Kurtis Drummond
| No. 23 Houston Texans | |||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 29, 1992 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Masury, Ohio | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Hubbard (OH) | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||
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Kurtis Drummond (born January 29, 1992) is an American football safety for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). 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 10 selection as a junior in 2013 after recording 91 tackles and four interceptions.[4] He again was first team All-Big 10 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
On October 27, 2015, the Texans promoted Drummond from the practice squad to the active roster. Drummond appeared in 9 games and made 14 tackles, primarily playing on special teams. On August 30, 2016, Drummond was placed on injured reserve.[6]
References
- ↑ Kurtis Drummond Recruiting Profile
- ↑ MSU commits bring size, speed
- ↑ Kurtis Drummond excited for action
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans trim roster to 75". HoustonTexans.com.