Chris Claiborne

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Chris Claiborne
St. Louis Battlehawks
Position:Linebackers coach
Personal information
Born: (1978-07-26) July 26, 1978 (age 45)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school: John W. North
(Riverside, California)
College: USC (1996–1998)
NFL draft: 1999  / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:562
Sacks:15.0
Forced fumbles:8
Fumble recoveries:8
Interceptions:8
Defensive touchdowns:2
Player stats at PFR

Christopher Ashon Claiborne (born July 26, 1978) is an American football coach and former player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. Claiborne played college football for the University of Southern California, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He was a first-round pick in the 1999 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams, and New York Giants of the NFL.

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After ending his playing career, he entered coaching at the high school level. In 2020, he returned to USC's football team as a quality control analyst and most recently was the Linebackers coach at Arizona State. He currently is the Linebackers coach for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the United Football League (UFL).

Early life

Claiborne was born in San Diego, California. He attended John W. North High School in Riverside, California, and was a letterman in both football and basketball. In football, he won All-State honors at both running back and linebacker as a senior under head coach Mark Paredes. Claiborne graduated from high school in 1996.

College career

Claiborne accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Southern California, where he played for the USC Trojans football team from 1996 to 1998. As a senior in 1998, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. He is also USC's first and only Butkus award winner.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+3⁄8 in
(1.89 m)		248 lb
(112 kg)		31+5⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		8+5⁄8 in
(0.22 m)		4.63 s1.59 s2.66 s4.37 s7.68 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		16 reps
All values from NFL Combine [1]

The Detroit Lions selected Claiborne in the first round (ninth pick overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft, and he played for the Lions from 1999 to 2002. [2] He later played for the Minnesota Vikings from 2003 to 2004, the St. Louis Rams in 2005, and the New York Giants in 2006. He signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars in August 2007 but was released before the start of the 2007 regular season.

YearTeamGamesCombined TacklesTacklesAssisted TacklesSacksForced FumblesFumble RecoveriesFumble Return YardsInterceptionsInterception Return YardsYards per Interception ReturnLongest Interception ReturnInterceptions Returned for TouchdownPasses Defended
1999 DET 156650161.5130000002
2000 DET 1610162390.5300111104
2001 DET 1611977424.01102116606
2002 DET 1610072284.5010363214317
2003 MIN 128061193.0120133307
2004 MIN 125638181.0110115151515
2005 STL 14383350.5100000000
2006 NYG 42110.0000000000
Career10556239416815.08808931243231

[3]

Coaching

In February 2013, Claiborne began coaching at Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California. He moved to Calabasas High School in 2014 as defensive coordinator, and took over as head coach in 2018. He resigned in December 2019; in two years as Calabasas' head coach, he went 17–6. [4]

Claiborne returned to USC in 2020 as a quality control analyst; he had received his bachelor' degree from the university in 2019. [4] On January 25, 2021, Claiborne was named linebackers coach at Arizona State. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "1999 NFL Draft Scout Chris Claiborne College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Chris Claiborne Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Ex-Linebacker Greats Chris Claiborne, Hayes Pullard Named USC Quality Control Analysts". USC Trojans . May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  5. ↑ Andrew Ball (January 25, 2021). "ASU Football: Chris Claiborne named linebackers coach". House of Sparky . Retrieved January 29, 2021.
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