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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Date of birth: | July 26, 1978 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | San Diego, California | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: |
John W. North High School Riverside, California |
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College: | Southern California | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Games played: | 105 |
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Games started: | 89 |
Tackles: | 400 |
Interceptions: | 8 |
Sacks: | 15.0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Christopher Ashon Claiborne (born July 26, 1978) is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. Claiborne played college football for the University of Southern California, and was recognized as an All-American. He was a first-round pick in the 1999 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams and New York Giants of the NFL.
Claiborne was born in San Diego, California. He attended John W. North High School in Riverside, California, and was a letterman in both football and basketball. In football, he won All-State honors at both running back and linebacker as a senior under head coach Mark Paredes. Claiborne graduated from high school in 1996.
Claiborne accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Southern California, where he played for the USC Trojans football team from 1996 to 1998. As a senior in 1998, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. He is also USC's first and only Butkus award winner.