Kamren Curl Explained

Kamren Curl
Current Team:Los Angeles Rams
Number:3
Position:Safety
Birth Date:3 March 1999
Birth Place:San Diego, California, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:198
College:Arkansas (2017–2019)
Draftyear:2020
Draftround:7
Draftpick:216
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Tackles
Statvalue1:385
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statvalue2:5
Statlabel3:Forced fumbles
Statvalue3:1
Statlabel4:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue4:2
Statlabel5:Pass deflections
Statvalue5:14
Statlabel6:Interceptions
Statvalue6:3
Statlabel7:Defensive touchdowns
Statvalue7:1
Pfr:CurlKa00

Kamren Curl (born March 3, 1999) is an American football safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas and was drafted by the Washington Football Team in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft.

College career

Curl was born on March 3, 1999, in San Diego, California. He and his family later moved to Muskogee, Oklahoma, where he attended Muskogee High School. A three-star recruit, Curl committed to Arkansas over offers from schools such as Baylor, Nebraska, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas, and Texas Tech.[1] As a true freshman there, he started 12 games at cornerback before switching to safety for his sophomore season, where he had 53 tackles and five pass breakups in 11 games.[2] [3] As a junior, Curl had 76 tackles, two interceptions, and two sacks.[4]

Professional career

Washington Football Team / Commanders

Curl was selected by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round (216th overall) of the 2020 NFL draft.[5] He signed his four-year rookie contract on July 22, 2020.[6] Curl took over as the starting strong safety after Landon Collins suffered a season-ending injury in Week 8.[7] The following week against the New York Giants, Curl led the team with 11 tackles and recorded his first career sack.[8] He recorded his first career interception in a Week 14 game against the San Francisco 49ers, which he also returned 76 yards for a touchdown.[9] He finished the season with 3 interceptions, 88 tackles, 2 quarterback sacks and 4 passes defended.

In the 2021 Week 10 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Curl popped the ball loose from Buccaneers receiver Jaelon Darden which was intercepted by cornerback William Jackson III.[10] On December 16, 2021, Curl was placed on the team's COVID-19 reserve list and was forced to miss the Week 15 game against the Philadelphia Eagles.[11] He was placed back on the active roster on December 24.[12]

After receiving thumb surgery on his right hand, Curl missed Weeks 1 and 2 of the 2022 season.[13] He finished the 2022 season with 83 tackles and one sack over 12 games.[14]

Los Angeles Rams

On March 18, 2024, Curl signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Rams.[15]

NFL career statistics

Regular Season

YearTeamGamesTacklesFumblesInterceptions
Comb Solo Ast Sack FF FR Yds Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD
WAS16 88 63 25 2.0 10 0 3 88 29.3 76 1 4
WAS16 99 62 37 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
WAS12 79 58 25 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WAS16 115 74 41 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Career 60 385 257 128 5.0 2 2 0 3 88 29.3 76 1 14

Postseason

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kamren Curl, 2017 Safety - Rivals.com . August 31, 2022 . N.rivals.com.
  2. Web site: Holt . Bob . August 16, 2018 . Curl returns to his norm at UA . May 29, 2023 . Whole Hog Sports . en.
  3. Web site: Kamren Curl 2018 Game Log . May 29, 2023 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  4. Web site: Kamren Curl College Stats . May 28, 2020 . Sports-Reference.com.
  5. News: Stackpole . Kyle . April 25, 2020 . Redskins Draft Safety Kamren Curl With Seventh-Round Pick . Washington Commanders . May 7, 2022.
  6. News: Fortier . Sam . Jhabvala . Nicki . July 23, 2020 . No. 2 overall pick Chase Young signs with Washington . Washington Post . July 23, 2020.
  7. Web site: Stackpole . Kyle . November 5, 2020 . WFT Daily: Landon Collins' Versatile Replacement . May 7, 2022 . Washington Commanders.
  8. Web site: New York Giants at Washington Football Team – November 8th, 2020 . November 13, 2020 . Pro-Football-Reference.
  9. News: Jhabvala . Nicki . December 13, 2020 . Washington's defense fuels 23–15 win over 49ers, and team takes over first place in NFC East . The Washington Post . December 14, 2020.
  10. Web site: Selby . Zach . November 14, 2021 . 5 takeaways from Washington upsetting the Buccaneers . May 7, 2022 . Washington Commanders.
  11. Web site: December 16, 2021 . Washington places 3 players on Reserve/COVID-19 list, signs DT Akeem Spence . May 7, 2022 . Washington Commanders.
  12. Web site: December 24, 2021 . Washington activates Kyle Allen, Kam Curl, Kendall Fuller, Milo Eifler off the Reserve/COVID-19 list . May 7, 2022 . Washington Commanders . May 21, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521150120/https://www.commanders.com/news/washington-activates-kyle-allen-kam-curl-kendall-fuller-milo-eifler-off-the-rese . dead .
  13. Web site: Williams . Charean . September 2, 2022 . Report: Kam Curl has thumb injury that may have required surgery . December 4, 2022 . NBCSports.com.
  14. Web site: Selby . Zach . February 26, 2023 . Commanders position review Safety . March 27, 2023 . Commmanders.com.
  15. Web site: Jackson . Stu . March 18, 2024 . Rams sign DB Kamren Curl to 2-year deal . 2024-07-21 . TheRams.com.