2013 Football Roster
Roster
Maggitt, Curt

Jersey Number 56
Curt Maggitt
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 239
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- West Palm Beach, Fla.
- High School:
- Dwyer
Bio
Career Highs
- Tackles: 7 four times, last at Kentucky, 11/26/11
- Tackles for Loss: 2.5 vs. Vanderbilt, 11/19/11 & at Georgia, 9/27/14
- Sacks: 2 four times, last at Vanderbilt, 11/29/14
- Quarterback Hurries: 3 vs. Missouri, 11/10/12
CAREER HONORS
- 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2015 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List
- 2015 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List
- 2015 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
- 2015 Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List
- 2015 Preseason Coaches All-SEC First Team
- 2015 Preseason Media All-SEC First Team
- 2015 Athlon Sports Preseason SEC All Conference Second Team Defense
- 2015 Sporting News Tennessee Difference-Maker
- 2015 Phil Steele Preseason Second Team All-SEC
- 2015 Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-American
- 2015 Lindy's Sports No. 8 Top Defensive Ends
- 2015 Lindy's Sports Preseason Second Team All-SEC
- 2015 Athlon Sports Preseason Second Team All-SEC
- 2014 All-SEC Associated Press Second Team
- 2014 Phil Steele All-SEC Third Team
- 2014 Al Wilson Leadership Award
- 2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2013 Lindy's Preseason Third Team All-SEC
- 2013 Phil Steele Preseason Fourth Team All-SEC
- 2011 Third-Team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele
- 2011 SEC Coaches All-Freshman Linebacker
- SEC Freshman of the Week (Nov. 20, 2011)
2015 - R-SENIOR
Photo Gallery
- 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 2/2
- Sidelined with hip injury, as announced by Butch Jones on Sept. 14, missed the remainder of the season
- Started first two games in 2015, made seven tackles with three TFLs
- Three tackles, including two TFLs vs. #19 Oklahoma (9/12), battling injury during game
- Opened 2015 senior season with four tackles and TFL vs. Bowling Green (9/5)
2014 - R-JUNIOR
- Photo Gallery
- 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 13/10
- Returned to action in 2014 after a redshirt season in 2013 following recovering from off-season surgeries
- Played in all 13 games with 10 starts in 2014, making 48 tackles with team-best 11.0 sacks and 15.0 tackles for loss (second on team to Barnett)
- Third in SEC in sacks (11.0) and tied for fifth in TFLs (15.0)
- Tied for 12th in the nation with 11.0 sacks
- Combined with Derek Barnett for 21 total sacks, third-most of any duo in the nation
- Had eight sacks in last six games with 2.0 sacks in three of last five games
- Finished season with five tackles including TFL in 2015 TaxSlayer Bowl win over Iowa (1/2), also had two quarterback hurries
- Two sacks as part of five tackles at Vanderbilt (11/29)
- Posted four tackles including a 7-yard sack vs. #19 Missouri (11/22)
- Second game in a row with two sacks, vs. Kentucky (11/15)
- Two sacks as part of six sacks at South Carolina (11/1)
- Three stops including a sack vs. #4 Alabama (10/25)
- Four tackles at #3 Ole Miss (10/18)
- Posted 1.5 TFLs including a sack for seven yards as part of three tackles vs. Florida (10/4)
- Two sacks and 2.5 TFLs as part of five tackles at #12/13 Georgia (9/27) along with a forced fumble; notched 100th career tackle
- Four tackles at #4/3 Oklahoma (9/13)
- First start of season, made four tackles vs. Arkansas State (9/6)
- Had 659 days between games when he played in 2014 opener vs. Utah State (8/31)
2013 - JUNIOR
- Photo Gallery
- 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 0/0
- Took a redshirt season in 2013 after recovering from off-season surgeries
- Returning from a 2012 season-ending ACL knee injury, was limited in 2013 training camp
2012 - SOPHOMORE
- Photo Gallery
- 2012 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 9/9
- Second-year as starter at MIKE linebacker
- 30 tackles with two sacks and team-high tying 5.0 TFLs
