Duane Anthony Brown, an offensive tackle with the National Football League’s New York Jets, was born on August 30, 1985. (NFL). The Houston Texans chose Brown in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft (26th overall).
After Eugene Chung in 1992, he was just the second offensive lineman from Virginia Tech to ever be selected in the first round of an NFL Draft. Brown became the first Texans rookie lineman to start every game since Chester Pitts in 2002 as he started all sixteen of his team’s games as a rookie in 2008.
Where did Duane Brown go to college? Did Duane Brown play college football?
He attended Virginia Tech during his collegiate football career before being selected by the Houston Texans in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Brown was a member of the Seattle Seahawks’ roster. Brown played for Frank Beamer’s Hokies at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg after finishing high school. In 2004, he participated in all thirteen games after redshirting as a true freshman in 2003. He caught his first college pass against the Western Michigan Broncos, which resulted in a touchdown. He switched positions in 2005, going from tight end to offensive tackle, where he played 673 offensive snaps during the regular season while starting every game.
