Tarell Brown

Tarell Brown (born January 6, 1985) is a professional American football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Texas. The 49ers selected him in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

High school career
He played for North Mesquite High School in Mesquite, Texas. Tarell Brown played in the 2003 U.S. Army All-American Bowl alongside fellow Texas Longhorn Limas Sweed.

College career
Brown played defensive back for the Texas Longhorns college football team. He was a member of the National Championship team that played in the 2006 Rose Bowl National Championship Game against USC. Brown was injured in the third quarter of the game and left with a broken arm.

On September 4, 2006, Brown was one of two UT players and one former UT player were arrested in Austin and charged for marijuana possession, a Class B misdemeanor. The two current players, Tarell Brown and Tyrell Gatewood, were suspended from the team and did not play in the 9 September 2006 game against the 2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team. Noted for his continual legal problems, Brown was also charged with a Class A misdemeanor weapons violation for being in possession of a firearm without a permit. It was later revealed that Brown and Gatewood had been tasered during the arrest, although the reasons for such treatment have not been fully established.

At the time of the arrest, Tarell Brown was listed as a starting cornerback.

San Francisco 49ers
Brown, was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round (148th overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft. He was one of seven Longhorns selected by professional football teams in the 2007 NFL Draft. The others were Michael Griffin (number 19 overall), Aaron Ross (number 20 overall), Justin Blalock (number 39 overall), Tim Crowder (number 56 overall), Brian Robison (number 102 overall), Kasey Studdard (number 183 overall). Lyle Sendlein, who did not make a team, and Selvin Young were not drafted but signed with NFL teams as free agents. In his rookie season, he played in nine games, particularly on special teams and finished the season with two tackles. Brown partially tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament and tore his Medial collateral ligament completely in Week 17. He was expected to be fine at the start of training Camp.

In week 16 of the 2008 season, Brown intercepted a pass from Rams quarterback Marc Bulger in the final minute of the game, capping off a come from behind win in the fourth quarter.

In 2011 he was named the starter at Right Cornerback taking the spot from Shawntae Spencer. He started all sixteen games and had career-highs with 4 interceptions and 14 pass deflections as he helped the 49ers become one of the elite defenses in the NFL. He had his best season as pro to date.

As San Francisco played in the NFC title game on January 22, 2012, Brown was injured late in the third quarter when safety Dashon Goldson ran into him while trying to intercept a pass.