David Curry

Senior linebacker for Georgia Tech. 2020: 84 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

LB · Georgia Tech · Sr. · #6

6′2″ · 230 lb · Buford, GA

Georgia Tech 2020 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 1262 nationally · Signed with Buford

Statement game16 tacklesvs North Carolina (FBS) · L 22-38

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for Georgia Tech. 2020: 84 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Buford in 2015.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Georgia Tech, 240 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2015

Recruited3-star out of Buford

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1262 national

CFB

College

Georgia Tech

2016–2020

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2016–2020

2 coaches

2016

Paul Johnson

Georgia Tech

2018

Paul Johnson

Georgia Tech

2019–2020

Geoff Collins

Georgia Tech

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Paul Johnson → Geoff Collins. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2020 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2016Georgia Tech9-4HC: Paul Johnson · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2018Georgia Tech7-6HC: Paul Johnson · Run-heavy

2019Georgia Tech3-9HC: Geoff Collins · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2020Georgia Tech3-7HC: Geoff Collins · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (98th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (96th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Tackles#37 / 2211 · 98th pct

Tackles for loss#81 / 2211 · 96th pct

9.0

Solo tackles#86 / 2211 · 96th pct

Sacks#487 / 2211 · 76th pct

1.5

Passes defended#471 / 2211 · 72nd pct

QB hurries#468 / 2211 · 69th pct

Forced fumbles#39 / 497 · 46th 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

2020 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	8.5	0.6	0.0	0.3
Road4g	8.2	1.4	0.4	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	6.4	0.6	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	10.4	1.2	0.1	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brent Key

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

Awards

Player standing · 2020

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2020	Georgia Tech	84	41	9.0	1.5	2	--	--
2019	Georgia Tech	97	54	6.0	2.0	3	1	--
2018	Georgia Tech	47	28	0.5	0.5	--	1	--
2016	Georgia Tech	12	6	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		240	129	15.5	4.0	5	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2020

W 46–27

vs Louisville

7 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 TFL

With J. Sims — 249 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 64 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · P. Harvin III — 47 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 57 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2020 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 16-13@ Florida State	6	4	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 21-49vs UCF	8	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 20-37@ Syracuse	7	4	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 46-27vs Louisville	7	2	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 7-73vs Clemson	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 27-48@ Boston College	8	5	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 13-31vs Notre Dame	6	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 56-33vs Duke	12	7	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 14	L 13-23@ NC State	12	4	2.0	0.5	—	0
Wk 15	L 20-34vs Pittsburgh	14	6	2.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 14 tackles
Total		84	41	9.0	1.5	—	2

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

David Curry

2015

2020 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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