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Tackett Curtis
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for three head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Lincoln Riley, Luke Fickell and Scott Frost. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1 INT against Georgia State — Week 3, 2026.
48 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
48 tackles. 1 pass defended. 2 interceptions. 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Tackett Curtis helps spark UCF's historic upset of No. 2 BYU
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Tackett Curtis helps spark UCF's historic upset of No. 2 BYU
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Orlando Sentinel
Sports IllustratedEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
UCF11 stories2026 to nowMost about: profile and feature, performance and stat line, in his words.
Sports IllustratedMeet The 2026 UCF Knights: Countdown To Kickoff - No. 24 Tackett Curtis and Arthur Lewis IVAug 10On3Tackett Curtis finds his fit in Alex Grinch’s UCF defenseSep 15Orlando SentinelUCF’s Tackett Curtis reunites with DC Alex Grinch to solidify Knights’ defenseSep 16
Wisconsin2024 to 2025not tracked
USC2023not trackedStories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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Last game (Wk 9): 6 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-30vs Georgia State | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 21-13vs TCU | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-27@ No. 20 Houston | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-42@ No. 18 Oklahoma State | 6 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 39-31vs No. 2 BYU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 9-41vs Baylor | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 23 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
Oct. 30 · L 9-41 vs Baylor, play by play
6 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 4-yard loss on 3rd and 5. Second quarter, down 7-0.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 4 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How UCF’s defense played that day
Baylor’s 14 drives: 7 stopped · 7 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 5. His sack came with UCF down 7.
3 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 6 ended BYU’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 6. Second quarter, down 14-10. Ended BYU’s drive (int).
6 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 1 ended Houston’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 1. Second quarter, up 7-0. Ended Houston’s drive (downs).
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
10 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Georgia State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Third quarter, tied 27-27. Ended Georgia State’s drive (int).
9 tackles.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
48tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFLSack rate
4%2 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups48 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
48.3%
248 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
64.1
8 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
280 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #35 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 3 schools: Lincoln Riley, Luke Fickell and Scott Frost.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to UCF
