Kevin Curtis (born July 28, 1980) is an American football coach and former safety. He is currently the cornerbacks coach for the Baylor University football team.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Cornerbacks coach |
| Team | Baylor |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 28, 1980 Frankfurt, West Germany |
| Alma mater | Texas Tech University |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–2001 | Texas Tech |
| 2002–2004 | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2004 | Green Bay Packers |
| 2005 | Oakland Raiders |
| 2006 | Cologne Centurions |
| 2006 | Houston Texans |
| 2007 | Cologne Centurions |
| Position(s) | Safety |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008–2009 | Navarro College (CB) |
| 2010–2012 | Louisiana Tech (CB) |
| 2013–2015 | Texas Tech (DB) |
| 2016–2017 | Louisiana Tech (CB) |
| 2018–2020 | SMU (CB) |
| 2021–present | Baylor (CB) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| |
Early years
editCurtis was born in Frankfurt, Germany, but was raised in Lubbock, Texas, where he attended Coronado High School. At Coronado, he played quarterback.
Playing career
editCollege
editCurtis played safety for the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1998 to 2002. He was named second-team All-American for his junior and senior seasons, and was a three time All-Big 12 selection. During the 1999 season, he was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week following a Red Raider victory against Colorado and was named to the Jim Thorpe Award watchlist prior to the 2000 season. He graduated in 2002 with a degree in Restaurant and Hotel Management.[1]
Professional
edit| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1+5⁄8 in (1.87 m) |
212 lb (96 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.55 s | 1.57 s | 2.62 s | 3.88 s | 6.75 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) |
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
24 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[2][3] | ||||||||||||
Curtis was originally selected in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers, where he spent three seasons.[4] He has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders, Cologne Centurions and Houston Texans.
Coaching career
editEarly Coaching Career
editCurtis began his coaching career in 2008 at Navarro College where he served two seasons as secondary coach. He was named cornerbacks coach at Louisiana Tech University under coach Sonny Dykes on February 22, 2010. Dykes was an assistant at Texas Tech during Curtis's college playing career. In his second season at Louisiana Tech, the secondary ranked third nationally in interceptions and pick-6s.[5]
Texas Tech
editIn December 2012, Curtis accepted the same position at his alma mater Texas Tech University under former teammate and now head coach Kliff Kingsbury.[6] In November 2015, Curtis was dismissed from Texas Tech.[7]
Louisiana Tech
editOn January 15, 2016, Curtis was hired as the cornerbacks coach at Louisiana Tech.[8]
SMU
editFrom 2018 to 2020 he served as the cornerbacks coach on Sonny Dykes SMU staff.[9]
Baylor
editOn February 21, 2021, he was hired as the corners coach at Baylor.[10][9]
References
edit- ^ "Kevin Curtis Profile". Texas Tech University. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ^ "2002 NFL Draft Scout Kevin Curtis College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Curtis, Combine Results, FS - Texas Tech". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
- ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech Football Announces Additions to Coaching Staff". LATechSports.com. February 22, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2010.
- ^ Williams, Don. "Kingsbury starts Tech staff with former Red Raiders". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
- ^ Silva, Carlos (November 29, 2015). "Texas Tech coaches Mike Smith, Kevin Curtis won't return next season". LubbockOnline.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ Isabella, Sean (January 15, 2016). "Ex-Texas Tech coach Kevin Curtis coming back to Ruston". The News-Star. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
- ^ a b "SMU CB coach Kevin Curtis headed to Baylor for same job, becomes third assistant to leave program". Dallas News. February 21, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ^ Kendall_Kaut (February 21, 2021). "Baylor Football Hires Kevin Curtis as Cornerbacks Coach". Our Daily Bears. Retrieved November 23, 2021.