Kurtis Drummond
American football player (born 1992)
American football player
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| Born: | (1992-01-29) January 29, 1992 (age 32) Masury, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Hubbard (OH) | ||||||||||
| College: | Michigan State | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||||
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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
| 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 | |
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| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 208 lb (94 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 10+3⁄8 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 | |
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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
- ^ Kurtis Drummond Recruiting Profile
- ^ MSU commits bring size, speed
- ^ "Kurtis Drummond excited for action". Archived from the original on 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
- ^ Big Ten's best players for 2014: No. 22 Kurtis Drummond, DB, Michigan State
- ^ Michigan State safety Kurtis Drummond named first-team All-American by football writers association
- ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Kurtis Drummond". NFL.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ "Texans sign all seven NFL draft picks". HoustonTexans.com. May 8, 2015. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
- ^ "The Texans 53-man roster is set". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
- ^ "Texans sign 10 to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans trim roster to 75". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
- ^ Williams, Charean (October 4, 2017). "Texans claim Ben Heeney off waivers from Saints". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ "Texans sign S Drummond to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. October 6, 2017. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign Kurtis Drummond". HoustonTexans.com. October 14, 2017. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans claim three on waivers". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2018.
- ^ "Commanders add players to training camp roster, make cuts". 210 Football. January 4, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
External links
- Michigan State Spartans bio
