Pronunciation
CUR-han
Curhan's Cal Career Game Highs
Tackles: 1 (five times, last vs. Washington State, 2019)
After Cal
• Posted an impressive 5.42 40-yard dash at Cal's annual Pro Day on March 18, 2021
• On the official invitee list to the 2021 NFL Scouting Combine although the event was cancelled due to COVID-19
• Played for the National team in a 27-24 victory over the American squad in the 2021 Senior Bowl
• Announced his intentions to declare for the 2021 NFL Draft on Dec. 31, 2020
Cal Career (2016-20)
• A two-time honorable mention All-Pac-12 selection in his final two campaigns as a 2019 junior and 2020 senior
• Started 40 of 42 possible games all at right tackle
• Had a string of 39 consecutive starts that spanned all 38 games of three consecutive seasons from 2017-19 and his 2020 season-opener as a senior at UCLA snapped when he did not start the next two games at Oregon State and vs. Stanford due to COVID-19 protocols but did return to the starting lineup for the final collegiate contest of his career against Oregon
• Started a career-high-tying 13 games as both a 2018 sophomore and junior
• Honored with the Pac-12's annual academic recognition for three consecutive seasons as a second-team Pac-12 All-Academic selection as both a redshirt freshman and sophomore, as well as a member of the league's initial Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll that replaced its Pac-12 All-Academic teams as a junior while 2020 academic honors have yet to be announced
• A nominee for CoSIDA Academic All-America® honors as both a sophomore and junior with nominations not yet due for his senior campaign
• Had five tackles with a career-high-tying two as both a 2017 redshirt freshman and sophomore
Senior (2020)
• Earned honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors from the league's coaches
• Earned a spot on the 2021 NFF Hampshire Honor Society for maintaining a 3.20 cumulative GPA or better throughout his collegiate career
• Started two games and recorded no stats other than participation
• A member of the preseason Outland Trophy Watch List
• Named second-team (BANG/Jon Wilner, Pac-12 Media, Phil Steele) and third-team (Athlon, Lindy's, Pick Six Previews) preseason All-Pac-12
• Preseason All-California Region selection by SportsPac12
• Started at right tackle in the opening game at UCLA and the season finale against Oregon sandwiched around a pair of contests that he missed due to COVID-19 protocols at Oregon State and against Stanford
Junior (2019)
• Earned third-team All-Pac-12 recognition from Phil Steele and Pro Football Focus while he was an honorable mention selection of the league's coaches
• Also earned a spot on the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Named Cal's winner of the Brick Muller Award as its most valuable lineman on offense
• Served as one of three season captains voted on by his teammates along with Camryn Bynum and Evan Weaver
• One of seven players including two on the offensive side of the ball along with fellow offensive lineman Matthew Cindric to start all 13 games with each of his starts at right tackle
• Played a key role on an offense that committed a school-record low 13 turnovers in 13 games, two less than the 15 miscues in 2016 that were the fewest in school history with Cal committing only nine turnovers in its final 12 contests after a season-high four in the opener against UC Davis including five games in which the Golden Bears did not turn the ball over a single time including back-to-back wins at Washington and against North Texas, as well as a loss at Utah, a victory at Stanford, and a win over Illinois in the Redbox Bowl
• On the field to help Cal put together game-winning drives on its final possessions both at Washington and Stanford
• Helped the Cal offense average 30.0 points and 414.3 total yards per game over its last four wins while scoring a season-high 35 points in its final contest in a Redbox Bowl victory over Illinois
• Earned Cal's Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in a win at UCLA
• Had one tackle against Washington State
• A first-team midseason All-Pac-12 selection of SB Nation and a second-team pick of the Bay Area News Group
• A nominee for CoSIDA Academic All-America® honors
• Earned fourth-team preseason All-Pac-12 honors from Athlon and Phil Steele, while he was an honorable mention choice of Pro Football Focus
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation
Sophomore (2018)
• Earned second-team Pac-12 All-Academic recognition
• One of 10 players including four on the offensive side of the ball to start all 13 games with all of his starts at right tackle
• Helped the offense improve by an average of 32.3 yards per contest in total offense from its final 2017 number including a season-best 305 yards rushing at Oregon State that was its most since a 2016 contest against Oregon
