Jake Curhan

Curhan was born in Larkspur, California, about 16 miles north of San Francisco, and is Jewish.{{Cite web |title=Jake Curhan Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CurhJa00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}}"2021-22 NFL Review", Jewish Sports Review, March/April 2022, Volume 13, No. 6, Issue 150, p. 3.{{Cite web |title=Jake Curhan - Football |url=https://calbears.com/sports/football/roster/jake-curhan/16105 |website=University of California Golden Bears Athletics}} His father, Greg Curhan, had attended Dartmouth College, and his mother, Randi Curhan, had attended the University of Pennsylvania.{{Cite web |title=Jake Curhan - Football |url=https://calbears.com/sports/football/roster/jake-curhan/16105 |website=California Golden Bears Athletics}}{{Cite web |title=Jake Curhan's Football Recruiting Profile |url=https://www.ncsasports.org/football-recruiting/california/larkspur/redwood-high-school/jake-curhan |website=NCSA Sports}} He grew up in Corte Madera, in Marin County, California, with his parents and two older brothers.{{Cite web |last=Helen Wang |date=April 25, 2020 |title=Humans of Haas: Jake Curhan |url=https://haas.berkeley.edu/undergrad/community/blog/posts/humans-of-haas-jake-curhan/ |website=Berkeley Haas}} Every summer he went to a Jewish summer camp on the east coast of the United States. He played competitive travel basketball, and his mother recalls that because of his size: "Kids would always be kind of ricocheting off of him in the game. He was like a wall."{{Cite web |last=Emily Ohman |date=October 17, 2019 |title=Making a hero: Jake Curhan is more than a lineman |url=https://www.dailycal.org/2019/10/16/making-a-hero-jake-curhan-is-more-than-a-lineman/ |website=The Daily Californian}} He lives in Larkspur.{{Cite web |last=Tim Miguel |date=February 3, 2016 |title=Gaining A Step Ahead |url=https://calbears.com/news/2016/2/3/210682508 |website=California Golden Bears Athletics}}

Curhan attended Redwood High School (2016) in Larkspur.{{Cite web |last=Bob Condotta |date=May 19, 2021 |title=New Seahawk Jake Curhan hopes to share more than just an alma mater with Pete Carroll |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/new-seahawk-jake-curhan-hopes-to-share-more-than-just-an-alma-mater-with-pete-carroll/ |website=The Seattle Times}} He played one season of high school basketball. He only began to play football when he was a sophomore in high school.Matt Manocherian (2021). [https://books.google.com/books?id=ircfEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22jake+curhan%22+football&pg=PT600 "Jake Curhan,"] SIS Football Rookie Handbook 2021. He started on the offensive line for three seasons, from 2013 to 15, even though 2013 was his first time playing the sport. As a junior, he was Honorable Mention Marin County Athletic League on both the offensive and defensive lines.

As a senior, he moved to left tackle and played on the defensive line. Prior to his senior season, he earned preseason All-Northern California honors from SportStars, was listed at No. 8 among players to watch by the San Francisco Chronicle, and was named the No. 2 player in the North Bay Area by North Bay Preps. In his senior season he was team captain, and was named Lineman of the Year by the Marin County Athletic League, first-team All-State Medium School by Cal-Hi Sports, and San Francisco All-Metro.

In 2016, Curhan was a three-star scholarship recruit to the University of California, Berkeley (B.A. in Business Administration; 2020), spending his first year as a redshirt.{{Cite web |last=Bob Condotta |date=September 3, 2021 |title=Undrafted free agent Jake Curhan 'never doubted' his ability to make the Seahawks' 53-man roster |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/undrafted-free-agent-jake-curhan-never-doubted-his-ability-to-make-the-seahawks-53-man-roster/ |website=The Seattle Times}} In 2017, Curhan started in all 12 games on offense for the California Golden Bears, playing right tackle while earning Pac-12 Conference All-Academic honors. He adopted the nickname on his Instagram account of "the Bear Jew."{{Cite web |title=Jake Curhan; Seattle Seahawks OL #74; The Bear Jew |url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/_71savage_/ |website=Instagram}} Following a game against Ole Miss, he was named the team's player of the week.

