2014 Football Roster
Roster
Kurtis Drummond
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 202
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Masury, Ohio
- High School:
- Hubbard
• 2014 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICAN (FWAA, PHIL STEELE)
• 2014 BIG TEN DEFENSIVE BACK OF THE YEAR
• 2014 FIRST-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN (COACHES, MEDIA, BTN.COM, ATHLON SPORTS, PHIL STEELE)
• TWO-TIME FIRST-TEAM ALL-BIG TEN (2013, 2014) CAREER NOTES: Four-year letterwinner finished his career with 233 career tackles in 52 games . . . finished his career by starting in 34 consecutive games at free safety . . . finished his career ranked among MSU's all-time leaders in interceptions (tied for seventh with 12), passes defended (11th with 33) and interception return yards (12th with 148) . . . also had 14 tackles for loss (60 yards), three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries . . . earned his bachelor's degree in psychology in December 2014. CAREER IN BOWL GAMES: Recorded 19 tackles in four career bowl games . . . helped lead the Spartans to a 4-0 record in bowl games during his career . . . had seven stops, including two for losses (5 yards), in the 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic win over No. 5 Baylor . . . tallied five stops, including a half tackle for loss (1 yards), in the 2014 Rose Bowl win over No. 5 Stanford . . . collected six tackles and a pass break-up in the 2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl against TCU . . . recorded one tackle in the 2012 Outback Bowl against No. 18 Georgia. 2014 SEASON (SENIOR): Named 2014 Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year . . . first-team All-America selection by the Football Writers Association of America, becoming just the fifth safety in program history to earn first-team All-America honors (Jim Ellis, 1951-52; Allen Brenner, 1968; Brad Van Pelt, 1971-72; William Simpson, 1973) . . . also earned All-America honors from Phil Steele (first team), USA TODAY (second team), Associated Press (third team), Athlon Sports (third team) and SI.com (honorable mention) . . . first-team All-Big Ten honoree by the coaches and media . . . first Spartan safety to earn back-to-back first-team All-Big Ten honors since John Miller (1988-89) and is just the fifth in school history . . . also named first-team All-Big Ten by BTN.com, Athlon Sports and Phil Steele . . . accepted an invitation to the 2015 Senior Bowl . . . co-recipient of MSU's Downtown Coaches Club Award (outstanding senior on defense) . . . elected a co-captain by his teammates . . . led team in tackles (72), interceptions (4), pass break-ups (11) and passes defended (15) . . . led the secondary with five tackles for loss (15 yards) . . . ranked tied for first in the Big Ten in passes defended with 15 (four interceptions and 11 pass break-ups) . . . had a career-high 11 pass break-ups, which ranked second in the Big Ten . . . ranked third on the team with 154 production points during the regular season . . . led team and tied for seventh in the Big Ten with four interceptions . . . led team with seven tackles, including two for losses (5 yards), in the Cotton Bowl Classic victory over No. 5 Baylor . . . led secondary with 15 production points in Senior Day win over Rutgers; had an interception and collected six tackles against the Scarlet Knights . . . had 14 production points in the win at Maryland (15-yard interception return; two pass break-ups; three tackles) . . . recorded a career-high 11 tackles and a pass break-up vs. No. 14 Ohio State . . . led the Spartan secondary with 21 production points in the win over Michigan, including six tackles with a 4-yard loss and two pass break-ups . . . led team with seven tackles, including a 1-yard loss, and had a pass break-up at Purdue . . . recorded 21 production points in the win over No. 19 Nebraska with nine tackles, including a 5-yard loss, and a pass break-up . . . led the secondary with 17 production points against Wyoming (six tackles, 19-yard interception return) . . . made two tackles and recovered a fumble vs. Eastern Michigan . . . collected three solo stops at No. 3 Oregon . . . returned an interception 17 yards, broke up a pass, and collected four tackles in the season opener vs. Jacksonville State to record 23 production points. 2013 SEASON (JUNIOR): SI.com All-American (honorable mention) . . . first-team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches . . . second-team all-conference pick by the media . . . also earned All-Big Ten honors from ESPN.com (first team), Sporting News (first team), CollegeFootballNews.com (first team) and Athlon Sports (first team) . . . ranked one of the top 30 players (No. 25) in the Big Ten by CollegeFootballNews.com . . . recipient of MSU's Outstanding Underclass Back Award (defense) . . . ranked second on the team with a career-high 91 tackles, including 3.5 for losses (18 yards) . . . tied for team lead and ranked tied for third in the Big Ten with four interceptions . . . ranked tied for 10th in the Big Ten with 10 passes defended (four interceptions, six pass break-ups) . . . ranked third on the team with 225 production points . . . helped lead the Spartans rank No. 1 in the NCAA FBS in pass efficiency defense (92.3 rating) . . . posted five stops, including a half tackle for loss (1 yard), in the 100th Rose Bowl Game against No. 5 Stanford . . . collected five tackles and a pass break-up against No. 2 Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game . . . had 10 tackles against Minnesota . . . recorded a career-high two interceptions (34 yards) and had six tackles and a pass break-up in win at Northwestern; led team with 28 production points against the Wildcats . . . had a productive game in win at Nebraska, leading the team with 10 tackles while recording an interception and forcing a fumble to lead defense with 21 production pionts . . . led the secondary with 21 production points in win over No. 23 Michigan, collecting eight tackles and a pass break-up . . . recorded four tackles at Illinois, including a 10-yard loss . . . registered nine stops vs. Purdue . . . tallied six tackles and a pass break-up at Iowa . . . had a team-best two tackles for loss (7 yards) and seven stops overall at No. 22 Notre Dame . . . collected a team-high nine stops vs. South Florida . . . had a solid all-around game vs. Western Michigan with four tackles, a leaping one-handed interception, a pass break-up, and a 21-yard touchdown run off a lateral from Jairus Jones on an interception to total 27 production points. 