Curtis Samuel
| No. 10 – Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||||
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August 11, 1996 Brooklyn, New York |
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| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Brooklyn (NY) Erasmus Hall | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2017 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||||||||
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| Receptions: | 15 |
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| Receiving yards: | 115 |
| Rushing attempts: | 4 |
| Rushing yards: | 64 |
| Total return yards: | 221 |
| Total touchdowns: | 0 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Curtis Samuel (born August 11, 1996) is an American football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State.
Samuel attended Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, New York, where he played as a Running Back for the Dutchmen football team and also ran track . As a junior, he rushed for over 1,000 yards and scored 13 touchdowns. In addition to his success as a running back, he also scored three receiving touchdowns and two punt return touchdowns during his junior year. In his senior year, he rushed for 1,461 yards with 17 touchdowns. Samuel was also the 2013 New York state runner-up in the 55-meter dash.
Samuel was ranked by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and the ninth best wide receiver in his class. He committed to Ohio State University in August 2013. He enrolled at Ohio State in January 2014.
Through December 31, 2016, Samuel's statistics were as follows:
The Carolina Panthers selected Samuel in the second round (40th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft. On May 5, 2017, the Panthers signed Samuel to a four-year, $6.45 million contract with $4.05 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2.83 million.
On September 17, 2017, in Week 2, Samuel had his first two career receptions, which went for seven yards, in a 9–3 victory over the Buffalo Bills. In Week 3, against the New Orleans Saints, he recorded a 31-yard rush on an end-around. On November 14, 2017, Samuel's rookie season abruptly ended after he suffered a left ankle injury during Monday Night Football against the Miami Dolphins in Week 10, in which the Panthers announced that his ankle would have surgery. He was placed on injured reserve on November 24, 2017.
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