Alijah Curtis

Height:
5-10
Weight:
190
Year:
Junior
Position:
Defensive Back
Hometown:
Canton, Ohio
High School:
McKinley
Prev School:
Army
Position:
DB
Major:
Business Administration

2022 (Sophomore): Saw action in seven games...finished the year with three tackles...had two tackles against South Dakota...added a solo stop agianst Kentucky.

2021 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in all 10 games as a reserve on defense and member of special teams...had an assisted tackle against UIW.

Army (2020): Redshirted.

High School: Was a first-team All-Ohio selection as a senior...named the Federal League Player of the Year and Northeast Inland District Offensive Player of the Year...helped lead the Bulldogs to a second straight league title and their first playoff win in six years...passed for a single-season school record 2,421 yards and completed 64.5 percent of his passes...tossed 17 touchdowns and only two interceptions...added 322 yards and eight TDs rushing...was a three-year starter (two at QB) and two-time captain at McKinley...also earned the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association’s Art Teynor Award, which honors the top football player in the state considering athletic, academic and character components.

Personal: Is the 2023-24 recipient of the Nick Liste Memorial Scholarship.