Curtis Mikell: DB · Southern Miss · #19.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Curtis Mikell
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. The four seasons at Southern Miss span two head coaches: Todd Monken and Jay Hopson. The first one came in 2017: All-Conference USA. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against North Texas — Week 5, 2017.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
49 tackles. 14 passes defended. 1 interception. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Southern Miss | 49 | 40 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2016 | Southern Miss | 36 | 31 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | Southern Miss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2014 | Southern Miss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 85 | 71 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 18 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-24vs Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-0vs Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-17@ UL Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-43vs North Texas | 12 | 10 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 31-29@ UTSA | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-0vs UTEP | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-27@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 12-30vs UAB | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-24@ Tennessee | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 43-34@ Rice | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 66-21vs Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-27@ Marshall | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | L 13-42vs Florida State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 49 | 40 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 14 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
29%14 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
49tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFL49 tackles · 4 for loss · 14 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
| Road6g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jay Hopson
Pass share
47.4%
438 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
71.1
13 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
457 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Southern Miss, 85 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM
All-Conference USA 2nd team (2017)
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Todd Monken → Jay Hopson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
