Personal: Son of Tiffani Howard and Deron Hurt ... Majoring in Safety Management.
2016: Started 10 of 11 games played … A first team All-PSAC West honoree … named the PSAC West Defensive Player of the Week once … Had one interception and seven pass break-ups … Also recorded 30 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … Recorded four tackles, 1.5 sacks and one interception against Mercyhurst … Made three pass break-ups against Gannon …
Game-By-Game Statistics
2015: Started 10 of 14 games played in first season at Slippery Rock ... Ended season with 71 tackles, four interceptions, 17 pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one tackle for loss ... Led Slippery Rock in both interceptions and pass breakups, also ranked fourth on team in tackles ... Intercepted two passes against California ... Also recorded interceptions against Clarion and Assumptions ... Had four pass breakups against East Stroudsburg ... Made eight tackles against Indiana and Virginia Union ... Named the PSAC West Defensive Athlete of the Week once ...
Game-by-Game Statistics
Before the Rock: Played in 11 games, starting two as a true freshman cornerback at Pittsburgh ... Starting assignments came in the Oct. 19 Old Dominion and Dec. 26 Bowling Green (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl) games ... Totaled 21 tackles, a TFL assist and two pass breakups ... Had a season-high four stops vs. Old Dominion and Miami ... Had a season-high two pass breakups in Pitt's 30-27 bowl victory over Bowling Green.
High School: Standout at cornerback and receiver for perennial Pennsylvania power Clairton ... Named the Class A Defensive Player of the Year by Pennsylvania Football News ... All-State Class A by the Pennsylvania Sports Writers ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Fabulous 22" ... Pittsburgh Tribune-Review "Terrific 25" ... Averaged 25.5 yards per catch with 20 receptions for 510 yards ... A member of a Clairton senior class that helped the Bears to a state-record 63 consecutive victories in addition to four WPIAL and four PIAA Class A titles ... Selected to play in the Big 33 Football Classic (Pennsylvania vs. Maryland) and the Chesapeake Bowl (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia) ... Rated the No. 23 prospect in Pennsylvania by Scout ... Played under Coach Tom Nola ... Also played basketball and helped Clairton to the WPIAL Class A title game and PIAA playoffs as a senior.
| Career Highs |
| Total Tackles |
8 (twice) |
| Solo Tackles |
7 vs. Virginia Union (11/2115) |
| Assisted Tackles |
4 (twice) |
| Tackles-For-Loss |
1.5 vs. Mercyhurst (10/8/16) |
| Pass Break Ups |
4 vs. East Stroudsburg (9/12/15) |
| Interceptions |
2 vs. California (10/10/15) |
| Fumbles Forced |
1 vs. IUP (10/24/15) |
| Fumbles Recovered |
1 at Gannon (10/3/15) |
| Sacks |
1.5 vs. Mercyhurst (10/8/16) |
