Kurtis Drummond

Kurtis Drummond
Free agent
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1992-01-29) January 29, 1992
Masury, Ohio
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: Hubbard (OH)
College: Michigan State
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2017
Total tackles: 34
Sacks: 1.0
Forced fumbles: 2
Pass deflections: 0
Interceptions: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Kurtis Drummond (born January 29, 1992) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. 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

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)
208 lb
(94 kg)
32 14 in
(0.82 m)
10 38 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]

On September 2, 2018, Drummond was waived by the Texans.[15]

References

  1. Kurtis Drummond Recruiting Profile
  2. MSU commits bring size, speed
  3. Kurtis Drummond excited for action
  4. Big Ten's best players for 2014: No. 22 Kurtis Drummond, DB, Michigan State
  5. Michigan State safety Kurtis Drummond named first-team All-American by football writers association
  6. "NFL Draft Profile: Kurtis Drummond". NFL.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  7. "Texans sign all seven NFL draft picks". HoustonTexans.com. May 8, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  8. "The Texans 53-man roster is set". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  9. "Texans sign 10 to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 7, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  10. "Texans place Foster on injured reserve, add Drummond to active roster". HoustonTexans.com. October 27, 2015. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  11. "TRANSACTIONS: Texans trim roster to 75". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2016.
  12. Williams, Charean (October 4, 2017). "Texans claim Ben Heeney off waivers from Saints". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  13. "Texans sign S Drummond to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. October 6, 2017.
  14. "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign Kurtis Drummond". HoustonTexans.com. October 14, 2017.
  15. "TRANSACTIONS: Texans claim three on waivers". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2018.
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