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Many’s Tackett Curtis is the Louisiana Sports Writers Association – Mr. Football

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The USC signee has already left to enroll in classes at USC but one more honor back home will be waiting for him when he returns on his next visit.  Many’s Tackett Curtis made school history by receiving the highest honor awarded by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association — Mr. Football.

The 6-foot-3, 220-pound linebacker is the first Many athlete to receive the designation since the LSWA began giving the award out in 1995. He joins a stellar list of previous honorees including Leonard Fournette, Ryan Perrilloux, Brock Berlin and Derek Stingley. He’s the second Mr. Football to choose USC joining John Curtis running back Joe McKnight in 2006.

Curtis led the Tigers to four consecutive trips to the LHSAA championship game in their division. Many won the Class 2A title in 2020 at Northwestern’s Turpin Stadium and capped his career by winning the Non-Select Division III title this past December in the Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans.

According to USC Head Coach Lincoln Riley in his press conference, ““There wasn’t a linebacker in the country we wanted more than Tackett Curtis. I think he’s the best inside linebacker in the country. There’s not one I would take over him.”
Curtis played both sides of the ball for the Tigers as he lead his team offensively at quarterback and then flipped to linebacker and safety on the defensive side of the ball.  He compiled 112 tackles, including 16 tackles for loss, six sacks and three interceptions this season. He also rushed for 1,115 yards and 11 touchdowns.  He was awarded the state championship game MVP  and was a finalist for the high school Butkus Award. (Award that recognizes the top linebacker nationally.)

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Jo Fleming Eddlemon is a Graduate of Northeast Louisiana University (ULM). She was born and Raised in the Boot. Content editor for Recruit Louisiana, Correspondent for Tigerbait.com, Member of the Louisiana Sports Writer Association, LSWA and Association for Women in Sports Media, AWSM. She received her experience from time working in the Sports Information Office at NLU during college and also as a former writer, scout, analyst for the Varsity Preps group and former XOS Digital. She is all about showing you the best players in the Boot and the surrounding Southern Region. Moto: God, Grades, and Grind

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