Jayden Curry

Photo by: Mary Holt / University of South Florida Athletics

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
5-11
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Virginia Beach, Va.
High School:
IMG Academy

2023: Saw action in 11 games, making two starts…posted 14 tackles (six solo), 0.5 TFL, and one PBU...Recorded season-high with four tackles (one solo) and 0.5 TFL at UAB (10/14).

2022: Saw action in 12 games, making six starts…posted 40 tackles (fifth on the team) to go with two fumble recoveries and an interception…posted season highs in tackles with six at Tulsa (11/18) and vs. UCF (11/26)…made five tackles in the season-opener vs BYU (9/3) and followed with five tackles vs Howard (9/10) while adding and interception and a fumble recovery…had a fumble recovery and two tackles vs. ECU (10/1)…made five tackles at Cincinnati (10/8).

2021: Played in all twelve of the Bulls' games, with significant action on special teams and at safety on defense...ended the year with 18 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble and 1 pass break-up...logged five tackles versus Florida (9/11) and Tulsa (10/16)...logged five tackles and a forced fumble at ECU.

2020: Played in all nine of the Bulls' games, seeing significant action on special teams...posted seven tackles on the year, including at least one in six games...logged a season-high two tackles vs. ECU (10/10).

2019: Saw action vs. Wisconsin (8/20)...redshirt season.

IMG ACADEMY/BAYSIDE HS: Played at Bayside HS in Virginia before transferring to IMG Academy for his final two prep seasons.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 27, 2001 in Norfolk, Va….son of Ebony Sparrow…enjoys fishing and going to the beach…majoring in health science.

CURRY'S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 6, (2x), last vs. UCF (11/26/22)
INT 1, vs. Howard (9/10/22)
FR 1, (2X) last vs. ECU (10/1/22)
FF 1, at ECU (10/28/21)

CURRY GAME-BY-GAME STATS
2023 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
WKU (2-1-1); Florida A&M (1-1-0); Rice (3-2-1); Navy (2-1-1); UAB (4-1-3); FAU (3-3-0); Memphis (1-0-1); Temple (1-0-1).

2022 (Total-Solo-Assists)
BYU (5-3-2); Howard (5-3-2); Florida (1-0-1); Louisville (1-0-1); ECU (2-1-1); Cincinnati (5-1-4); Tulane (1-1-0); Houston (1-1-0); Temple (3-2-1); SMU (4-3-1); Tulsa (6-5-1-; UCF (6-5-1)

2021 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
Florida (5-4-1); Tulsa (5-3-2); ECU (5-3-2); Houston (1-0-1); Tulane (1-1-0); UCS (1-0-1)