Curtis Harper

Senior defensive lineman for Akron. 2022: 2.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 17 tackles.

DL · Akron · Sr. · #1

6′2″ · 295 lb · Mckeesport, PA

CFB Index 45 · #220 of 387 edge rushersLow confidenceAkron 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

DT recruit

No. 1797 nationally · Signed with Syracuse

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive lineman for Akron. 2022: 2.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 17 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Syracuse in 2017.
Transferred from Syracuse to Akron in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Akron, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2017

Signed with Syracuse3-star out of McKeesport

202210 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1797 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

4 coaches

2018

Terry Bowden

Akron

2019–2020

Tom Arth

Akron

era →

2021

Oscar Rodriguez

Akron

era →

2022

Joe Moorhead

Akron

era →

Played under 4 different head coaches: Terry Bowden, Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez, and Joe Moorhead. Multi-era developmental context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Syracuse10-3HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2019Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2020Syracuse1-10HC: Dino Babers · Balanced, slow tempo

2021Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-heavy

2022Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

45Rotational starter #220 of 387?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (83rd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (21st percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#443 / 2755 · 83rd pct

2.5

Tackles for loss#868 / 2755 · 66th pct

3.5

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Passes defended#1116 / 2755 · 48th pct

Interceptions#321 / 811 · 30th pct

Tackles#2054 / 2755 · 24th pct

Solo tackles#2118 / 2755 · 21st pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	1.8	0.7	0.5	0.2
Road5g	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.7	0.2	0.1	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	1.8	0.5	0.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Joe Moorhead

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

45 · #220 of 387 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #220 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Akron	17	8	3.5	2.5	1	1	--
2021	Syracuse	14	9	2.5	1.0	--	--	--
2020	Syracuse	16	11	1.5	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Syracuse	13	6	2.0	2.0	--	--	--
2018	Syracuse	1	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		61	35	9.5	5.5	1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 30–23

vs Saint Francis

1 PD · 1 TFL · 1 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.

With N. Gettman — 47 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 62 LONG · D. Irons — 273 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 16.6 · 12 rush yds (12 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 30-23vs Saint Francis	2	1	1.0	0.0	—	1	Season-high 2 tackles
Wk 2	L 0-52@ Michigan State	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 6-63@ Tennessee	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 12-21@ Liberty	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 28-31vs Bowling Green	2	1	0.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 7	L 21-28vs Central Michigan	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 27-33@ Kent State	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 9-27vs Miami (OH)	2	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 28-34vs Eastern Michigan	2	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 44-12@ Northern Illinois	1	1	0.0	0.0	1	0
Total		17	8	3.5	2.5	1	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Curtis Harper

2017

202210 games

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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