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Kurtis Drummond
No. 23, 40
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1992-01-29) January 29, 1992 (age 32)
Masury, Ohio
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Hubbard (OH)
College:Michigan State
Undrafted:2015
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:34
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:0
Interceptions:0
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Kurtis Drummond (born January 29, 1992) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Michigan State.

High school career

Drummond attended Hubbard High School in Hubbard, Ohio.

Considered a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Drummond was listed as the No. 84 athlete in the nation in 2010.[1] He committed to play college football at Michigan State University in October 2009.[2]

College career

Drummond was redshirted as a freshman in 2010 after tearing his labrum.[3] Drummond played in 12 games as a backup to Trenton Robinson as a redshirt freshman in 2011. He finished the season with 17 tackles and two interceptions. As a sophomore in 2012 Drummond played in 12 games with seven starts. He recorded 53 tackles and two interceptions. Drummond was a first-team All-Big Ten selection as a junior in 2013 after recording 91 tackles and four interceptions.[4] He again was first-team All-Big Ten as a senior after recording 72 tackles and four interceptions. He was also named a first-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).[5]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
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 in
(1.85 m)
208 lb
(94 kg)
32+14 in
(0.82 m)
10+38 in
(0.26 m)
4.65 s 1.59 s 2.67 s 4.33 s 7.09 s 39 in
(0.99 m)
9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)
22 reps
All values from NFL Combine[6]

Houston Texans

Drummond was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2015.[7] He was waived on September 5, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on October 27, 2015.[10] He appeared in 9 games and made 14 tackles, primarily playing on special teams.

On August 30, 2016, Drummond was placed on injured reserve.[11]

On October 4, 2017, Drummond was waived by the Texans and was re-signed to the practice squad.[12][13] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 14, 2017.[14]

On September 2, 2018, Drummond was waived by the Texans.[15]

San Antonio Commanders (AAF)

On January 4, 2019, Drummond signed with the San Antonio Commanders of the AAF.[16] The league ceased operations in April 2019.[17]

In 2019, Drummond was drafted by the Dallas Renegades of the XFL in the second round of his position group in the 2020 XFL Draft.[18]

References

  1. ^ Kurtis Drummond Recruiting Profile
  2. ^ MSU commits bring size, speed
  3. ^ "Kurtis Drummond excited for action". Archived from the original on 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  4. ^ Big Ten's best players for 2014: No. 22 Kurtis Drummond, DB, Michigan State
  5. ^ Michigan State safety Kurtis Drummond named first-team All-American by football writers association
  6. ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Kurtis Drummond". NFL.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Texans sign all seven NFL draft picks". HoustonTexans.com. May 8, 2015. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  8. ^ "The Texans 53-man roster is set". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "Texans sign 10 to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  10. ^ "Texans place Foster on injured reserve, add Drummond to active roster". HoustonTexans.com. October 27, 2015. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  11. ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans trim roster to 75". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  12. ^ Williams, Charean (October 4, 2017). "Texans claim Ben Heeney off waivers from Saints". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  13. ^ "Texans sign S Drummond to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. October 6, 2017. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.
  14. ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign Kurtis Drummond". HoustonTexans.com. October 14, 2017. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018.
  15. ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans claim three on waivers". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2018.
  16. ^ "Commanders add players to training camp roster, make cuts". 210 Football. January 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  17. ^ Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  18. ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.