:Curt Porter

{{Short description|American football player (born 1988)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image =

| name = Curt Porter

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|7|11}}

| birth_place = Fayette, Alabama

| death_date =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 7

| weight_lbs = 290

| college = Jacksonville State

| number = 77

| position = Offensive tackle / guard

| teams =

  • Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2011}})*

| undraftedyear = 2011

| highlights =

  • All-OVC 2nd Team (2009)
  • All-OVC 1st Team (2010)

}}

Curt Porter (born July 11, 1988, in Fayette, Alabama) was an American football guard in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos. He played college football{{cite web |url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=103390&draftyear=2011&genpos=ot |title=Curt Porter|publisher=NFLDraftScout.com}} at Jacksonville State, where he was named first-team all-American for the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision by the Associated Press.{{cite web|url=http://annistonstar.com/bookmark/10677650-JSU-s-Porter-first-team-All-American|title=JSU's Porter first-team All-American|date=December 15, 2012|accessdate=January 11, 2013|first=Al|last=Muskewitz|publisher=Anniston Star|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130215141143/http://annistonstar.com/bookmark/10677650-JSU-s-Porter-first-team-All-American|archivedate=February 15, 2013}}

College

2009

  • Second-team All-OVC.
  • Started all 11 games and graded out better than 91 percent on the season.
  • Led the offensive line with 315 bonus points after recording 93 knockdowns with 55 pancake blocks after playing a total of 711 snaps.
  • Instrumental in the Gamecocks leading the OVC rushing offense and passing efficiency, among several other offensive categories.

2008

  • Started all 11 games at left tackle for the Gamecocks as a sophomore.
  • Led the team with 94 knockdowns and was tied for second with 12 pancakes.
  • Played a team-high 728 snaps and graded 75 percent on the season.
  • Had 16 knockdowns against Alabama A&M on Sept. 6, while picking up 13 in a game twice (at UT Martin on Oct. 23 and at Tennessee Tech on Nov. 8).
  • Graded a team-best 88 percent vs. Austin Peay on Nov. 1.
  • His 78 percent grade at UTC on Sept. 20 was the highest on the team.

2007

  • Played in nine games as a redshirt-freshman.
  • Earned highest grades in final three games of the season including a season-high 76 percent in win over Samford.
  • Graded out at 72 percent for the season.

2006

  • Redshirted.

Football life

In high school Porter played for head coach Waldon Tucker.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110117/news/110119691|title = Article 404 - Tuscaloosa News - Tuscaloosa, AL}}

References

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  • {{cite web|url=http://www.milehighreport.com/2011/8/5/2344575/2011-denver-broncos-preview-offensive-line|title=2011 Denver Broncos Preview: Offensive Line|date=5 August 2011|publisher=Mile High Report|accessdate=January 11, 2013}}

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Category:1988 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Fayette, Alabama

Category:American football offensive guards

Category:Denver Broncos players

Category:Jacksonville State Gamecocks football players

Category:21st-century American sportsmen

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