2012 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, including seven starts at free safety (Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Northwestern, Minnesota, TCU) . . . ranked fifth on the team with 53 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss (17 yards) . . . playmaker had four pass break-ups, two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery . . . recipient of the team's Tommy Love Award (most improved player: defense) . . . had six tackles and a pass break-up in the 2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl victory over TCU . . . collected five tackles and two pass break-ups vs. Northwestern; tallied 18 production points against the Wildcats . . . recorded 10 tackles, including two for loss (10 yards), while also forcing a fumble and returning an interception 7 yards vs. No. 21 Nebraska . . . tallied seven tackles in overtime win at Wisconsin . . . recorded five tackles, including 1.5 for losses (5 yards), at No. 23 Michigan . . . collected four tackles in his first career start against Iowa . . . played solid all-around game against No. 14 Ohio State, tallying three tackles, including a 2-yard loss, while recovering a fumble and recording an interception . . . collected three tackles vs. No. 20 Notre Dame . . . posted two stops at Central Michigan. 2011 SEASON (RED-SHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in 12 games to earn his first letter . . . was the back-up free safety behind Trenton Robinson . . . ranked fifth on the team with two interceptions . . . recorded 17 tackles . . . did not play the last two games of the regular season due to injury (vs. Indiana and Northwestern) . . . compiled three stops against Minnesota . . . had three tackles, including a 10-yard sack of Devin Gardner, in MSU's fourth-straight win over Michigan . . . registered two tackles at Ohio State . . . recorded his second interception of the season vs. Central Michigan . . . notched his first career interception at Notre Dame and returned it 34 yards, setting up an MSU field goal . . . produced three tackles and forced a fumble against Florida Atlantic that led to Jeremy Langford's 37-yard fumble return for a touchdown. 2010 SEASON: Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation's top safeties by Scout.com (No. 69) . . . listed among the country's top athletes by Scouts, Inc. (No. 83) . . . named to SuperPrep's and PrepStar's All-Midwest Teams . . . ranked among Ohio's top 50 seniors by Rivals.com (No. 44) and Scout.com (No. 47) . . . three-year starter for Coach Brian Hoffman at Hubbard (Ohio) High School . . . had 24 receptions for 489 yards (20.4 avg.) and three touchdowns as a senior . . . recorded two 100-yard receiving games in 2009: vs. Warren Kennedy (2 catches for 105 yards, including a 75-yard TD reception) and Youngstown East (4 for 106) . . . had a career-best eight catches for 91 yards vs. Buckeye . . . registered 75 tackles (46 solos, 29 assists) as a senior, including four sacks . . . also credited with three passes defended and two forced fumbles in 2009 . . . produced eight tackles each vs. Struthers and Cardinal Mooney . . . posted two sacks vs. McKinley . . . tallied a season-high 10 tackles vs. Ravenna Southeast, including a sack . . . returned 12 punts for 110 yards (9.2 avg.) and five kickoffs for 86 yards (17.2 avg.) . . . averaged 35.0 yards on 27 punts as a senior . . . averaged 48.0 yards on two punts vs. Struthers, including a career-long 62-yarder . . . caught 16 passes for 281 yards (17.6 avg.) and four TDs as a junior . . . had five catches for 98 yards and three scores vs. Struthers . . . made 49 tackles (29 solos, 20 assists) in 2008, including two sacks . . . also recorded three interceptions (62 yards) and 11 passes defended as a junior . . . totaled a career-best 11 tackles vs. Aurora, including seven solo stops . . . contributed six tackles vs. Brookfield . . . earned Associated Press Division II All-Ohio Special Mention honors in basketball in 2008-09, playing for Coach Rick Fox . . . averaged 17.1 points for the Eagles his senior year to garner Associated Press All-Northeast Inland Division II Third-Team honors . . . son of Evette Drummond . . . born Jan. 29, 1992 . . . earned his bachelor's degree in psychology in December 2014. DRUMMOND'S CAREER STATISTICS
INTERCEPTIONS G No Yds TD Lg Avg/R Avg/G2011................ 12 2 34 0 34 17.0 2.82012................ 13 2 7 0 7 3.5 0.52013................ 14 4 55 1 31 13.8 3.92014................ 13 4 52 0 19 13.0 4.0TOTAL............... 52 12 148 1 34 12.3 2.8ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR Total Avg/G2011................ 12 0 0 0 0 34 34 2.82012................ 13 0 0 5 0 7 12 0.92013................ 14 0 0 0 0 55 55 3.92014................ 13 0 0 0 0 52 52 4.0TOTAL............... 52 0 0 5 0 148 153 2.9TACKLES G UA A Total TFL-Yds PD FF FR Blkd2011................ 12 9 8 17 1.0-10 2 1 0 02012................ 13 29 24 53 4.5-17 6 1 1 02013................ 14 49 42 91 3.5-18 10 1 0 02014................ 13 54 18 72 5.0-15 15 0 1 0TOTAL............... 52 141 92 233 14.0-60 33 3 2 0
DRUMMOND'S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 11, vs. Ohio State (11/8/14)
Tackles for loss: 2.5, vs. Nebraska (11/3/12)
Pass Break-ups: 2, vs. Northwestern (11/17/12)
Interceptions: 2, vs. Northwestern (11/23/13)
Sacks: 1, vs. Michigan (10/15/11)
