Linebacker, USC, 2005–08
Brian Cushing
- Hometown
- Park Ridge, NJ
- Born
- Jan 24, 1987, in Park Ridge, New Jersey
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Brian Cushing played linebacker at USC (2005–08). The Houston Texans took Cushing in the first round, No. 15 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
Defense
| Season | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | USC | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2005 (Oct 29 vs. Washington State): the source has no box score for it. Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 13 | 47 | 26 | 73 | 10.5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| On file | 104 | 74 | 178 | 27 | 8.5 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2008 USC 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 | at Stanford | W 45–23 | 1 |
2006 USC 0 games with an interception on file, 1 return, 21 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|
2005 USC 0 games with an interception on file, 1 return, 6 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|
No box score in the source for Oct 29 vs. Washington State, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (South team, won 35–18).
| Drill | Combine 2009 | Combine or pro day 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅞″ | |
| Weight | 243 lb | |
| Arm length | 32½″ | |
| Hand size | 10″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.74 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 s | |
| Vertical jump | 35″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 30 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 6.84 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.22 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 104 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.
Pro Bowl: 2009 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2011
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2011; Sporting News second team 2009.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Houston Texans | 16 | 112 | 5 | 4 |
| 2010 | Houston Texans | 12 | 60 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2011 | Houston Texans | 16 | 100 | 4 | 2 |
| 2012 | Houston Texans | 5 | 27 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | Houston Texans | 7 | 42 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2014 | Houston Texans | 14 | 63 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | Houston Texans | 16 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Houston Texans | 13 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Houston Texans | 5 | 15 | 1.5 | 0 |
| NFL career | 104 | 584 | 14.5 | 8 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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