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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1976-12-09)December 9, 1976 (age 49) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Bishop Amat Memorial (La Puente, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Southern California | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1999: 3rd round, 62nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Daylon Anthony McCutcheon (born December 9, 1976) is an American former professionalfootball player and coach. He was acornerback for seven seasons for theCleveland Browns of theNational Football League (NFL) and later was an assistant coach for theNew York Jets.
McCutcheon played high school football atBishop Amat Memorial High School inLa Puente, California under the direction of then-head coach Mark Paredes. As a senior, he rushed for 2,456 yards in 1994; however he chose to play cornerback in college because his pro prospects were considered better at that position.[1]
McCutcheon played college football at theUniversity of Southern California. Although he played primarily on defense, the Trojans occasionally used him as a receiver due to his overall talent.[2] Following his senior year, he was namedAll-American second-team by TheSporting News and All-Pac-10 first-team. He was also a semifinalist for theJim Thorpe Award.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft8+3⁄4 in (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 30+1⁄4 in (0.77 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.52 s | 1.55 s | 2.62 s | 4.35 s | 7.21 s | 36.0 in (0.91 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 13 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
McCutcheon was drafted in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft with the 62nd overall pick.[4] He played in 103 games with 96 starts and accumulated 463 tackles, 7 sacks, 12 interceptions, 63 pass breakups, and 8 forced fumbles[5] for theBrowns before being released on March 9, 2007.
Beginning in 2007, McCutcheon began coaching at his former high school.[6]
McCutcheon was named theNew York Jets' assistant defensive backs coach on January 29, 2015.[7] On January 16, 2018, it was announced that McCutcheon would not be retained as the assistant defensive backs coach for the 2018 season.[8]
McCutcheon returned to his high school alma mater as a cornerbacks coach from 2018 until his son graduated from the school in 2021.[9]
McCutcheon's father,Lawrence McCutcheon, was an all-prorunning back who set the since-brokenLos Angeles Rams career rushing record (6,186 yards) and played inSuper Bowl XIV. Daylon's son, Dyson McCutcheon, plays for theWashington Huskies.[10]