As a sophomore in 2018, Curhan started in all 13 games, earning Pac-12 All-Academic honors for the second consecutive year. He also made two tackles on offensive turnovers.

Prior to his junior year, he was named fourth-team preseason All-Pac-12 by Athlon and Phil Steele, and honorable mention by Pro Football Focus (PFF). Curhan was a first-team midseason All-Pac-12 selection of SB Nation, and a second-team selection of the Bay Area News Group (BANG). He started every game for the third straight year as a junior in 2019, was named All-Pac 12 honorable mention, earned All-Pac-12 honors from Phil Steele and PFF, and served as team captain.

Before the 2020 season Curhan was a Preseason All-California Region selection by SportsPac12, was named to the preseason Outland Trophy Watch List, and was named second-team (BANG/Jon Wilner, Pac-12 Media, Phil Steele) and third-team (Athlon, Lindy's Sports, Pick Six Previews) preseason All-Pac-12. In a shortened 2020 season that included just four games, he made two starts, only missed two due to Covid contact tracing. He was given honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors by the conference's coaches. As a junior he was a member of the conference's initial Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll that replaced its Pac-12 All-Academic teams. In his college career he was a starter in all 40 games he played, all at right tackle.{{Cite magazine |last=Faraudo |first=Jeff |date=January 23, 2021 |title=Cal Football: Crucial Senior Bowl Week Arrives for Jake Curhan and Camryn Bynum; A tackle for 4 years, Curhan will spend practice learning how to play guard, too |url=https://www.si.com/college/cal/news/cal-senior-bowl |magazine=Sports Illustrated}} Rather than play an additional season, Curhan declared for the NFL draft.

On January 30, 2021, Curhan played for the National team in a 27–24 victory over the American squad in the 2021 Senior Bowl. The Pro Football Network reported: "Curhan showed potentially underrated athleticism at 6-foot-6, 323 pounds, and his length also gives him utility in the trenches." He posted a 5.42 40-yard dash at Cal's annual Pro Day on March 18, 2021.

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The website Walter Football ranked Curhan as the No. 16 offensive tackle in the draft, described him as a "steady pass protector and quality run blocker," and projected him as being picked in the third to fifth round.{{Cite magazine |last=Faraudo |first=Jeff |date=January 21, 2021 |title=A Strong Showing vs. Oregon Convinced Jake Curhan He Was Ready to Try the NFL - 'It Was Time to Bet on Myself' |url=https://www.si.com/college/cal/news/curhan-preps-for-draft |magazine=Sports Illustrated}} He was not selected in the 2021 NFL draft on April 29 to May 1, 2021.

Curhan was then signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent, receiving the largest signing bonus among the team's undrafted class; he was the only undrafted free agent to make the Seahawks’ regular season roster in 2021.{{Cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Corbin K. |date=August 25, 2021 |title=Surpassing Expectations, Seahawks Rookie Jake Curhan Emerges as Unlikely Candidate to Win Roster Spot |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/news/surpassing-expectations-jake-curhan-emerges-as-unlikely-candidate-to-win-roster-spot |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}{{Cite magazine |last=Curtis |first=Jake |date=December 22, 2021 |title=Ex-Cal Lineman Jake Curhan Made His Second NFL Start on Tuesday; He's the second recent undrafted free-agent offensive lineman from Cal to start pro games |url=https://www.si.com/college/cal/news/second-start-for-jake-curhan |magazine=Sports Illustrated}} After impressing the team in back-to-back preseason starts, with coach Pete Carroll noting that he gave up only one pressure on “27 or 28″ pass attempts playing right tackle during the preseason, he was given a spot with the team on the final 53-man roster on August 31, 2021.{{Cite web |last=McDaniels |first=Declan |date=November 10, 2021 |title=Alum Jake Curhan signs with the Seahawks, shatters expectations |url=https://redwoodbark.org/69437/sports/alum-jake-curhan-signs-with-the-seahawks-shatters-expectations/ |website=Redwood Bark}}{{Cite magazine |last=Curtis |first=Jake |date=August 31, 2021 |title=Undrafted Ex-Cal OT Jake Curhan Makes Seahawks' 53-Man Roster |url=https://www.si.com/college/cal/news/seahawks-keep-jake-curhan |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}

