Player Dossier

2014-2017

Southern Miss

Curtis Mikell

DB • 5'8" • 170 lbs • Bassfield, MS, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Curtis Mikell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.3 disruption score.

Usage / Role

74%

Major defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

78

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Southern Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Southern Miss
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas

Player Story

Curtis Mikell built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Bassfield, MS wearing No. 19, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Curtis Mikell's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.7759

Bassfield · Bassfield, MS

Committed To
Southern Miss
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Curtis Mikell, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Southern Miss. Curtis Mikell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.3 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
85
TFL
7.5
Sacks
2
Passes defended
18
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

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Latest team and position
Southern Miss · DB
Career Tackles
85
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 33 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · Southern Miss
Top game
North Texas
Recruit profile
2-star · Bassfield · Southern Miss
High school pipeline
Bassfield · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 19 · Class 2017
2017 Tackles rank
49 tackles · DB 159th (top 20%) · Conference USA 76th (top 13%) · National 716th (top 13%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss40-0--050
2015 PostseasonSouthern Miss40-0--050
2015 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss40-0--050
2016 PostseasonSouthern Miss1250.50-2042.6
2016 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss123132-2242.6
2017 PostseasonSouthern Miss132-0-1057.4
2017 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss134740-13057.4

Related Context

Curtis Mikell played DB for Southern Miss. Across 4 tracked seasons, Curtis Mikell recorded -4 rushing yards, 71 receiving yards, and 85 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Southern Miss.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

Southern Miss paired 19 primary output with 30.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 22.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UTEP

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.

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2016 Postseason · Southern Miss

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

22.1

Usage

5.2

Consistency

44.8

Best Game by takeover score

UTEP

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 2.5. Kentucky: 0. Savannah St: 2. Troy: 0.5. UTEP: 2. Rice: 1. UTSA: 2. LSU: 0. Charlotte: 0.5. Old Dominion: 1. North Texas: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 5 by 45.8. Savannah St: 1 by 24.2. Troy: 4 by 21.7. UTEP: 3 by 32.5. Rice: 8 by 43.3. UTSA: 3 by 32.5. LSU: 2 by 8.3. Charlotte: 2 by 13.3. Old Dominion: 0 by 10. North Texas: 4 by 16.7. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · +0.6 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 6 · -0.6 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UTEP

Best efficiency game

45.8 vs Louisiana

Result
Sun 12/18@ LouisianaSplash gameW 28-21540.5002
Fri 11/25vs Louisiana TechW 39-2444000
Sat 11/19@ North TexasL 23-2944000
Sat 11/12@ Old DominionL 35-5100001
Sat 11/5vs CharlotteL 27-38210.5000
Sat 10/15@ LSUL 10-4521000
Sat 10/8@ UTSASplash gameL 32-5532110
Sat 10/1vs RiceW 44-2888001
Sun 9/25@ UTEPSplash gameW 34-7330020
Sat 9/17vs TroyL 31-37430.5000
Sat 9/10vs Savannah StSplash gameW 56-011110
Sat 9/3@ KentuckyW 44-35

Player Story

Curtis Mikell story

Curtis Mikell built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive back from Bassfield, MS wearing No. 19, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Curtis Mikell's career was his defensive production: 85 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 3 interceptions across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 71 receiving yards and 257 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Curtis Mikell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Southern Miss

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2014201520152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss00
2015 PostseasonSouthern Miss000
2015 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss000
2016 PostseasonSouthern Miss11.522.15.211.5
2016 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss11.522.15.20
2017 PostseasonSouthern Miss1930.34.27.5
2017 Regular SeasonSouthern Miss1930.34.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs North Texas

Week 5 · L 28-43 · Conference game

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Havoc Plays

95 takeover

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95 takeover score.

#2

@ UTEP

Week 4 · W 34-7 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

70.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.

#3

@ UTSA

Week 6 · W 31-29 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

68.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.8 takeover score.

#4

@ UTSA

Week 6 · L 32-55 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

66.1 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.1 takeover score.

#5

@ Louisiana

Week 1 · W 28-21 · Postseason

2.5

Havoc Plays

62.5 takeover

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Southern Miss

19 primary output · 30.3 efficiency · 4.2 usage

57.4

#2

2017 Regular Season · Southern Miss

57.4

19 primary · 30.3 efficiency · 4.2 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Southern Miss

50

0 primary · 0 efficiency · usage

Milestones

5

Impact games

10

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games