Timothy Scott "Tim" Couch (born July 31, 1977) is a former American football

American football

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 quarterback

Quarterback

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. He played college football

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 at the University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

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. He was selected first overall by the Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

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 in the 1999 NFL Draft

1999 NFL Draft

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As a prep quarterback at Leslie County High School, Couch set a number of national high school records — most pass completions (872), passing yardage (12,104), touchdown passes (133), and passing percentage for a season (75.1). Recruiting analyst Tom Lemming called Couch the best quarterback prospect since Kyle Nowlin (St.