Education
Skrine attended Etowah High School in Woodstock, Georgia, where he starred in both offense and defense.
Skrine attended Etowah High School in Woodstock, Georgia, where he starred in both offense and defense.
He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. As a junior, he was named All-County at defensive back as a junior and was selected team"s Most Valuable Player of the year after recording 61 tackles and two interceptions.
As a senior, he led Cherokee County in rushing yards with 1,071 on 167 rushes and 15 touchdowns.
He caught 17 balls for 363 yards and a score as a receiver, and also tallied 89 tackles from the secondary with 66 solo stops, had one interception and a fumble recovery. Skrine was also a top competitor in track & field
Skrine attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where he was twice named to the First Team All-Southern Conference. Cleveland Browns
Skrine was selected in the 5th round (137th overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns.
In August 2011, Browns coach Pat Shurmur praised Skrine"s performance in the pre-season: "Buster competes.
He"s a scrappy guy. A real gym rat. You see him flash. Neither one is intimidated by the other.
lieutenant"s been good."
= 2011 season Skrine played sparingly early in his rookie season, but as the year went on he gained more playing time.
Skrine finished his rookie season with 18 tackles, 2 pass deflections, and his first career interception that came against the Arizona Cardinals in week 15. = 2012 season Skrine joined the second team defense in 2012, listed as the second left cornerback behind Pro Bowler Joe Haden. He broke out as a full-time player, playing in all 16 games and finishing with 85 tackles and 11 pass deflections.
= 2013 season Amid coaching changes that included Head Coach Pat Shurmur being replaced with Rob Chudzinski, and Ray Horton being hired as the new defensive coordinator, Buster Skrine became the starting right cornerback across from Joe Haden at left cornerback.
Skrine finished the season with 65 tackles, including his first career sack. = 2014 season New York Jets
= 2015 season Skrine signed a five-year contract with the New York Jets on March 10, 2015.
He also had one interception and a career-high 18 passes defended. Again playing all 16 games, Buster Skrine had numbers similar to his 2013 campaign, finishing the season with 67 tackles, 18 passes defended, and a career-high 4 interceptions.