Curtis Lofton

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Selected as a second round (37th pick overall) draft choice by the Atlanta Falcons in 2008.

Career
Garnered 2008 All-Rookie accolades by The Sporting News and Pro Football Weekly.

Ranked second in the league in tackles among first year players behind Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo according to STATS, Inc.

2008 Season
Earned the starting role at middle linebacker in his first season and totaled 108 tackles (67 solo), one sack for a loss of seven yards, one forced fumble and three passes defensed.

Collared a career-high 11 tackles vs. Chicago (10/12) including a career-high eight solo tackles.

Tallied two tackles, one forced fumble and his first career sack (seven yards) at Philadelphia (10/26).

Notched a team-high seven tackles at Oakland (11/2) for a defense that did not allow a first down in the first half and allowed a franchise-low three in the whole game.

Collared six tackles (five solo) in Atlanta’s Wild Card meeting at Arizona (1/3/09).

College
In three seasons at Oklahoma, collared 197 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, three interceptions and one sack.

His 157 tackles in 2007 tied for the seventh-best season total in school history and were the most by a Sooner since 1979.

Earned first-team All-America honors from The NFL Draft Report, Football Writers Association of America, Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News adding second-team accolades from the Associated Press in his senior season.

Posted 18 stops against Missouri in 2007, registering the 12th-best game total in school history.

Became the first Sooner to ever register at least 10 tackles in eight games during the same season (2007).

Personal
Attended Kingfisher High School (Oklahoma) Lofton was a standout linebacker who also played fullback.

Was rated the eighth-best middle linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com.

As a senior, was named Parade first-team All-American, Daily Oklahoma All-State and Oklahoma High School Coaches Association All-State first-team.

Lettered three times and led the team with 168 tackles while adding eight sacks as a senior.

An all-state selection in basketball.

Sociology major.

Born on June 2, 1986.