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76 Duane Brown - Biography
HEIGHT: 6-4
WEIGHT: 313
COLLEGE: Virginia Tech
NFL EXP: 2nd season
| Career Statistics | |||||||
| Year | Team | G | GS | tckls | solo | ast | fum rec |
| 2008 | HOU | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | HOU | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 25 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
PRO: Young, agile offensive lineman…became the second rookie in Texans history to start all 16 games on the offensive line…possesses great footwork and speed after beginning his college career as a tight end.
2008 (Houston 16/16): Started in all 16 games as a rookie, making him the first Texans rookie lineman to start every game since LG Chester Pitts in 2002…played in 80 percent of plays as a rookie left tackle…started his first game in the NFL at left tackle at Pittsburgh (9/7)…in the second start of his career, helped rookie RB Steve Slaton rush for his first 100-yard game at Tennessee (9/21)…started at left tackle at Jacksonville (9/28), vs. Indianapolis (10/5), vs. Miami (10/12), vs. Detroit (10/19), vs. Cincinnati (10/26), at Minnesota (11/2), vs. Baltimore (11/9)…started at left tackle at Indianapolis (11/16) and helped rookie RB Steve Slaton set a Texans rookie record with 156 rushing yards…started at left tackle at Cleveland (11/23)…started at left tackle vs. Jacksonville (12/1) and helped RB Steve Slaton rush for 130 yards and two touchdowns…started at left tackle at Green Bay (12/7) and was part of the offensive line that blocked for QB Matt Schaub to throw for 414 yards and two touchdowns…started at left tackle vs. Tennessee (12/14) and helped RB Steve Slaton run 100 yards, making him the only player in 2008 to rush for 100 yards against the Titans…Slaton accomplished the feat twice as a rookie…started at left tackle at Oakland (12/21)…started at left tackle vs. Chicago (12/28) and protected for QB Matt Schaub to throw for 328 yards and two touchdowns.
Registered 71 knockdown blocks in his three seasons as an offensive tackles…also recorded six tackles and blocked three kicks on special teams…on offense, caught three passes for 64 yards (21.3 avg) and one touchdown, adding three yards on a rushing attempt...apparel, housing and resource management major, with a minor in consumer studies.
Selected by the Houston Texans in the first round (26th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft...signed by Texans on July 25, 2008.
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