• Had a career-high-tying two tackles with a career-high-tying one in each of his final two contests of the campaign vs. Stanford and against TCU in the Cheez-It Bowl
• Made a memorable tackle in overtime against TCU when he chased down the Horned Frogs' Jawuan Johnson at the Cal 13-yard line after Johnson had returned an interception 72 yards with Curhan's tackle preventing a game-winning pick six and forcing TCU into an offensive possession that they eventually converted with a field goal for the winning points in a 10-7 overtime win
• A nominee for CoSIDA Academic All-America® honors
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation
Freshman (2017)
• One of five players and two on the offensive side of the ball to start all 12 games with each of his starts at right tackle
• Winner of Cal's Andy Smith Award for the most Big "C" time
• A second-team Pac-12 All-Academic selection
• Helped protect quarterback Ross Bowers, who became the seventh quarterback in Cal history to throw for over 3000 yards and recorded the sixth-highest total in school history with 3039 passing yards while ranking among Pac-12 and national leaders in completions per game (22.67 cpg, 3rd Pac-12, 15th NCAA), passing yards per game (253.3 ypg, 4th Pac-12, 28th NCAA), passing yards (5th Pac-12, 33rd NCAA) and passing TDs (18, T6th Pac-12, T44th NCAA)
• Helped open holes for running back Patrick Laird, who registered the 19th 1000-yard rushing season in Cal history while becoming the 16th Cal player to rush for 1000 yards or more and the first since Daniel Lasco in 2014 as he ranked among Pac-12 and national leaders in rush yards per carry (5.9 ypc, 6th Pac-12, 31st NCAA), rushing yards per game (102.5 ypg, 7th Pac-12, 27th NCAA) and rushing yards (1127, 8th Pac-12, 39th NCAA)
• Named Cal's Most Outstanding Offensive Player against Ole Miss
• Picked up a career-high-tying two tackles with a career-high-tying one each at Washington and against Arizona
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation
Freshman (2016)
• Redshirted
• Did not play
• A Jonathan and Judy Hoff Football Scholar-Athlete of the Week
• One of nine players who were mid-year enrollees in January and participated with the team during its spring practices along with fellow freshmen Derrick Clark, Jordan Duncan, Max Gilliam, Tanner Prenovost and Melquise Stovall, as well as junior college transfers Rusty Becker, Jordan Veasy and Dwayne Wallace
• Limited with an injury during much of spring ball but did play in the spring game
Redwood HS (Class Of 2016)
• A three-year varsity starter from 2013-15 who didn't begin playing football until he was a sophomore in 2013
• Earned first-team All-State Medium School honors from Cal-Hi Sports, San Francisco All-Metro honors and was named the Marin County Athletic League Lineman of the Year as a 2015 senior after moving to left tackle and anchoring the offensive line for a team that averaged 212.9 yards per game on the ground
• Also played on the defensive line as a senior and had team highs of 6.0 sacks and -31 sack yards as well as the team’s lone safety for a squad that reached the North Coast Section Division II playoffs for the first time during his prep career
• Added one career rush for four yards as a senior
• Earned preseason All-Northern California honors by SportStars while he was also listed at No. 8 among players to watch by the San Francisco Chronicle and the No. 2 player in the North Bay Area according to North Bay Preps prior to his senior season
• Picked up honorable mention All-MCAL honors on both the offensive and defensive lines as a 2014 junior
• A member of the National Honor Society every semester as a prep
• Wore No. 71 in football
• Also played one season of basketball as a sophomore in 2013-14 and participated in 26 games
Recruiting Rankings And Notes (Class Of 2016)
Stars: Tom Lemming (3+), 247Sports (3), 247Sports Composite (3), ESPN (3), Rivals (3), Scout (3)
National Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports (886), 247Sports Composite (1193)
National Offensive Tackle Player Ratings: Rivals (54), ESPN (61), Scout (68), 247Sports Composite (72), 247Sports (106)
Regional Overall Player Ratings: ESPN (115)
West Offensive Tackle Player Ratings: Scout (11)
California Overall Player Ratings: 247Sports Composite (76), ESPN (79), Rivals (85), 247Sports (106)
California Offensive Tackle Player Ratings: Scout (9)
Ratings/Scout Grades: 247Sports Composite (0.8478), 247Sports (84), ESPN (76), Rivals (5.6)
Other
• Born February 9, 1998
• Son of Greg and Randi Curhan
• Hosted a podcast entitled "Sooo Stignatious!" that looked for guests with specific passions who have taken actions towards making them part of their everyday lives and named after a word that he and his friend Jacob Kaplan made up
• Graduated from Cal in December of 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration
Last Updated
April 19, 2021
