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.jpg) Curl with theWashington Football Team in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1999-03-03)March 3, 1999 (age 26) San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Muskogee(Muskogee, Oklahoma) | ||||||||||||||||
| College | Arkansas (2017–2019) | ||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2020: 7th round, 216th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||
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Kamren Curl (born March 3, 1999) is an American professionalfootballsafety for theLos Angeles Rams of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theArkansas Razorbacks and was selected by theWashington Football Team in the seventh round of the2020 NFL draft.
Curl was born on March 3, 1999, inSan Diego, California. He and his family later moved toMuskogee, Oklahoma, where he attendedMuskogee High School. A three-star recruit, Curl committed toArkansas over offers from schools such asBaylor,Nebraska,Oklahoma,TCU,Texas, andTexas 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]
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| 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 ft1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | 32+5⁄8 in (0.83 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 4.60 s | 1.54 s | 2.68 s | 4.41 s | 7.14 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) | 24 reps | |
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The Washington Football Team selected Curl in the seventh round (216th overall) of the2020 NFL draft. Curl was the 17th safety drafted in 2020.[7]
On July 24, 2020, the Washington Commanders signed Curl to a four–year, $3.40 millioncontract that includes asigning bonus of $113,328.[8]
Throughout training camp, Curl competed for a roster spot as a backup safety againstJeremy Reaves,Cole Luke, andTroy Apke. Head coachRon Rivera named Curl a backup safety to begin the season, behind starting duo Troy Apke andLandon Collins.[9]
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On September 13, 2020, Curl made his professional regular season debut and recorded three combined tackles (two solo) during a 27–17 victory against thePhiladelphia Eagles. On October 4, 2020, he earned the first start of his career as a nickelback and made three combined tackles (one solo) in a 17–31 loss to theBaltimore Ravens. On October 27, 2020, Washington's head coach Ron Riveira named Curl the starting strong safety afterLandon Collins tore his achilles and was placed oninjured reserve.[10][11] injury in Week 8.[12] The following week, Curl led the team and set a season-high 11 combined tackles (six solo) and also made his first career sack onDaniel Jones during a 20–23 loss to theNew York Giants.[13] On December 13, 2020, Curl made seven solo tackles, a season-high two pass deflections, and returned his first career interception for his first touchdown as Washington defeated theSan Francisco 49ers 23–15. His pick-six occurred after he intercepted a pass byNick Mullens to fullbackKyle Juszczyk and returned it 76–yards for a touchdown.[14] He finished the season with 3 interceptions, 88 combined tackles (66 solo), twoquarterback sacks, four pass deflections, three interceptions, and a touchdown in 16 games and 11 starts.[15] He earned an overall grade of 68.0 fromPro Football Focus in 2020.
The Washington Football Team finished the2020 NFL season first in theNFC East with a 7–9 record to clinch a Wildcard spot. On January 9, 2021, he started in his first career postseason appearance and made seven combined tackles (three solo) during a 23–31 loss against theTampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Wildcard Game.
He entered training camp slated as thede facto starting free safety after an impressive performance as a rookie and earned the role ahead ofDeshazor Everett, Landon Collins,Darrick Forrest,Jeremy Reaves, andBobby McCain. Head coach Ron Riveira named Curl and Landon Collins as the starting safeties to begin the regular season.[16]
On December 16, 2021, Curl was placed on the team'sCOVID-19/reserve list and was forced to miss the Week 15 loss at thePhiladelphia Eagles.[17] On December 24, 2021, the Washington Football Team activated Curl from reserve to re-join the active roster.[18] On January 2, 2022, Kurl recorded a season-high ten combined tackles (six solo) during a 16-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. He completed the2021 NFL season with a total of 99 combined tackles (62 solo), five pass deflections, and one sack in 16 games and 11 starts.[19]
Head coach Ron Riveira named Curl the starting strong safety to begin the season, along with free safety Bobby McCain.[20]After receiving thumb surgery on his right hand, Curl missed Weeks 1 and 2 of the 2022 season.[21] In Week 9, he collected a season-high 11 combined tackles (eight solo) during a 17–20 loss against theMinnesota Vikings. On December 4, 2022, Curl ties his season-high of 11 combined tackles (eight solo) during a 20–20 tie at theNew York Giants. He was sidelined for the last three games (Weeks 16–18) after injuring his ankle. He finished the2022 NFL season with 83 combined tackles (58 solo) and one sack in 12 games and 12 starts.[22] He received an overall grade of 82.9 fromPro Football Focus in 2023, which ranked second amongst all safeties.[23]
Throughout training camp, Curl competed to be the starting safety againstDarrick Forrest andQuan Martin. Head coach Ron Rivera named Curl and Derrick Forrest the starting safeties to begin the season.[24] In Week 4, he collected a season-high 12 combined tackles (nine solo) and one sack during a 31–34 loss at thePhiladelphia Eagles. On October 15, 2023, Curl made 11 combined tackles (eight solo) and a season-high two pass deflections during a 24–16 win at theAtlanta Falcons. He was inactive for the Commanders' Week 18 loss to theDallas Cowboys after injuring his quadriceps. He finished the2023 NFL season with a career-high 115 combined tackles (74 solo), five pass deflections, and one sack in 16 games and 16 starts. He received an overall grade of 66.6 from Pro Football Focus in 2023, which ranked 50th amongst all safeties.[23]
On March 15, 2024, theLos Angeles Rams signed Curl to a two–year,$9.00 million contract that includes $6.00 million guaranteed upon signing.[25] He entered training camp slated as thede facto starting strong safety. Head coachSean McVay named Curl the starting strong safety to begin the season, alongside free safetyJohn Johnson III. On October 20, 2024, Curl made seven solo tackles and recovered a fumble byGardner Minshew that was caused during a sack byCobie Durant and returned it 33–yards for a touchdown as the Rams defeated theLas Vegas Raiders 15–20. In Week 17, Curl collected a season-high ten combined tackles (five solo) during a 13–9 win against theArizona Cardinals. He was inactive as a healthy scratch for a Week 18 loss to theSeattle Seahawks as head coach Sean McVay chose to rest as many starters as possible for the playoffs. He finished with 79 combined tackles (49 solo), nine pass deflections, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one sack, and one touchdown in 16 games and 16 starts. He received an overall grade of 78.0 from Pro Football Focus in 2024, which ranked 17th among all safeties. His coverage grade of 83.7 from PFF ranked 19th among all safeties.[23]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
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| Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | |||
| 2020 | WAS | 16 | 88 | 63 | 25 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 76 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | WAS | 16 | 99 | 62 | 37 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | WAS | 12 | 79 | 58 | 25 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | WAS | 16 | 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 | |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | Interceptions | ||||||||||
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| Comb | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | |||
| 2020 | WAS | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 60 | 385 | 257 | 128 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 29.3 | 76 | 1 | 14 | |
