 | Courtney Brown Height: 6-5 Weight: 269 | Q Q Classification: Senior 40 Time: 4.56 |
 | CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS | ||||||
| Year | G | Tackles | Assists | Total | Sacks | Int. | |
| 1999 | 12 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 16 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 11 | 37 | 10 | 47 | 11.5 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 33 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | |
| Notes: Has the size, strength and skills to become a significant impact player... Has very good athletic ability, and has improved as a football player and has become more consistent... One of the Nittany Lions' hardest workers on the field and in the classroom... Has an 86-inch wingspan... Played the last nine games of 1997 with a cast on his left hand... As a high school senior, he recorded 132 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, three interceptions and recovered four fumbles while playing linebacker... Finished high school with a 4.0 grade point average...
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 | Darren Howard Height: 6-4 Weight: 281 | Q Q Classification: Senior 40 Time: 4.91 |
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| Year | G | Tackles | Assists | Total | Sacks | Int. | |
| 1999 | 11 | 36 | 17 | 53 | 5.5 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 12 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 58 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 2.5 | 0 | |
| Notes: Hurt himself at the combine with a poor 40-time (5.09)... May have lost his status as the #2 defensive end in the draft with his combine showing... Will need a solid individual workout in order to improve his draft position... Led the Big 12 in quarterback sacks with 10.5 in '98... Has also played defensive tackle in his college career... Saw action in nine games in '96, missing the first two games of the season with a leg injury suffered during fall drills... Red-shirted in '95... Played football and basketball in high school...
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 | John Engelberger Height: 6-4 Weight: 260 | Q Q Classification: Senior 40 Time: 4.63 |
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| Year | G | Tackles | Assists | Total | Sacks | Int. | |
| 1999 | 11 | 31 | 21 | 52 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 11 | 45 | 21 | 66 | 7.5 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 10 | 43 | 27 | 70 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 11 | 33 | 31 | 64 | 6 | 0 | |
| Notes: Has made himself a complete player through hard work... Possesses an outstanding combination of size, strength and speed... Bench presses 440 pounds... Thrives on rushing the passer... Is tough and aggressive... Loves to play the game... Excels on special teams with five career blocked kicks, including two blocked PATs in '98... Originally joined Virginia Tech as a walk-on tight end... Has also worked at defensive tackle during his college career... Underwent arthroscopic knee surgery after the '97 season... Red-shirted in '95... Played tight end and linebacker at the high school level...
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 | Shaun Ellis Height: 6-4 Weight: 280 | Q Q Classification: Senior 40 Time: 4.90 |
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| Year | G | Tackles | Assists | Total | Sacks | Int. | |
| 1999 | 11 | 30 | 11 | 41 | 8.5 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1996 | ACADEMICALLY INELIGIBLE | ||||||
| Notes: Improving player, who should continue to develop on the next level... Missed the entire '96 season due to poor grades...
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Coleman, Ellis bring Vols' draft class to five |
 | Adalius Thomas Height: 6-2 Weight: 270 | Q Q Classification: Senior 40 Time: 4.50 |
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| Year | G | Tackles | Assists | Total | Sacks | Int. | |
| 1999 | 11 | 47 | 20 | 67 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 11 | 49 | 22 | 71 | 12.5 | 0 | |
| 1997 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9 | 0 | |
| 1996 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 39 | 4 | 0 | |
| Notes: Helped his draft status with an excellent workout at the combine... Ran a 4.54 40-yard dash and also had a vertical leap of 38 1/2 inches... Excellent pass rusher... Makes a lot of tackles behind the line of scrimmage... Needs to put on some weight... Owns the Southern Miss records for sacks, both in a season and career... Made 20 tackles behind the line of scrimmage in '98... Blocked a pair of kicks in '98... Played basketball for Southern Mississippi during his freshman season... Red-shirted in '95... Played football and basketball in high school...
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