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1999 Cleveland Browns

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Record: 2-14-0, Finished 6th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 217 points (13.6/g), 31st of 31 in the NFL.
 Allowed 437 points (27.3/g), 29th.
 Differential of -220 points (-13.8/g), 31st.
 Expected W-L: 2.6-13.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.7/g), 28th.

Coached by Chris Palmer (2-14-0)

1999 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Tim Couch 22 Rook 14 223 for 399, 2,447 yards, 15 td, 13 int, & 40 rushes for 267 yards and 1 td

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1999

RB Terry Kirby 29 6 10 130 rushes for 452 yards, 6 td, & 58 catches for 528 yards and 3 td

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1993

RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar 25 3 6 115 rushes for 350 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 59 yards and 1 td

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1996

FB Marc Edwards 25 2 14 6 rushes for 35 yards, 0 td, & 27 catches for 212 yards and 2 td

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 55th pick / 1997

WR Darrin Chiaverini 22 Rook 8 44 catches for 487 yards, 4 td

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 148th pick / 1999

WR Kevin Johnson 23 Rook 16 66 catches for 986 yards, 8 td, & 1 rush for -6 yards and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1999

WR Leslie Shepherd 30 5 8 23 catches for 274 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td
TE Irv Smith 28 6 13 24 catches for 222 yards, 1 td

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 20th pick / 1993

LT Lomas Brown 36 14 10

Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985

LG Jim Pyne 28 4 16

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 200th pick / 1994

C Dave Wohlabaugh 27 4 15

New England Patriots / 4th / 112th pick / 1995

RG Scott Rehberg 26 2 13 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 7th / 230th pick / 1997

RG Steve Zahursky 23 Rook 7
RT Orlando Brown 29 5 15
 Defensive Starters
LDE John Thierry 28 5 10 7.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1994

LDT Darius Holland 26 4 11 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1995

RDT John Jurkovic 32 8 9
RDT Stalin Colinet 25 2 9

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 78th pick / 1997

RDE Derrick L. Alexander 26 4 16 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 11th pick / 1995

LLB Rahim Abdullah 23 Rook 13 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 45th pick / 1999

MLB Wali Rainer 22 Rook 15 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 124th pick / 1999

RLB Jamir Miller 26 5 15 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1994

LCB Ryan McNeil 29 6 14 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1993

RCB Daylon McCutcheon 23 Rook 15 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1999

SS Marquez Pope 29 7 15 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1992

FS Corey Fuller 28 4 16 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1995

 Special Teams Starters
K Phil Dawson 24 Rook 0 8 of 12 field goals & 23 of 24 extra points
P Chris Gardocki 29 8 0 106 punts for a 43.8 average, 0 blocked

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1991

PR Kevin Johnson 23 Rook 16 19 punt returns for a 6.7 average and 0 td

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1999

KR Ronnie Powell 25 Rook 0 44 kick returns for a 22.4 average and 0 td

Roster

No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
27 Karim Abdul-Jabbar 25 RB 10 6 194 5-10 UCLA 6/28/1974 3

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1996

55 Rahim Abdullah 23 LB 16 13 233 6-5 Clemson 3/22/1976 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 45th pick / 1999

94 Derrick L. Alexander 26 DE 16 16 277 6-4 Florida State 11/13/1973 4

Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 11th pick / 1995

93 Jerry Ball 35 NT-DT 3 3 330 6-1 SMU 12/15/1964 12

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1987

92 Roy Barker 30 DE-DT 12 3 287 6-5 North Carolina 2/14/1969 7

Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 98th pick / 1992

74 Orlando Bobo 25 G 9 1 320 6-3 La-Monroe 2/9/1974 2
75 Lomas Brown 36 T 10 10 282 6-4 Florida 3/30/1963 14

Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1985

77 Orlando Brown 29 T 15 15 360 6-7 Central State (OH),South Carolina State 12/12/1970 5
65 Jim Bundren 25 G 16 1 303 6-3 Clemson 10/6/1974 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 7th / 210th pick / 1998

83 Mark Campbell 24 TE 14 4 255 6-6 Michigan 12/6/1975 Rook
69 Roger Chanoine 23 T 1 0 305 6-4 Temple 9/11/1976 Rook
84 Darrin Chiaverini 22 WR 16 8 210 6-2 Colorado 10/12/1977 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 5th / 148th pick / 1999

93 Stalin Colinet 25 DT-DE 11 9 281 6-6 Boston College 7/17/1974 2

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 78th pick / 1997

2 Tim Couch 22 QB 15 14 220 6-4 Kentucky 7/31/1977 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 1999

87 Zola Davis 24 WR 6 1 185 6-0 South Carolina 1/16/1975 Rook
4 Phil Dawson 24 K 15 0 195 5-11 Texas 1/23/1975 Rook
88 James Dearth 23 TE-C 2 0 270 6-4 Tarleton State,Tulsa 1/22/1976 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 191st pick / 1999

11 Ty Detmer 32 QB 5 2 189 6-0 BYU 10/30/1967 6

Green Bay Packers / 9th / 230th pick / 1992

62 Bill Duff 25 DT 5 0 284 6-3 Tennessee 2/24/1974 Rook
81 Damon Dunn 23 WR 1 0 182 5-9 Stanford 3/15/1976 Rook
81 David Dunn 27 WR 6 0 215 6-3 Fresno State 6/10/1972 4

Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 139th pick / 1995

44 Marc Edwards 25 FB 16 14 249 6-0 Notre Dame 11/17/1974 2

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 55th pick / 1997

39 Marlon Forbes 28 DB 16 1 215 6-1 Penn State 12/25/1971 3
24 Corey Fuller 28 DB 16 16 220 5-10 Florida State 5/1/1971 4

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 55th pick / 1995

17 Chris Gardocki 29 P 16 0 192 6-1 Clemson 2/7/1970 8

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1991

81 Damon Gibson 24 WR 2 0 180 5-9 Iowa 2/25/1975 1
34 Madre Hill 23 RB 5 0 199 5-11 Arkansas 1/2/1976 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 7th / 207th pick / 1999

73 Darius Holland 26 DT 15 11 330 6-5 Colorado 11/10/1973 4

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1995

31 Raymond Jackson 26 DB 14 0 189 5-10 Colorado State 2/17/1973 3

Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 1996

85 Kevin Johnson 23 WR 16 16 195 5-11 Syracuse 7/15/1976 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1999

43 George Jones 26 RB 6 0 204 5-9 San Diego State 12/31/1973 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 154th pick / 1997

51 Lenoy Jones 25 LB 16 1 228 6-1 TCU 9/25/1974 3
67 John Jurkovic 32 DT-NT 10 9 301 6-2 Eastern Illinois 8/18/1967 8
42 Terry Kirby 29 RB 16 10 221 6-1 Virginia 1/20/1970 6

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1993

97 Ryan Kuehl 27 DT 16 0 280 6-5 Virginia 1/18/1972 3
38 Antonio Langham 27 DB 13 2 181 6-0 Alabama 7/31/1972 5

Cleveland Browns / 1st / 9th pick / 1994

20 Earl Little 26 DB 9 0 200 6-1 Miami (FL),Michigan 3/10/1973 1
99 Hurvin McCormack 27 DT 13 4 281 6-5 Indiana 4/6/1972 5
33 Daylon McCutcheon 23 DB 16 15 190 5-10 USC 12/9/1976 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1999

47 Ryan McNeil 29 DB 16 14 210 6-2 Miami (FL) 10/4/1970 6

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1993

22 Tim McTyer 24 DB 2 2 181 5-11 BYU 12/14/1975 2
98 Arnold Miller 24 DE 9 0 239 6-3 LSU 1/3/1975 Rook
95 Jamir Miller 26 LB 15 15 252 6-5 UCLA 11/19/1973 5

Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 10th pick / 1994

59 Kendall Ogle 24 LB 2 0 231 6-0 Maryland 11/25/1975 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 187th pick / 1999

89 Randy Palmer 24 TE 3 0 235 6-4 Texas A&M-Kingsville 11/12/1975 Rook
23 Marquez Pope 29 DB 16 15 193 5-11 Fresno State 10/29/1970 7

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1992

80 Ronnie Powell 25 WR 14 0 174 5-10 Arkansas Tech,Northwest State (LA) 11/3/1974 Rook
71 Jim Pyne 28 G-C 16 16 290 6-2 Virginia Tech 11/23/1971 4

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 200th pick / 1994

58 Wali Rainer 22 LB 16 15 240 6-2 Virginia 4/19/1977 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 4th / 124th pick / 1999

79 Scott Rehberg 26 G-T 15 13 325 6-8 Central Michigan 11/17/1973 2

New England Patriots / 7th / 230th pick / 1997

78 Tyrone Rogers 25 DE 3 0 280 6-5 Alabama State 3/9/1974 Rook
68 Chris Ruhman 25 T 5 2 321 6-5 Texas A&M 12/19/1974 1

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 89th pick / 1998

29 Rashaan Salaam 25 RB 2 0 224 6-1 Colorado 10/8/1974 4

Chicago Bears / 1st / 21st pick / 1995

40 Tarek Saleh 25 LB 16 0 240 6-1 Wisconsin 11/7/1974 2

Carolina Panthers / 4th / 122nd pick / 1997

25 Sedrick Shaw 26 RB 3 0 214 6-0 Iowa 11/16/1973 2

New England Patriots / 3rd / 61st pick / 1997

86 Leslie Shepherd 30 WR 9 8 186 5-11 Temple 11/3/1969 5
82 Irv Smith 28 TE 13 13 249 6-3 Notre Dame 10/13/1971 6

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 20th pick / 1993

21 Marquis Smith 24 DB 16 2 213 6-2 California 1/13/1975 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 76th pick / 1999

91 Marcus Spriggs 23 DT 10 0 314 6-4 Ohio State,Troy State 7/26/1976 Rook

Cleveland Browns / 6th / 174th pick / 1999

53 John Thierry 28 DE 16 10 265 6-4 Alcorn State 9/4/1971 5

Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1994

96 Mike Thompson 28 DT 10 0 295 6-4 Wisconsin 12/22/1971 4

Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 123rd pick / 1995

90 James E. Williams 31 LB 16 0 246 6-0 Mississippi State 10/10/1968 9

New Orleans Saints / 6th / 158th pick / 1990

64 Dave Wohlabaugh 27 C 15 15 296 6-3 Syracuse 4/13/1972 4

New England Patriots / 4th / 112th pick / 1995

72 Steve Zahursky 23 G-T 9 7 305 6-6 Kent State 9/2/1976 Rook
Team Total 26.1 16 244.5 6-2.0 2.9