2012 Football Roster
Roster
Curtis Virges
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 305
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- West Point, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- West Point HS
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER: Veteran defensive tackle from nearby West Point who has added tremendous depth to the line ... Enters senior year after collecting 30 tackles three previous seasons ... Has added 6.5 tackles for loss and three sacks during career ... Started two games (both as a sophomore) and played in 32 contests ... Graduated from MSU in the spring 2014.
2014 SENIOR SEASON: Provided solid depth on the defensive line, seeing action in all 13 games … Made 17 total tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss … Also credited with three quarterback hurries … Collected a career-high five tackles against UAB on Sept. 6 … In win over Arkansas on Nov. 1, notched two tackles and one quarterback hurry … Made four tackles in his final career home game, a win over Vanderbilt on Nov. 22.
2013 JUNIOR SEASON: Saw action in 11 games as a reserve defensive tackle … Tallied nine tackles with 2.5 tackles for a loss of eight yards and one sack for a loss of five yards on the year … Registered a season-best three tackles against Alcorn State (9/7) with one sack and another half tackle for loss … Collected two tackles at Auburn (9/14) … Added half tackle for a loss against Troy (9/21) and South Carolina (11/2).
2012 SOPHOMORE SEASON: Played in 12 games, earning a pair of starts during sophomore season ... Recorded 11 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss ... Registered a pair of hits in wins against Auburn and Middle Tennessee ... Credited with a tackle for loss in the win versus Kentucky ... Also earned a half tackle behind the line against Middle Tennessee State.
2011 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON: Saw playing time in nine games as a redshirt freshman reserve on the defensive line . . . Totaled 10 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. . . Recorded two tackles, a tackle for loss, and a sack against UAB . . . Recorded two tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against No. 6 Arkansas . . . Registered a sack for a six-yard loss in the Music City Bowl victory against Wake Forest.
2010 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Sat out his true freshman year as a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a three-star prospect by Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPN.com ... Listed as the No. 14 prospect in the state of Mississippi by Rivals.com ... Ranked by Scout.com as the No. 17 prospect in the state regardless of position ... Member of the Clarion-Ledger 40 Most Wanted Recruits ... Selected to play in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game ... Named First-Team All-State for all classifications by the Clarion-Ledger ... Named First-Team All-State in Class 5A by the Mississippi Association of Coaches ... Listed among state’s most wanted players by the Mississippi Press ... Helped lead head coach Chris Chambliss’ Green Wave to a Class 5A state championship ... Named the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal regional Defensive Player of the Year ... In the state championship game, tallied nine solo tackles with a sack ... As a senior, posted 82 total tackles and 14 sacks ... Played both defensive tackle and offensive guard during sophomore and junior seasons ... Committed to Mississippi State in July of 2009.
PERSONAL: Born Curtis Maurice Virges, Jr. on March 27, 1992 … Son of Curtis Virges, Sr. and Carsandra Virges … Earned undergraduate degree from MSU in chemistry in May 2014.
VIRGES’ CAREER HIGHS
Total Tackles – 5, vs. UAB (9-6-14)
Assisted Tackles – 5, vs. UAB (9-6-14)
Solo Tackles – 2, at UAB (10-8-11)
Tackles For Loss - 1.5, vs. Alcorn State (9-7-13)
Sacks - 1.0, (3x) last vs. Alcorn State (9-7-13)
