Keith Browner Jr.

Keith Browner Jr.
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Browner with the Houston Texans in 2014
No. 98
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1988-04-07) April 7, 1988 (age 36)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:288 lb (131 kg)
Career information
High school:Susan Miller Dorsey
(Los Angeles, California)
College:California
Undrafted:2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Keith Tellus Browner, Jr. (born April 7, 1988) is an American former professional football defensive end. He signed with Houston Texans in 2012 and Chicago Bears in 2016. He played college football at University of California, Berkeley.

Early life

Browner Jr. attended Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, California. Browner Jr. was selected to the SuperPrep All-Far West team.[1] Browner Jr. was ranked as the No. 22 prospect among defensive ends and also was ranked as the 78th prospect among defensive ends in the state of California according to Rivals.com. He was ranked as the 44th defensive end by scout.com.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Keith Browner Jr.
Defensive end 		Los Angeles, California Dorsey High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 4.6 Dec 2, 2005 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 44 (DE)   Rivals: 28 (DE), 78 (CAL)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "California Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  • "2006 California Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 3, 2013.

College career

He played college football at California. He finished college with 37 tackles, 4 Sacks, 4 pass deflection and 2 forced fumbles.[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+3⁄4 in
(1.95 m) 		266 lb
(121 kg) 		4.99 s 1.77 s 2.90 s 4.53 s 7.48 s 28.0 in
(0.71 m)		 8 ft 8 in
(2.64 m)		 18 reps
All values from Pro Day[3]

Houston Texans

In 2012, Browner Jr. signed with the Houston Texans.[4] On August 31, he was released.[5] On October 29, 2012, he was signed to the practice squad.[6] He was signed to the 53-man active squad of the Houston Texans on December 12, 2014.[7] He was released from the Houston Texans on May 15, 2015.

Chicago Bears

Browner signed a futures contract with the Chicago Bears on January 11, 2016.[8] On August 28, 2016, Browner was waived by the Bears.[9]

Personal life

He is the son of former NFL linebacker Keith Browner and the nephew of former NFL defensive end Ross Browner and former six time Pro Bowl safety Joey Browner who played for the Minnesota Vikings from 1983-1991 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1992. He is the cousin of Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive tackle Max Starks. Keith founded a nonprofit organization, Kreating the Dream Living Beyond Foundation that is geared towards mentoring minority youth males being raised in a female head-of-household environment.

References

  1. ^ "California Golden Bears profile". calbears.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010.
  2. ^ "Keith Browner Jr. College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
  3. ^ "2011 NFL Draft Scout Keith Browner College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Texans sign Whitney Mercilus". ESPN. June 14, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "Case Keenum among Texans' roster cuts". houstontexans.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
  6. ^ "Texans Bring Back Mondek and Browner to Practice Squad". stateofthetexans.com. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  7. ^ December 12, Dale Robertson on; PM, 2014 at 3:30 (December 12, 2014). "Texans place Tim Jamison on injured reserve; activate Keith Browner from practice squad". Ultimate Texans.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Bears sign DL Keith Browner to reserve/futures contract". USAToday.com. January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  9. ^ Mayer, Larry. "Bears pare roster to 80 with 10 cuts". ChicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2016.