- Second-straight five-tackle game including 1.5 TFLs, a career-best three quarterback hurries and break-up vs. Missouri (11/10)
- Best game of season since opener vs. NC State with five tackles vs. Troy (11/3) including a TFL
- Posted a 13-yard sack at #17 South Carolina (10/27)
- Three stops vs. # 1 Alabama (10/20)
- Three tackles and a forced fumble at #5 Georgia (9/29)
- Back in action vs. #18 Florida (9/15) with five tackles
- Sat out Georgia State (9/8) with toe injury
- Credited with 18-yard sack and forced fumble that resulted in safety vs. NC State (8/31). Made five tackles in 2012 opener
2011 - FRESHMAN
- 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 11/8
- Played 11 of 12 games, started eight games at SLB as a true freshman, finished tied for third on team with 56 tackles
- Had 5.5 TFLs for 19 yards (fourth-most TFLs on team), two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble
- With 56 tackles, recorded fourth-most for a true freshman in UT history ahead of Reggie White (51 in 1980)
- Ranked second among all SEC freshmen with 5.1 tackles/game behind teammate A.J. Johnson
- Fourth-time with career-best seven tackles, came in finale at Kentucky (11/26)
- Notched seven tackles (tying his career-high for the third time in 2011) including 2.5 TFLs vs. Vanderbilt (11/19)
- Tied for team lead with six tackles including a TFL along with a forced fumble at #8 Arkansas (11/12)
- Returned to action vs. MTSU (11/5) with two tackles
- Career-high seven tackles vs. #1 LSU (10/15)
- Racked up six tackles at #2 Alabama (10/22)
- Two stops vs. Georgia (10/8)
- Led team in tackles with seven vs. Buffalo (10/1)
- Racked up six tackles including 0.5 TFL at #16 Florida (9/17)
- Second game in a row with three tackles vs. Cincinnati (9/10). Also had a half-sack for six yards
- In college debut made three tackles vs. Montana (9/3)
- Believed to be first true freshman, along with A.J. Johnson, to start at linebacker for UT
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played at Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., for coach Jack Daniels
- Rivals: 4-star (No. 198 overall prospect nationally, No. 12 overall outside linebacker, No. 31 overall prospect in Florida)
- Scout: 4-star (No. 19 overall outside linebacker)
- ESPN: 4-star (No. 63 overall prospect nationally, No. 3 overall outside linebacker)
- ESPNU 150 Team
- Rivals250 Team
- Selected to MaxPreps.com 2010 U.S. Air Force All-America squad
- Earned First Team All-America honors via MaxPreps.com for senior year efforts
- Named the Sun Sentinel's 2010 Palm Beach County Defensive Player of the Year
- Also garnered Defensive Player of the Year and All-Area honors from the Palm Beach Post
- As a junior, earned First Team All-State honors in Class 4A
- Named First Team All-County by Sun Sentinel
- Selected to First Team All-Area by Palm Beach Post
- Named to the 2010 Press-Register Southeast 120 and ranked 70th
- Recorded 65 solo tackles, nine tackles for loss, 28 quarterback pressures, 17 sacks and two forced fumbles as a senior in 2010
- Offensively, posted 12 receptions for 109 yards and a pair of touchdowns
- As a junior, notched 38 tackles, 14 quarterback pressures, six tackles for loss, 11 sacks and three forced fumbles
- Totaled eight receptions for 62 yards and a score on offense
- Part of a defense that held opponents to less than a touchdown a game on a team that went 12-2 his senior year
- Brother, Roosevelt, plays defensive end at Iowa State
PERSONAL
- Full Name: Curtis Devontea Maggitt
- Last name pronounced: muh-JIT
- Born on February 4, 1993
- Son of Roosevelt Maggitt, Sr. and Marilyn Bivins
- Brother, Roosevelt, played defensive end at Iowa State
- Majoring in Human Resource Management
- Recipient of the Bryan Blalock Athletic Scholarship Endowment
- Recipient of the Hoyal Fields Johnson Athletic Scholarship
FB | Cinematic Recap vs. Syracuse (8.30.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Willie Martinez Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Joey Halzle Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Josh Heupel Press Conference (9.1.25)
Monday, September 01