McClendon Jerrell Curtis (born September 16, 1999) is an American professional football offensive guard for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Chattanooga.
 Curtis at the 2023 Senior Bowl | |||||
| No. 66 – Seattle Seahawks | |||||
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| Position: | Offensive guard | ||||
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| Born: | September 16, 1999 Harrison, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Chattanooga Central (Harrison, Tennessee) | ||||
| College: | Chattanooga (2017–2022) | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2023 | ||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2024 | |||||
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Early years
editCurtis grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee and attended Chattanooga Central High School, where he played football and basketball.[1] He was rated a two-star recruit and committed to play college football at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga over UT Martin and offers from Football Bowl Subdivision programs Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, MTSU, Ohio, Temple, and Western Kentucky.[2]
College career
editCurtis redshirted his true freshman season at Chattanooga. He became the Mocs' starting right guard going into his redshirt sophomore year and start all 12 of the team's games. Curtis was named first team All-Southern Conference (SoCon) as a redshirt junior.[3] He repeated as a first team All-SoCon selection as a redshirt senior after starting all of the Mocs' games at guard. Curtis decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Chattanooga for a sixth season. He moved to offensive tackle during spring practices tackle.[4] Curtis won the Jacobs Blocking Award as the best blocker in the SoCon in his final season.[5][6] After the conclusion of his college career, he played in the 2023 Senior Bowl.[7]
Professional career
edit| 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 5+7⁄8 in (1.98 m) |
324 lb (147 kg) |
35 in (0.89 m) |
10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) |
5.24 s | 1.85 s | 3.06 s | 4.97 s | 7.70 s | 26.5 in (0.67 m) |
8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
25 reps | |
| All values from the NFL Combine[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Las Vegas Raiders
editCurtis was signed by the Las Vegas Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 12, 2023.[10] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.[11][12]
Seattle Seahawks
editOn September 13, 2023, Curtis was signed by the Seattle Seahawks off the Raiders practice squad.[13]
Curtis was waived by the Seahawks on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad.[14][15] He was promoted to the active roster on September 21.[16] He was waived on October 10, and re-signed to the practice squad.[17]
References
edit- ^ Madewell, John (January 27, 2017). "From tragedy to inspiration and opportunity for McClendon Curtis". NewsChannel9.com. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ Henley, Gene (January 30, 2017). "Central offensive lineman McClendon Curtis chooses Mocs". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ Henley, Gene (August 5, 2021). "UTC offensive lineman McClendon Curtis has transformed his mind and body". Yahoo Sports. Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "UTC's McClendon Curtis tries out new position on the field, new recipes in the kitchen". Chattanooga Times Free Press. March 31, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "McClendon Curtis, Jay Person among SoCon football honorees for Mocs". Chattanooga Times Free Press. November 22, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ Larnerd, Greg (December 8, 2022). "Via Mocs Athletics: Trio of Mocs Football Honored in 1st All-America Announcement". ESPNChattanooga.com. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ Hunt, Emory (February 3, 2023). "The Hunt Report: 2023 Senior Bowl small-school standouts include Division II QB, Ivy League WR and more". CBS Sports. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
- ^ "McClendon Curtis Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout McClendon Curtis College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders announce undrafted free agent signings". Raiders.com. May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders finalize initial 53-man roster for the 2023 season". Raiders.com. August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Raiders announce practice squad additions". Raiders.com. August 30, 2023.
- ^ Boyle, John (September 13, 2023). "Seahawks Sign Offensive Tackles Raiqwon O'Neal & McClendon Curtis, Place Abraham Lucas On IR". Seahawks.com. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ Boyle, John (August 27, 2024). "Seahawks Make Roster Moves, Establish Initial 2024 53-Man Roster". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (August 28, 2024). "Seahawks Sign 15 To Practice Squad, Including Veteran Cornerback Artie Burns". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (September 21, 2024). "Seahawks Sign T McClendon Curtis Off Practice Squad, Place T George Fant On IR". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Boyle, John. "Seahawks Make Roster Moves Ahead Of Week 6 Game vs. 49ers". Seahawks.com. Retrieved October 11, 2024.