Greene starred at New Rochelle High School alongside future college teammates Ray Rice and Glenroy Lee. He 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 careeredit
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. In 2008, he was named to the All-Big East first-team.[1]
Professional careeredit
Greene was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft.[2][1] He played three seasons for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2009 to 2011. He appeared in 30 games and had 90 tackles.[3]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Courtney Greene Draft". nfl.com. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
^"Courtney Greene Profile". nfl.com. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
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courtney, greene, born, november, 1986, former, american, football, safety, selected, seattle, seahawks, 2009, draft, played, three, seasons, jacksonville, jaguars, played, college, football, rutgers, 36position, safetypersonal, informationborn, 1986, november. Courtney Greene born November 23 1986 is a former American football safety He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2009 NFL Draft and played three seasons for the Jacksonville Jaguars He played college football at Rutgers Courtney GreeneNo 36Position SafetyPersonal informationBorn 1986 11 23 November 23 1986 age 37 New Rochelle New York U S Height 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight 215 lb 98 kg Career informationHigh school New Rochelle NY College RutgersNFL draft 2009 Round 7 Pick 245Career historySeattle Seahawks 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars 2009 2012 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statisticsTotal tackles 83Forced fumbles 1Fumble recoveries 1Interceptions 1Pass deflections 4Player stats at PFR Contents 1 Early life 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editGreene starred at New Rochelle High School alongside future college teammates Ray Rice and Glenroy Lee He 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 editJoining 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 In 2008 he was named to the All Big East first team 1 Professional career editGreene was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft 2 1 He played three seasons for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2009 to 2011 He appeared in 30 games and had 90 tackles 3 References edit a b Courtney Greene Draft nfl com Retrieved February 9 2013 2009 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2023 05 13 Courtney Greene Profile nfl com Retrieved February 9 2013 External links editRutgers Scarlet Knights bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Courtney Greene amp oldid 1224815301, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
