Charles Brown (offensive lineman)

Charles Brown

Brown with the Saints in 2012
No. 71, 78
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1987-04-10) April 10, 1987 (age 30)
Place of birth:	Chino Hills, California
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	297 lb (135 kg)
Career information
High school:	Pomona (CA) Diamond Ranch
College:	USC
NFL Draft:	2010 / Round: 2 / Pick: 64
Career history
New Orleans Saints (2010–2013) New York Giants (2014) New York Jets (2015)* Dallas Cowboys (2015)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Pac-10 (2009) Morris Trophy (2009)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 54 Games started: 23 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Charles Rashad Jamaal Brown (born April 10, 1987) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at USC, where he won the Morris Trophy, recognizing the best offensive and defensive linemen on the West Coast in 2009.

Brown attended Diamond Ranch High School in Pomona, California, where he was two-way lineman and tight end. He had 15 receptions for 250 yards and 2 touchdowns as a senior, and earned 2004 Super Prep All-American and several other All-Region honors. On defense, he recorded 10 sacks and more than 70 tackles. He was an All-League second teamer as a 2003 junior and an All-League first teamer as a 2002 sophomore.

Regarded as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Brown was listed as the No. 23 offensive tackle prospect in the nation. Meanwhile, Scout.com considered him a tight end prospect and gave him a four-star rating, placing him 10th on their tight end ranking. Brown chose USC over Oregon and UCLA.

Brown was originally recruited as a tight end by USC, and arrived on campus carrying about 250 pounds (110 kg). He spent the 2005 season as a redshirted freshman tight end, but was switched to offensive tackle in the middle of the season.

In 2006 Brown was a backup to Sam Baker at left offensive tackle and played on special teams. He appeared in all 13 games in 2006, including 4 games when he saw brief action at tackle. Still a backup to Baker in his sophomore year, Brown appeared in 9 games as tackle and on special teams. He even started at right tackle in the season opener against Idaho. He sprained his ankle prior to the Arizona game and sat out that contest.