Defensive back, Rhode Island, 2024–26
D.J. Cureton
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Wake Forest, NC
D.J. Cureton plays defensive back for Rhode Island. Last time out, at Yale: 5 tackles.
2026 so far
23 tackles, 1 sack
Last game: 5 tackles at Yale, W 41–23
Next game: vs. UAlbany, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Team titles: Coastal Athletic Association Football champions, 2024 and 2025
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rhode Island | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 2025 | Rhode Island | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Rhode Island | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rhode Island | 4 | DB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Rhode Island | 4 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | Rhode Island | 4 | DB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 205 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Rhode Island 7 games, 23 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | at Merrimack | W 34–7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | at Temple | L 14–38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Elon | W 31–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | at Stony Brook | L 24–56 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at North Carolina A&T | L 18–22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Brown | W 13–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | at Yale | W 41–23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Rhode Island 2 games, 3 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | at Western Michigan | L 14–47 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Bryant | W 38–17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2024 Rhode Island 1 game, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30 | vs. Central Connecticut | W 21–17 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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