Kevin Curtis

Kevin Devon Curtis (born July 17, 1978) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).

His nine catches for 205 yards and three touchdowns tied Lee Evans for the most receiving yards during the first half of a game since 1987, when Steve Largent had 224 yards during a replacement game.

Curtis finished the day with 11 catches for 221 yards and three touchdowns.

He played college football at Utah State and was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft.

He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans.

Curtis attended Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah and was a letterman in football and basketball.

In football, he was an All-Region honoree as both a wide receiver and as a defensive back.

Curtis began his collegiate career at NJCAA junior college powerhouse Snow College where he earned Second-team All-America Honors.

He then transferred to Utah State.

Curtis started his Utah State career as a walk-on.

As a junior, he led the nation in receptions, earning him third-team All-America honors.

Kevin also broke many Utah State single-season records along the way including pass receptions (100), receiving yards (1,531), most 10-reception games (6), most 100-yard receiving games (9), and most consecutive 100-yard receiving games (6).

He was also named his team's Offensive MVP.

Curtis was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the third round (74th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.

Curtis was inactive for the first five games of 2003 after suffering a broken fibula in the final preseason game at Buffalo.

In 2004, Curtis played in all but one game, totaling 32 catches for 421 yards and 2 touchdowns.

The Rams would finish just 8-8 that year, barely making the playoffs.

In the 2004 playoffs, Curtis and the Rams made history.

In their wildcard game against the Seahawks, Curtis had four catches for 107 yards.

The Rams would win the game, becoming the first playoff team in NFL history to win a game without having a winning record.

In their divisional playoff loss at Atlanta the following week, Curtis caught seven passes for 128 yards and a 57-yard touchdown catch where he beat Falcons' cornerback DeAngelo Hall.

His playoff performance proved to be no fluke, as Curtis had an impressive 2005.

On the year, Curtis recorded 60 receptions, 801 yards and six touchdowns, all of which were second on the team.

He also had a rushing touchdown in a win against the Saints that year.

Curtis would again be the Rams slot receiver in 2006.

On March 15, 2007, Curtis signed a 6-year, $32 million deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, including $9.5 million in guaranteed money.

Curtis spent his whole career behind potential Hall of Famers Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt.

Now, free from their shadow, he set career highs in his first year with the Eagles and finished the year with 1,110 yards, 77 receptions and 6 touchdowns.

He was the eleventh receiver in Eagles history to reach over 1,000 receiving yards, and just the second to under Andy Reid.

Curtis had his best game on September 23, 2007 in the first half of a 56-21 Eagles win over the Detroit Lions.

He became the first player in NFL history to recover his own team's fumble for a touchdown in back-to-back games when he fell on Reggie Brown's fumble in the 3rd quarter against the Buffalo Bills on December 30, 2007.

He recovered a McNabb fumble for a score a week earlier at the New Orleans Saints on December 23, 2007.

Curtis became the 2nd player in NFL history to have two back-to-back 100-yard receiving games in the playoffs before ever recording one in the regular season.

His tremendous play as a junior earned him a scholarship for his senior year where he ranked seventh in the nation in receiving yards per game (114.36), and 12th in the country in receptions per game (6.73).

He also led the Aggies with 74 receptions (fifth-best season total in school history) for 1,258 yards (fifth-best in a single season) and scored 60 points to lead the team with an average of 117.4 all-purpose yards a game.

In only two years at Utah State he ended his career leading in many statistical categories including career receptions (174), career pass reception yards per game (126.8), career pass receptions per game (7.9), and finished second in career receiving yards (2,789).

He was teammates with Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley.

Curtis ran a hand-timed 40-yard dash of 4.21 but a 4.35 at the NFL Combine; at the Combine, he scored a 48 out of a possible 50 points on the Wonderlic intelligence test.

This is tied for the highest verified score among active players (Ryan Fitzpatrick and Benjamin Watson also scored 48).

The only two players that scored higher on the Wonderlic Test were Pat McInally with a perfect 50 and Mike Mamula with a 49.