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Kevin Curtis
Current position
Title Cornerbacks coach
Team Baylor
Conference Big 12
Biographical details
Born (1980-07-28) July 28, 1980 (age 44)
Frankfurt, West Germany
Alma mater Texas Tech University
Playing career
1998–2001 Texas Tech
2002–2004 San Francisco 49ers
2004 Green Bay Packers
2005 Oakland Raiders
2006 Cologne Centurions
2006 Houston Texans
2007 Cologne Centurions
Position(s) Safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2009 Navarro College (CB)
2010–2012 Louisiana Tech (CB)
2013–2015 Texas Tech (DB)
2016–2017 Louisiana Tech (CB)
2018–2020 SMU (CB)
2021–present Baylor (CB)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • Second-team All-American (2001)
  • 3× Second-team All-Big 12 (2000–2002)


Kevin Curtis (born July 28, 1980) is an American football coach and former safety. He is currently the cornerbacks coach for the Baylor University football team.

Early years

Curtis was born in Frankfurt, Germany, but was raised in Lubbock, Texas, where he attended Coronado High School. At Coronado, he played quarterback.

Playing career

College

Curtis played safety for the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1998 to 2002. He was named second-team All-American for his junior and senior seasons, and was a three time All-Big 12 selection. During the 1999 season, he was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week following a Red Raider victory against Colorado and was named to the Jim Thorpe Award watchlist prior to the 2000 season. He graduated in 2002 with a degree in Restaurant and Hotel Management.

Professional

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+58 in
(1.87 m)
212 lb
(96 kg)
33 in
(0.84 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
4.55 s 1.57 s 2.62 s 3.88 s 6.75 s 37.5 in
(0.95 m)
10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)
24 reps
All values from NFL Combine

Curtis was originally selected in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers, where he spent three seasons. He has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders, Cologne Centurions and Houston Texans.

Coaching career

Early Coaching Career

Curtis began his coaching career in 2008 at Navarro College where he served two seasons as secondary coach. He was named cornerbacks coach at Louisiana Tech University under coach Sonny Dykes on February 22, 2010. Dykes was an assistant at Texas Tech during Curtis's college playing career. In his second season at Louisiana Tech, the secondary ranked third nationally in interceptions and pick-6s.

Texas Tech

In December 2012, Curtis accepted the same position at his alma mater Texas Tech University under former teammate and now head coach Kliff Kingsbury. In November 2015, Curtis was dismissed from Texas Tech.

Louisiana Tech

On January 15, 2016, Curtis was hired as the cornerbacks coach at Louisiana Tech.

SMU

From 2018 to 2020 he served as the cornerbacks coach on Sonny Dykes SMU staff.

Baylor

On February 21, 2021, he was hired as the corners coach at Baylor.

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