He made his NFL debut in week one against the Indianapolis Colts on September 12, 2021, appearing on four snaps in the 28–16 win.{{Cite web |title=Jake Curhan Career Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CurhJa00/gamelog/ |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}} He made his first start on December 12, at right tackle.{{Cite web |title=Jake Curhan 2021 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CurhJa00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com}} In 2021 he played 405 snaps in 15 games, making five starts (in which the team won three games), and wasn't penalized a single time.{{Cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Corbin K. |date=January 28, 2022 |title=Analysis: How Did Seahawks Offensive Tackles Perform in 2021? |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/seahawks/gm-report/analysis-how-did-seahawks-offensive-tackles-perform-in-2021 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}{{Cite web |last=Condotta |first=Bob |date=March 22, 2022 |title=With last year's starting offensive tackles reportedly looking elsewhere, who will Seattle turn to? |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/with-last-years-starting-offensive-tackles-reportedly-looking-elsewhere-who-will-seattle-turn-to/ |access-date=January 27, 2023 |website=The Seattle Times}} He started the last five games of the season at right tackle, playing all offensive snaps in each game. During that span, PFF graded him as the 16th-best run blocking tackle out of 54 qualified players.

Curhan entered the 2023 season as a backup tackle. He was thrust into the starting lineup in Week 2 following an injury to right tackle Abraham Lucas, and started the next four games. He was waived on November 18, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.{{cite web|title=Seahawks Sign T Jason Peters, Waive T Jake Curhan|url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-sign-t-jason-peters-waive-t-jake-curhan|author=Boyle, John|website=Seahawks.com|date=November 18, 2023}} He was promoted to the active roster on December 30.{{cite web|title=Seahawks Place Jamal Adams & Dee Eskridge On Injured Reserve, Waive Frank Clark & Sign Three Off Practice Squad|url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-place-jamal-adams-dee-eskridge-on-injured-reserve-waive-frank-clark-sig|author=Boyle, John|website=Seahawks.com|date=December 30, 2023}}

On March 18, 2024, Curhan signed with the Chicago Bears.{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Larry |date=March 18, 2024 |title=Roster Move: Bears add OT Jake Curhan |url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-move-bears-add-ot-jake-curhan |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=ChicagoBears.com}} He was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad.{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Larry |date=August 27, 2024 |title=Roster Moves: Bears reach 53-man roster limit |url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-moves-bears-reach-53-man-roster-limit-2024 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=ChicagoBears.com}}{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Larry |date=August 28, 2024 |title=Roster Moves: Bears sign players to practice squad |url=https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-moves-bears-sign-players-to-practice-squad-2024 |access-date=2024-09-14 |website=ChicagoBears.com}} Curhan was promoted to the active roster on November 9.{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2024/11/09/bears-patriots-activate-ryan-bates-injured-reserve-jake-curhan-practice-squad-nfl-offensive-line |title=Bears add two offensive linemen for Sunday's game }}

On April 3, 2025, Curhan signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Cardinals.{{cite web |last1=Urban |first1=Darren |title=Cardinals Get More Guard Depth With Jake Curhan Signing |url=https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cardinals-get-more-guard-depth-with-jake-curhan-signing |website=azcardinals.com |access-date=4 April 2025}}

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