Duane Brown

Duane Anthony Brown (born August 30, 1985) is an American football offensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech, and was drafted by the Texans in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

High school career

Brown attended Hermitage High School in Richmond, Virginia, where he played football, basketball and competed in track. He was teammates with Fontel Mines. In basketball, he averaged 15 points and 12 rebounds per game. In track, he competed in the throwing events. He finished 4th in the 2003 Group AAA outdoor shot put competition. He recorded top-throws of 17.32 meters in the shot put and 44.68 meters in the discus throw.

Only 250 lb (110 kg) coming out of high school, Brown was regarded as a three-star tight end prospect by Rivals.com.

College career

Brown attended Virginia Tech, where he played for Frank Beamer's Virginia Tech Hokies football team from 2004 to 2008. After red shirting his freshman year, he played in all 13 games in 2004, and caught his first collegiate pass against Western Michigan Broncos which went for a touchdown. In 2005, he moved from tight end to offensive tackle, where he started every game and played in 673 offensive snaps during the regular season.