Curt Maggitt

Curt Maggitt (born February 4, 1993) is an American football linebacker. He played college football at Tennessee and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2016.[1]

Curt Maggitt
Free agent
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1993-02-04) February 4, 1993
West Palm Beach, Florida
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:William T. Dwyer
(Palm Beach Gardens, Florida)
College:Tennessee
Undrafted:2016
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
Total tackles:7
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at CFL.ca

Early years

Maggitt attended and played high school football at William T. Dwyer High School.[2] He played for the Panthers under head coach Jack Daniels.[3] For his senior season, he was named the Sun Sentinel's Palm Beach County Defensive Player of the Year.[4]

College career

Maggitt attended and played college football at the University of Tennessee from 2011–2015 under head coaches Derek Dooley and Butch Jones.[5] In the 2011 season, he started eight games at strong-side linebacker as a true freshman.[6] As a sophomore in 2012, he started nine games. In the season opener against NC State, he was credited with an 18-yard sack and forced a fumble that resulted in a safety.[7] In the 4OT loss to Missouri, he suffered a torn ACL and was out for the remainder of the season.[8] He took a redshirt year for the 2013 season to recover.[9] He returned from his injuries and started in ten games in the 2014 season. On the year, he recorded 11 sacks on the season, 48 total tackles, and one forced fumble.[10] In the 2015 season, he started the first two games but suffered a hip injury which sidelined him for the rest of the season.[11] Maggitt declined to seek a sixth year of collegiate eligibility and declared for the NFL Draft.[12]

Collegiate statistics
Curt Maggitt Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Year School Conf Class Pos G Solo Ast Tot Loss Sk Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF
2011 Tennessee SEC FR LB 11 29 27 56 5.5 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 1
2012 Tennessee SEC SO LB 9 16 14 30 5.0 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
2014 Tennessee SEC JR DL 13 34 14 48 15.0 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2015 Tennessee SEC SR LB 2 4 3 7 3.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Tennessee 83 58 141 28.5 13.5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Maggit was signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2016.[13] He made the Colts' 53-man roster as a rookie playing in nine games registering seven tackles before being placed on injured reserve on December 12, 2016.[14] On May 12, 2017, the Colts waived Maggitt after reaching an injury settlement.[15]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On May 20, 2018, Maggitt was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.[16]

Personal life

Curt is the son of Roosevelt Maggitt, Sr. and Marilyn Bivins.[17] Curt's brother, Roosevelt Jr., played defensive end at Iowa State.[18]

References
  1. "Curt Maggitt, Colts play waiting game". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  2. "Class of 2011 Big Board debuts with Curt Maggitt No. 1". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  3. "Maggitt 'learning a lot' as starter". 247 Sports. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  4. Lammer, Patrick. "Dwyer All-American Curt Maggitt to decide between Florida, Wisconsin, Tennessee". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  5. "Curt Maggitt College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  6. "Vols' Curt Maggitt ready to shine". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  7. "Vols' Maggitt hurting head to toe". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  8. "Tennessee LB Maggitt tears ACL, out for year". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  9. "Curt Maggitt will be evaluated for possible redshirt". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  10. "2014 Tennessee Volunteers Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  11. "Vols' Curt Maggitt out indefinitely with hip injury". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  12. "Vols' Maggitt won't seek sixth year of eligibility". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  13. "Indianapolis Colts Agree to Terms with 21 Undrafted Free Agents". Colts.com.
  14. "Indianapolis Colts Make Roster Moves". Blogs.Colts.com. December 12, 2016. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  15. "Roster Move: Colts Sign Free Agent DT Josh Boyd". Colts.com. May 12, 2017. Archived from the original on May 15, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  16. "Riders Transaction- May 20th - Saskatchewan Roughriders". Saskatchewan Roughriders. May 20, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  17. "Curt Maggitt". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  18. "Roosevelt Maggitt - 2011 Football Roster". Iowa State University. Retrieved November 7, 2018.


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