Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2022Akron
Curtis Harper
DL • 6'2" • 295 lbs • Mckeesport, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Curtis Harper shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
45
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
72
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Akron
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Syracuse • Akron
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Curtis Harper built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Mckeesport, PA wearing No. 1, spending time with Akron and Syracuse. The clearest part of Curtis Harper's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Syracuse
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Curtis Harper, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Akron. Curtis Harper shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 61
- TFL
- 9.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Curtis Harper quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Akron · DL
- Career Tackles
- 61
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Akron
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · McKeesport · Syracuse
- High school pipeline
- McKeesport · 21 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 17 tackles · DL 392nd (top 40%) · Mid-American 196th (top 36%) · National 2,085th (top 36%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 27.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 9 | 16 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 22.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 7 | 14 | 2.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 23.6 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Akron | 10 | 17 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Curtis Harper played DL for Syracuse and Akron. Across 5 tracked seasons, Curtis Harper recorded 61 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Akron.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Akron paired 9 primary output with 16.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Syracuse, Akron.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Akron
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
16.1
Usage
5.3
Consistency
35.2
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. St. Francis (PA): 2. Michigan State: 0. Tennessee: 0. Liberty: 0. Bowling Green: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Kent State: 0. Miami (OH): 2. Eastern Michigan: 3. Northern Illinois: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. St. Francis (PA): 2 by 28.3. Michigan State: 1 by 4.2. Tennessee: 2 by 8.3. Liberty: 2 by 8.3. Bowling Green: 2 by 18.3. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Kent State: 2 by 8.3. Miami (OH): 2 by 28.3. Eastern Michigan: 2 by 38.3. Northern Illinois: 1 by 14.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.5 · Games = 2 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
38.3 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Northern Illinois | W 44-12 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/9 | vs Eastern MichiganSplash game | L 28-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Miami (OH)Splash game | L 9-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Kent State | L 27-33 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Central Michigan | L 21-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Bowling Green | L 28-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Liberty | L 12-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Tennessee | L 6-63 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Michigan State | L 0-52 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/1 | vs St. Francis (PA)Splash game | W 30-23 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Curtis Harper story
Curtis Harper built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive lineman from Mckeesport, PA wearing No. 1, spending time with Akron and Syracuse. The clearest part of Curtis Harper's career was his defensive production: 61 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Curtis Harper's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Syracuse
2018-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Akron
2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Syracuse | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | Syracuse | 4 | 13.5 | 4.6 | 4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Syracuse | 3.5 | 11.3 | 3 | -0.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Syracuse | 3.5 | 13.3 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Akron | 9 | 16.1 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 11 · L 28-34 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#2
@ Maryland
Week 2 · L 20-63
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Miami (OH)
Week 9 · L 9-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#4
@ Clemson
Week 8 · L 21-47 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
63.3 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.3 takeover score.
#5
vs UAlbany
Week 3 · W 62-24
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Havoc Plays
60.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Akron
9 primary output · 16.1 efficiency · 5.3 usage
48.8
#2
2018 Regular Season · Syracuse
37
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · Syracuse
27.6
4 primary · 13.5 efficiency · 4.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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