2016 Football
Roster
D.J. Curl
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 192
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hampton, Ga.
- High School:
- Eagles Landing Christian Acad.
2016
- 22nd in the Big South in Tackles per game
- Fifth in the Big South in Tackles per game by a defensive back
- Third on the Bucs in overall tackles with 52
- Second on the team with 33 unassisted tackles and added 19 assisted tackles
- Finished the season with 1.5 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss
- Finished the season with a forced fumble, an interception, and three pass breakups
- Season-high nine tackles, 0.5 sacks, and a forced fumble on August 27 at North Dakota State
- Seven tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss on November 19 against Kennesaw State
- Seven tackles (six unassisted) on November 5 against Gardner-Webb
- Five tackles (three unassisted) on November 26 at Wofford
- Three tackles, an interception, and two pass breakups on October 1 at Coastal Carolina
2015
- Started 12 of 13 games at strong safety, and finished sixth on the team with 50 tackles
- Was a physical presence on the defense and a leader from the secondary
- Also recorded 2.5 tackles for loss, an interception and five pass breakups
- Was key in CSU’s win at The Citadel (9/26), tallying six tackles, 0.5 TFL and a pass breakup
- Had six stops and a key fourth quarter interception that helped seal CSU’s 10-7 win at Presbyterian (10/17)
- Had four tackles and two pass breakups to help slow down top-ranked Coastal Carolina’s attack (10/31)
- Recorded identical statistics as CSU finished off a perfect Big South season against Liberty (11/14)
- Had a sack and five total tackles at No. 2 Alabama (11/21)
2014: Played in nine games and started six at safety...Finished seventh on the team in tackles despite missing three games...Recorded 37 tackles, one tackle for loss, a fumble recovery and two pass breakups...Had a big game in the win over The Citadel (9/20), making seven tackles while also recovering a key fumble...Played well against Vanderbilty (10/11) in helping CSU hold the SEC opponent to less than 300 yards of total offense...Posted seven tackles, including four solo stops, against Vanderbilt...Made five tackles in the loss to Presbyterian (10/18)...Matched a season-high for the third time with seven tackles in the blowout of Gardner-Webb (11/8).
2013: Played in 12 games and recorded 24 tackles and an interception…Had a pass breakup in the win over Shorter (9/7)…Played well at Colorado (10/19), tallying a career-high five tackles, including four solo stops, while coming up with a tackle for loss of two yards...Made a leaping interception at the goal line in CSU’s win over Presbyterian (11/2)…Matched a career-high with five tackles and four solo stops in the season finale against Liberty (11/23).
High School: Two-time first team all-state and all-region selection in his final two seasons…Led his team to a 14-1 record as a senior…Also earned All-Metro Area and All-Southern Crescent First Team honors as a senior…Had 75 tackles, 10 pass break-ups, one interception, and one fumble recovery as a senior...Had 93 tackles and seven interception in his junior season…Played for Johnathan Gess at Eagle Landing Christian Academy.
Personal: Son of Daniel and Janet Curl…Born Aug. 5, 1994.
