Tarell Brown (born January 6, 1985 in New York City, New York) is a professional American football player for the San Francisco 49ers.

High School career

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.[1]
He majored in liberal arts.

NFL career

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).[4] Lyle Sendlein and Selvin Young were not drafted but signed with NFL teams as free agents.[5] 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’s in the final minute of the game, capping off a come from behind win in the fourth quarter.