Kourtnei Brown Class: Junior Hometown: Charlotte, NC High School: Victory Christian Center Height / Weight: 6-5 / 240 Position: DE Experience: 2VL Major: Community Recreation, Sport & Camp Management

Ko. Brown Fact: Nearly doubled his tackle total from 2007 to 2008.
Years Lettered: 2007,08
Depth Chart Position: Reserve bandit end

Overview: Showed improvement in his second season over his first season; his snaps went up from 118 to 286 and his tackle total went from 12 to 21...played all 13 games in 2008 and 24 of the 26 games in his two years at Clemson...has played in two bowl games...protegé of former Tiger All-ACC defensive tackle Brentson Buckner, who was the defensive coordinator at his high school...did 24 reps of 225, tied for 10th-most on the team...had 33 sacks as a senior in high school...had a sack in the 2009 Spring Game.

2008: Made one start (against The Citadel when Ricky Sapp was out with an injury); he played 42 snaps and had two tackles along with three quarterback pressures...played double-figure snaps in every game and had at least one tackle in 10 contests...had 21 tackles...had three tackles and tackle for loss in 20 snaps against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl...had a season-high four tackles against S.C. State and three tackles versus N.C. State.

2007: Played 118 snaps in 11 games as a first-year freshman...missed the Florida State and Georgia Tech games...had his best game against Wake Forest when he had four tackles in 22 snaps, including his first career sack...had three tackles in 13 snaps and a tackle for loss at Duke...had nine of his 12 tackles in the last five games...played a season-high 23 snaps against Central Michigan...played 17 snaps in the Chick-fil-A Bowl against #21 Auburn.

Before Clemson: Rated as the #12 weakside defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com...member of the Rivals 250 by Rivals.com...#21 defensive end in the nation by Scout.com...#7 prospect in North Carolina by Rivals.com...#15 prospect in North Carolina by SuperPrep...Charlotte Observer Defensive Player-of-the-Year as a senior...had 95 tackles and 33 sacks as a senior at Victory Christian Center School...one of the top players in the Shrine Bowl; he totaled three sacks and a blocked field goal...had 15 sacks as a junior...helped his team to a berth in the semifinals of the state championship as a senior...first-team all-conference in basketball; his team won the state title...coached by Frank Crockett...recruited by Billy Napier...chose Clemson over Alabama, Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech...born Apr. 17, 1988...majoring in community recreation, sport, & camp management.