Kamren Curl

Kamren Curl (born March 3, 1999)[lower-alpha 1] is an American football safety for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas and was drafted by Washington in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Kamren Curl
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Curl with the Washington Football Team in 2021
No. 31 – Washington Commanders
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1999-03-03) March 3, 1999[lower-alpha 1]
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
High school:Muskogee (Muskogee, Oklahoma)
College:Arkansas (2017–2019)
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 216
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2023
Tackles:328
Sacks:5.0
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:12
Interceptions:3
Defensive touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

College career

Curl was born on March 3, 1999,[lower-alpha 1] in San Diego, California. He and his family later moved to Muskogee, Oklahoma, where he attended Muskogee High School. A three-star recruit, Curl committed to Arkansas over offers from schools such as Baylor, Nebraska, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas, and Texas Tech.[2] As a true freshman there, he started 12 games at cornerback before switching to safety for his sophomore season, where he had 53 tackles and five pass breakups in 11 games.[3][4] As a junior, Curl had 76 tackles, two interceptions, and two sacks.[5]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
6 ft 1+3⁄8 in
(1.86 m)		 206 lb
(93 kg)		 32+5⁄8 in
(0.83 m)		 8+1⁄2 in
(0.22 m)		4.60 s1.59 s2.68 s4.41 s7.14 s34.5 in
(0.88 m)		10 ft 5 in
(3.18 m)		24 reps
Source:[6][7]
Curl returning an interception for a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers in 2020

Curl was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round (216th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.[8] He signed his four-year rookie contract on July 22, 2020.[9] Curl took over as the starting strong safety after Landon Collins suffered a season-ending injury in Week 8.[10] The following week against the New York Giants, Curl led the team with 11 tackles and recorded his first career sack.[11] He recorded his first career interception in a Week 14 game against the San Francisco 49ers, which he also returned 76 yards for a touchdown.[12] He finished the season with 3 interceptions, 88 tackles, 2 quarterback sacks and 4 passes defended.

In the 2021 Week 10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Curl popped the ball loose from Buccaneers receiver Jaelon Darden which was intercepted by cornerback William Jackson III.[13] On December 16, 2021, Curl was placed on the team's COVID-19 reserve list and was forced to miss the Week 15 game against the Philadelphia Eagles.[14] He was placed back on the active roster on December 24.[15]

After receiving thumb surgery on his right hand, Curl missed Weeks 1 and 2 of the 2022 season.[16] He finished the 2022 season with 83 tackles and one sack over 12 games.[17]

Statistics
Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
CombSoloAstSackFFFRYdsIntYdsAvgLngTDPD
2020WAS 168863252.010038829.37614
2021 WAS 16 99 62 37 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

Notes and references
  1. According to his official Arkansas Razorbacks bio, he was born on (1999-03-31) March 31, 1999[1]
  1. "Kamren Curl (DB)". arkansasrazorbacks.com.
  2. "Kamren Curl, 2017 Safety - Rivals.com". N.rivals.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  3. Holt, Bob (August 16, 2018). "Curl returns to his norm at UA". Whole Hog Sports. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  4. "Kamren Curl 2018 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  5. "Kamren Curl College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  6. "Kamren Curl Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  7. "Kamren Curl, Arkansas, SS, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". DraftScout. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  8. Stackpole, Kyle (April 25, 2020). "Redskins Draft Safety Kamren Curl With Seventh-Round Pick". Washington Commanders. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  9. Fortier, Sam; Jhabvala, Nicki (July 23, 2020). "No. 2 overall pick Chase Young signs with Washington". Washington Post. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  10. Stackpole, Kyle (November 5, 2020). "WFT Daily: Landon Collins' Versatile Replacement". Washington Commanders. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  11. "New York Giants at Washington Football Team – November 8th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  12. Jhabvala, Nicki (December 13, 2020). "Washington's defense fuels 23–15 win over 49ers, and team takes over first place in NFC East". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  13. Selby, Zach (November 14, 2021). "5 takeaways from Washington upsetting the Buccaneers". Washington Commanders. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  14. "Washington places 3 players on Reserve/COVID-19 list, signs DT Akeem Spence". Washington Commanders. December 16, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  15. "Washington activates Kyle Allen, Kam Curl, Kendall Fuller, Milo Eifler off the Reserve/COVID-19 list". Washington Commanders. December 24, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  16. Williams, Charean (September 2, 2022). "Report: Kam Curl has thumb injury that may have required surgery". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  17. Selby, Zach (February 26, 2023). "Commanders position review | Safety". Commmanders.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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