Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#24
Tackett Curtis
Senior linebacker for UCF. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 230 lb · Many, LA · Many
CFB Index 25 · #485 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Wisconsin → UCF for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
13
tackles · 2026
2 TFL · 1 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Bethune-Cookman
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for UCF. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to USC in 2023.
- Transferred from Wisconsin to UCF in 2026.
Tackett Curtis
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 2, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
202311 games
- Signed with USC4-star out of Many
20248 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
UCF
Coaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UCF
2025Wisconsin
2026UCF
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023USC8-5HC: Lincoln Riley · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
2024Wisconsin5-7HC: Luke Fickell · Run-leaning
2025Wisconsin4-8HC: Luke Fickell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026UCF1-1HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: sacks (87th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (85th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 6.5 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 73–6
4 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 67-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
With T. Swint — 48 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · A. Barnett — 158 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 46.9 · 9 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Evan Tattersall’s 2021 season.
Matches Evan on
TFL rate
Weight
Tackle volume
Differs from Evan on
Hurry rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mason Shelton's junior season at Coastal Carolina (2023).
Matches Mason on
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Mason on
Sack rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Tackett Curtis
The linebacker corps · UCF
- #20Lewis Carter95 tackles · 2025
- #43Cole Kozlowski81 tackles · 2025
- #34Jahleel Culbreath71 tackles · 2025
- #19Rashad Henry51 tackles · 2025
- #24Tackett Curtis25 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · UCF team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology