tackle and tight end. As a sophomore, he received All-league honors. As a junior, he received second-team All-league honors.
As a senior, he tallied 15 receptions for 250 yards, 2 touchdowns, over 70 tackles and 10 sacks. He earned second-team Cal-Hi Sports All-State, All-CIF Division VIII, Los Angeles Times All-San Gabriel Valley Lineman of the Year, Super Prep All-Farwest, Prep Star All-West, Long Beach Press-Telegram Best of the Rest and Tacoma News Tribune Western 100 honors.
Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Brown was listed as the No. 23 offensive tackle prospect in the nation.[1] Meanwhile, Scout.com considered him a tight end prospect and gave him a four-star rating, placing him 10th on their tight end ranking.[2] Brown chose USC over Oregon and UCLA.
College career
Brown was originally recruited as a tight end by USC, and arrived on campus carrying around 250 pounds (110 kg). In 2005, he was redshirted and converted from tight end into an offensive tackle.
As a freshman in 2006, Brown was a backup to Sam Baker at left tackle and played on special teams. He appeared in all 13 games, including 4 contests where he saw brief action at offensive tackle.
As a sophomore in 2007, he appeared in 9 games (one start) as backup tackle and on special teams. He started at right tackle in the season opener against the University of Idaho. He missed the contest against the University of Arizona with a sprained ankle.
As a junior in 2008, he started all 13 games at left tackle, after the departure of Baker to the NFL. He allowed 3 sacks and was penalized only once. He contributed to the offense ranking 11h in the nation and received honorable-mention All-Pac-10 honors.
As a senior in 2009, Brown was listed at No. 8 on Rivals.com's preseason offensive tackle power ranking.[3] He started all 13, while allowing two sacks on 463 pass plays and being penalized only twice. He was named first-team All-American by the Sporting News, All-Pac-10 and won the Morris Trophy, recognizing the conference's top offensive and defensive lineman. He finished his college career after appearing in 48 games with 27 starts.