Curtis Brown (cornerback)
Curtis Jamall Brown is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns where he helped them reach the 2010 BCS National Championship game. He was selected in the third round of the 2011 NFL draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers, played three seasons for them and also spent time with the New York Jets and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Early life
Brown played high school football at Gilmer, Texas, along with fellow high school stars Manuel Johnson, Justin Johnson, G. J. Kinne, and David Snow. He starred at both CB and WR, winning a state championship in 2004 as a sophomore. He was ranked as a 5-star prospect by most major recruiting sites, and chose to attend the University of Texas.College career
Brown played cornerback at the University of Texas from 2007 to 2010.He started playing as a freshman and helped the Longhorns to win the Holiday Bowl that year, while playing in all 13 games. In his sophomore year, the Longhorns went 12-1, finished ranked #3/#4 won a share of the Big-12 South and the Fiesta Bowl, but missed out on the Big 12 Championship, and a shot at the National Championship, by the 5th tie-breaker.
As a junior in 2009, Brown was named an honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference player by Pro Football Weekly and the Associated Press. The Longhorns won the Big 12 Championship and went to the BCS Championship for only the 2nd time in school history, which they lost to Alabama.
In his senior year, he was named 2nd team All-Big 12.
He finished his career at Texas with 105 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, a blocked punt and 2 interceptions, both of which were returned for over 70 yards and resulted in one touchdown.
Following his senior year, he participated in the 2010 Senior Bowl.