Kurtis Drummond
| No. 23 – Houston Texans | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
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| Born: | January 29, 1992 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: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2017 | |||||||||||
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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
| 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 | |
| All values from NFL Combine[6] | ||||||||||||
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]
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
- ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Kurtis Drummond". NFL.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ^ "Texans sign all seven NFL draft picks". HoustonTexans.com. May 8, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
- ^ "The Texans 53-man roster is set". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
- ^ "Texans sign 10 to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
- ^ "Texans place Foster on injured reserve, add Drummond to active roster". HoustonTexans.com. October 27, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans trim roster to 75". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign Kurtis Drummond". HoustonTexans.com. October 14, 2017.