(born
May 24 ,
1984 in
Houston, Texas ) is an
American Football Safety for the
Cleveland Browns of the
NFL . He was selected with the second pick of the second round (34th overall) of the
2005 NFL Draft out of the
University Of Oklahoma .
Pool attended
Westbury High School where, as a senior, he was ranked one of the top
Defensive Backs in the nation by most recruiting services. During his senior season, he had 75 tackles and 11 interceptions as a safety. As a
Running Back , he rushed 40 times for 159 yards (3.975 yards per carry avg.) and 2 touchdowns, and received 3 passes for 112 yards (37.34 yards per reception avg.) and 2 touchdowns. As a junior, he had 114 tackles and four interceptions. He also
Lettered in
Track .
Pool finished his career at Oklahoma with 9 interceptions, two sacks, 171 tackles (15 for losses), 15 passes defensed, and two forced fumbles. In his final year, he was an Associated Press All-
Big 12 Conference choice.
Pool was drafted with the 34th pick by the Browns. Although he did not start during the season, he did play 13 games, mostly as a safety, including getting his first interception. In the 2006 season, he lost out the battle for the safety position to
Sean Jones , but became a starting
Cornerback due to injuries by
Leigh Bodden ,
Daylon McCutcheon , and
Gary Baxter .
Pool finished his rookie season with 26 solo tackles and 9 assisted tackles, 1 sack, 1 interception, and 4 pass deflections. The following year (2006 season) he had 54 solo tackles and 13 assisted tackles, 1 sack, 1 interception, and 7 pass deflections. He is expected to start at safety now that Brian Russell left for Seattle
