2014 Football
Curtis, Chandler
Jersey Number 13
Chandler Curtis
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 186
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Calhoun, Ga.
- High School:
- Calhoun HS
Bio
Awards/Accolades
- 2017 All-SoCon First Team (Coaches & Media)
- 2017 SoCon Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 13)
- 2017 Preseason All-SoCon Second Team
- 2015 STATS Preseason All-America Second Team
- 2015 Preseason All-SoCon Second Team
- 2014 CFPA FCS Return Specialist of the Year
- 2014 Third Team All-America (The Sports Network)
- 2014 Second Team All-America (College Sports Madness)
- 2014 All-SoCon First Team (Coaches)
- 2014 All-SoCon First Team (Media)
- 2014 All-SoCon Freshman Team
- 2014 Punt Returner of the Week (CFPA, Oct. 11)
- 2014 Jerry Rice Award Watch List (The Sports Network)
- 2014 FCS Co-Special Teams Player of the Week (The Sports Network, Oct. 4)
- 2014 Punt Returner of the Week (CFPA, Oct. 4)
- 2014 Freshman of the Year Watch List (CFPA)
- 2014 SoCon Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 4)
- 2014 SoCon Freshman of the Week (Sept. 27)
- 2014 SoCon Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 20)
Season-by-Season
2017
- Started all 11 games as Mercer's primary slot receiver & kick/punt returner
- Earned All-SoCon First Team honors as a return man
- Ended collegiate career with 3,526 career all-purpose yards, most in program history
- Ranked 33rd nationally & second in SoCon with 639 combined kick return yards
- Led SoCon with 215 punt return yards (16.5 yards per return)
- Averaged 23.6 yards per kick return
- Averaged 98.9 all-purpose yards per game, ranking fifth in SoCon
- Hauled in 37 receptions for 446 yards, both second-most on the team
- Caught four touchdown passes, all in a four-game span
- Set career-highs in receptions (11) and receiving yards (112) en route to 202 all-purpose yards at Furman (Oct. 21)
- Caught two passes for 81 yards vs. VMI (Sept. 30), both going for touchdowns
2016
- Played in eight games after missing the first three contests of the season due to injury
- Ranked second on the team in receptions (31) and touchdown receptions (six)
- Totaled 386 receiving yards for the season, averaging 12.45 yards per catch
- Led Mercer with 16 kickoff returns for 368 yards (23.0 yards per return)
- Returned kickoff at Austin Peay (Oct. 22) 45 yards for second career kickoff return touchdown
- Eclipsed 50 receiving yards four times, including season-best 96 yards on four catches vs. Western Carolina (Oct. 15)
- Returned three punts for 35 yards
2015
- Played in just three games with only 42 snaps in an injury-plagued sophomore season
- Finished the year with 13 receptions for 153 yards and a touchdown
- Led the team with 51.0 receiving yards per game
- Averaged 11.8 yards per reception
- Named the Mercer’s Offensive Player of the Week against VMI (Oct. 24), after topping the squad with seven receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown
2014
- Emerged as one of the FCS’ top playmakers during freshman season in Macon, starring at wide receiver and as a return specialist
- Became the program’s first All-American with Third Team All-America honors from The Sports Network
- Joined teammate Alex Lakes on The Sports Network’s Jerry Rice Award Watch List and the CFPA’s Freshman of the Year Watch List
- Played in all 12 games for the Bears
- Led the FCS with three punt return touchdowns and four total return scores (1 kickoff return)
- Led the SoCon and ranked fourth nationally with a kick return average of 29.8 yards
- Topped the league in all-purpose yards with 119.4 yards per contest
- Posted a team-high 564 receiving yards and five touchdowns
- Ranked first in the SoCon and sixth nationally with 20.1 yards per reception
- Rushed five times for 92 yards and one touchdown
- Named the SoCon Special Teams Player of the Week and the CFPA National Punt Returner of the Week after returning two punts for 67 yards and a touchdown vs. Ave Maria (Sept. 20)
- Recognized as the SoCon Freshman of the Week after totaling 181 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in a win over VMI (Sept. 27)
- Tabbed as The Sports Network’s FCS Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, the CFPA Punt Returner of the Week and the SoCon Special Teams Player of the Week following his performance at Samford where he compiled 232 all-purpose yards thanks in part to his FCS-best 99-yard punt return touchdown
Before Mercer
High School
- Played at Calhoun High School for head coach Hal Lamb
- Named the GHSA Class AA Defensive Player of the Year and Rome News Tribune Player of the Year in 2013
- Tabbed a first team selection by the Chattanooga Times, GHSA Region 7 and Gordon County
- Selected Honorable Mention All-State by the Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Compiled 1,273 all-purpose yards in 2013 (32 receptions for 840 yards and 12 touchdowns)
- Added 30 total tackles (17 solo, 13 assisted) to go along with five interceptions
- Averaged 30.9 yards per kickoff return, while returning one for a TD
- Two-time track and field region champion in the long jump
Personal
- Born December 19, 1995 in Calhoun, Ga. to Diondi and Sherille Curtis
- Has one sister, India Herring
Mercer Football Press Conference (Week 3 vs. Wofford)
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. South Florida Men's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/7/2025
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. Gardner-Webb Women's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/7/2025
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. Kennesaw State Women's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/4/2025
Friday, September 05
