Courtney Greene

Courtney Greene
Courtney Greene
No. 36     Jacksonville Jaguars
Safety
Personal information
Date of birth: November 23, 1986 (1986-11-23) (age 24)
Place of birth: New Rochelle, New York
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College: Rutgers
NFL Draft: 2009 / Round: 7 / Pick: 245
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • N/A
Career NFL statistics as of 2010
Tackles     78
Sacks     0.0
INTs     1
Stats at NFL.com

Courtney Greene (born November 23, 1986 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American football safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Rutgers.

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Early years

Starred at New Rochelle High School alongside college teammates Ray Rice and Glenroy Lee. Led New Rochelle to the Class AA state championship in 2003, in which he earned MVP honors. Greene prepped during the 2004 season at Bridgton Academy.

College career

Joining his fellow New Rochelle alumni at Rutgers, Greene stepped into the starting lineup as a true Freshman. He immediately established himself as a playmaker, leading the team in tackles with 116, en route to being named a Freshman All-American by Rivals, The Sporting News, College Football News, and the Football Writers Association of America.

As a Sophomore in 2006, Greene was named Second Team All-Big East, starting every game and helping to lead Rutgers to its best football season in three decades.

In 2007, Greene was named to the Preseason Watch List for the Nagurski Trophy, and was a consensus preseason First Team All-Big East selection.

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