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Jersey Number 54
Curtis Harper
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- McKeesport, Pa.
- High School:
- McKeesport
Bio
Career Overview: Stout inside player who has seen increasing time at defensive line - predominantly nose tackle - as his career has gone on ... In 33 games over the last three seasons, has 43 tackles (26 solo), 6.0 tackles for loss and three sacks ... Redshirted in 2017 ... Two-time ACC Honor Roll selection and four-time member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... Transferred after the 2021 season as a two-time graduate of Syracuse.
Junior Year (2021): Appeared in 10 games as a reserve defensive lineman, making 14 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack and forcing a fumble on the season ... Made three tackles and had 0.5 tackles for loss at Ohio (9/4) ... Made two tackles and added a sack vs. UAlbany (9/18) ... Made two tackles and had a TFL vs. Clemson (10/15) ... Had a pair of tackles vs. Boston College (10/30) ... Made two solo stops against Louisville (11/13).
Junior Year (2020): Saw action in all-11 games along the defensive line rotation … Made 14 tackles and had 1.5 tackles for loss on the season … Had a tackle for loss in the season opener against North Carolina (9/12) … Made two tackles against Georgia Tech (9/26) … Had two solo stops against Duke (10/10) … Made two tackles and had a QB hurry at Clemson (10/24) … Had two solo tackles in back-to-back games against Wake Forest (10/31) and Boston College (11/7) … Had a tackle for a six-yard loss against NC State (11/28).
Sophomore Year (2019): Played in 11 games as a reserve ... Tallied 13 tackles (six solo) and two sacks ... Had at least one stop in seven games ... Made two tackles, including a half sack, in Syracuse’s season-opening shutout at Liberty (8/31) ... At Maryland (9/7), collected three tackles, including the first solo pass sack of his career ... Tallied one tackle apiece in consecutive games against Clemson (9/14) and Western Michigan (9/21) ... Credited with a half sack at NC State (10/10) ... Had a career-best four tackles versus Boston College (11/2) ... At Duke (11/16), logged one tackle ... ACC Honor Roll selection ... Member of the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls.Â
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Freshman Year (2018): Made his collegiate debut against Wagner (9/8) and had one tackle … ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the Spring 2019 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2017: Redshirt season.
High School: Four-year starter for head coach Matt Miller at guard and defensive tackle … No. 3 defensive tackle in Pennsylvania and ranked 89th nationally at the position by Scout.com … Earned All-WPIAL Class 5A Big East honors on defense … Participated in the 2017 Big 33 Football Classic … Voted McKeesport’s Most Outstanding Lineman … Defensive line MVP at the East Coast Elite Exposure Camp … PrepStar All-East selection … As a senior captain, had 36 tackles, including nine for a loss, and two sacks to lead the Tigers to a 9-3 record and an appearance in the WPIAL 5A state championship game … As a junior, recorded 18 tackles, three sacks, two pass deflections and a forced fumble … Played basketball for four years and ran track.
Personal: Curtis Maurice Harper … Born on May 15, 1999 … Son of Curtis and Sharice Harper … One brother, one sister … Related to 2012 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Curtis Martin, who played running back in the NFL for 11 seasons for the New England Patriots (1995-97) and New York Jets (1998-2005) … Holds a Bachelor's in communication and rhetorical studies... Pursuing a master's in instructional design, development, and evaluation.
Junior Year (2021): Appeared in 10 games as a reserve defensive lineman, making 14 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack and forcing a fumble on the season ... Made three tackles and had 0.5 tackles for loss at Ohio (9/4) ... Made two tackles and added a sack vs. UAlbany (9/18) ... Made two tackles and had a TFL vs. Clemson (10/15) ... Had a pair of tackles vs. Boston College (10/30) ... Made two solo stops against Louisville (11/13).
Junior Year (2020): Saw action in all-11 games along the defensive line rotation … Made 14 tackles and had 1.5 tackles for loss on the season … Had a tackle for loss in the season opener against North Carolina (9/12) … Made two tackles against Georgia Tech (9/26) … Had two solo stops against Duke (10/10) … Made two tackles and had a QB hurry at Clemson (10/24) … Had two solo tackles in back-to-back games against Wake Forest (10/31) and Boston College (11/7) … Had a tackle for a six-yard loss against NC State (11/28).
Sophomore Year (2019): Played in 11 games as a reserve ... Tallied 13 tackles (six solo) and two sacks ... Had at least one stop in seven games ... Made two tackles, including a half sack, in Syracuse’s season-opening shutout at Liberty (8/31) ... At Maryland (9/7), collected three tackles, including the first solo pass sack of his career ... Tallied one tackle apiece in consecutive games against Clemson (9/14) and Western Michigan (9/21) ... Credited with a half sack at NC State (10/10) ... Had a career-best four tackles versus Boston College (11/2) ... At Duke (11/16), logged one tackle ... ACC Honor Roll selection ... Member of the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Rolls.Â
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Freshman Year (2018): Made his collegiate debut against Wagner (9/8) and had one tackle … ACC Honor Roll selection … Member of the Spring 2019 SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2017: Redshirt season.
High School: Four-year starter for head coach Matt Miller at guard and defensive tackle … No. 3 defensive tackle in Pennsylvania and ranked 89th nationally at the position by Scout.com … Earned All-WPIAL Class 5A Big East honors on defense … Participated in the 2017 Big 33 Football Classic … Voted McKeesport’s Most Outstanding Lineman … Defensive line MVP at the East Coast Elite Exposure Camp … PrepStar All-East selection … As a senior captain, had 36 tackles, including nine for a loss, and two sacks to lead the Tigers to a 9-3 record and an appearance in the WPIAL 5A state championship game … As a junior, recorded 18 tackles, three sacks, two pass deflections and a forced fumble … Played basketball for four years and ran track.
Personal: Curtis Maurice Harper … Born on May 15, 1999 … Son of Curtis and Sharice Harper … One brother, one sister … Related to 2012 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Curtis Martin, who played running back in the NFL for 11 seasons for the New England Patriots (1995-97) and New York Jets (1998-2005) … Holds a Bachelor's in communication and rhetorical studies... Pursuing a master's in instructional design, development, and evaluation.
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