17–0
86Overall
LBBig 12

Canute Curtis

West Virginia · Linebacker · 1993-96

TAK
87
COV
87
SPD
77

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Curtis was a consensus All-American in 1996 and a first-team all-conference pick in 1995. Curtis was also named Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1996.

In the West Virginia record book, Curtis ranks No. 1 in career sacks. Curtis's 1996 season ranks No. 1 in program history for sacks.

Curtis was the No. 176 overall pick in the 1997 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 86 overall, the highest linebacker rating at West Virginia since 1990 and No. 14 among all linebackers of the 1995-1999 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1995
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 1996
    • Consensus All-American
    • Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year
  3. 1997
    • No. 176 overall pick, NFL Draft

West Virginia Record Book

  • No. 1 in career sacks
  • No. 1 in single-season sacks (1996)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Rating by Era

  • 1990-1994 eraLB86
  • 1995-1999 eraLB86

West Virginia Teammates

  1. 86Aaron Beasley1992-95CB
  2. 80Amos Zereoué1996-98RB
  3. 72Adrian Murrell1990-92RB
  4. 72Steve Grant1988-91LB
  5. 72William Yarborough1995S
  6. 71Anthony Becht1996-99TE
  7. 71Charles Fisher1998CB
  8. 70Barrett Green1997-99LB
  9. 70David Saunders1995-98WR
  10. 70Gary Stills1996-98LB

Full West Virginia all-time roster

Top Linebackers of the 1995-1999 Era

  1. 95Ray LewisMiami · 1993-95LB
  2. 91LaVar ArringtonPenn State · 1997-99LB
  3. 91Pat FitzgeraldNorthwestern · 1993-96LB
  4. 91Rocky CalmusOklahoma · 1998-2001LB
  5. 91Zach ThomasTexas Tech · 1992-95LB
  6. 90Chris ClaiborneUSC · 1996-98LB
  7. 90Dat NguyenTexas A&M · 1995-98LB
  8. 90Kevin HardyIllinois · 1992-95LB

Best college linebackers since 1990Best Big 12 players

Sources: Wikipedia (Canute Curtis) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.