Curtis Whitfield

DB | 6-0 | 178

Kalamazoo, Mich. | Kalamazoo Central High School

Three-year, two-way starter for Coach Mike Stanger at Kalamazoo (Michigan) Central High School … helped lead the Maroon Giants to consecutive Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference East Championships as well as back-to-back playoff appearances in program history in 2024-25 … two-time All-SMAC East First-Team selection (2024 – cornerback; 2025 – athlete) … named to the MLive Kalamazoo Dream Team (second-team offense) as an athlete in 2025 … accounted for 850 all-purpose yards and nine touchdowns (4 rushing, 3 receiving, punt return and kickoff return) as a senior … recorded 41 tackles, one interception and two pass break-ups in 2025 … scored TDs in three different ways vs. Loy Norrix in a play-off clinching 52-10 win (60-yard punt return, 17-yard TD reception and 16-yard TD run) … also produced three scores vs. Battle Creek Lakeview: rushed 10 times for 93 yards and two TDs and caught two passes for 42 yards and a TD … received honorable mention (offense) on the 2024 MLive Kalamazoo Dream Team … carried 54 times for 495 yards (9.2 avg.) and five TDs as a junior … posted 34 tackles, two interceptions and six pass break-ups in 2024 … plays guard on the Maroon Giants’ basketball team … earned Division I all-state honors in track in 2025, finishing fourth in the 800-meter relay (1:27.10).