37  Rico Curtis Class: Senior Hometown: San Diego High School: Serra HS Weight: 210 Position: Strong Safety

Lindy's 1999 pre-season first team All-Mountain West Conference ... 1999 Sporting News pre-season second team All-MWC.

1998: Received Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division second team honors as a defensive back...Started first two games of the season at strong safety before moving to free safety due to an injury to Pete Balistreri...Recorded 11 tackles (6 solo) against Wisconsin and nine versus USC (8 solo)...Also had a pass break-up and an interception against the Trojans...Made his first appearance at free safety in the Arizona game and recorded six tackles...Started the last 10 games of the season at free safety...Had a team-high 12 tackles (7 solo) and one pass break-up in the WAC opener versus Tulsa...Led the team in tackles and ranked 16th in WAC with 90 (54 unassisted)...Currently ninth all-time on the SDSU career tackles list with 272...Notched four double-digit tackle games (12 vs. Wisconsin, 10 at USC, 12 at Tulsa & 12 at BYU)...Recorded five unassisted tackles in the Las Vegas Bowl.

1997: Played in all 12 games, starting in 11 ... First among defensive backs with 112 total tackles (62 unassisted) ... Second on the team with seven tackles for loss (20 yards) ... Had double-digit tackle performances in six games ... Turned in a spectacular performance at Wisconsin amassing 13 tackles, including 6 unassisted ... Tallied a career-high 13 tackles (eight unassisted) against Air Force.

1996: Became an integral part of the Aztec secondary...Played in all 11 games for the Aztecs in '96, starting eight as the fifth defensive back... Ranked third on the squad in tackles with 70 and fourth in tackles per game (6.4)...Had a recorded 11 tackles twice versus New Mexico & UNLV... Recorded his first career interception versus Fresno State...Ranked fourth on the squad in tackles-for-loss with six, totaling minus-17 yards ...Notched his first career quarterback sack against San Jose State.

1995: Redshirted in 1995 as a true freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: A first team All-CIF, All-Eastern League and All-San Diego County selection... Established a Serra High School record when he returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown against St. Augustine.

PERSONAL: Ricardo Lee Curtis II was born on June 1, 1977 in San Bernardino, Calif...His cousin, Kevin Smith, is a defensive back for the Dallas Cowboys ... Majoring in psychology ... Hails from one of southern California's most successful prep programs.

Curtis Career Stats

         ----Tackles----    QB  ---Fum---  ---Pass---
Year     UT  Total  Loss  Sack  Csd   Rec  Bkup   Int
1996     39     70     6     1    0     0     3     1
1997     62    112     7     2    3     1     3     1
1998     54     90     3     0    1     1     1     3
Total   155    272    16     3    4     2     7     5