Biography
Senior (2024):
UAC Second Team All-Conference … Phil Steele FCS 2024 UAC Second Team All-Conference … Academic All-WAC … Started all 14 games … Recorded three fumble recoveries (led team), three forced fumbles (tied-team-high), two interceptions (tied-third), nine pass breakups (led team), a sack (tied-fourth), six tackles for loss (third), 64 tackles (fifth, 46 solo), and a quarterback hurry … Was one of 14 players nationally with three fumble recoveries and led the UAC in the category … Was one of four players in the conference with three or more forced fumbles, and finished second in the conference in passes defended (11) … Opened the season on national television with two fumble recoveries, adding a forced fumble, a tackle for loss and six total tackles against McNeese on Aug. 24, to take UAC Defensive Player of the Week honors … In the next week at Baylor, Kurns earned an interception to go with five tackles … Had a season-high nine tackles vs. Abilene Christian on Nov. 16, adding a forced fumble, two pass breakups, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry.
Junior (2023):
Academic All-WAC … Played in all 11 games in his first season at Tarleton State ... Second on the team in pass breakups with eight, tied-ninth most in the UAC ... Also recorded 43 total tackles (31 solo), an interception, one sack and 1.5 TFL … Had a season-best game against Southern Utah on Oct. 7, posting a tied-season-high eight tackles (six solo) and an interception … Also had eight tackles in the season finale Nov. 11 at Abilene Christian … Ended the year with five pass breakups over the last three games.
Fullerton College:
Second Team All-SCFA Southern Conference … Played one season with the Hornets in 2022 … Had the second most interceptions (three) and the second most pass breakups (seven) on the team … Also had the tied-fourth most tackles on the team as a defensive back with 50 (43 solo), plus had two tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and a blocked kick in 12 games … Had an interception in three straight games from Sept. 17-Oct. 1, returning them a combined 130 yards … On Sept. 24 at Allan Hancock, had a season-high 10 tackles to go with a pick … Had seven tackles and a season-high two pass breakups vs. Mt. San Antonio on Nov. 26 … Helped his team become the SCFA Southern Conference Champions.
UIndy:
All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honorable mention in 2021 … Played two seasons with the Greyhounds from 2020-21 … Played in all 11 games in 2021, leading the team in interceptions (four) and pass breakups (11) … Also had two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 34 tackles … Had two interceptions against William Jewell on Nov. 6, 2021, adding two pass breakups and five tackles …Had eight pass breakups in his first five games of 2021 … Played in all three games in the COVID-19 shortened seasons, recording two interceptions, a forced fumble, a pass breakup and six tackles … Had both interceptions against McKendree on April 17, 2021, adding four tackles … Had a forced fumble and tackle for loss in his collegiate debut at Quincy on April 3, 2021.
Homewood Flossmoor High School:
All-Conference honoree … Earned a school-record 15 career interceptions … Helped Homewood Flossmoor to 10 wins each of his final two seasons … Did not allow a single catch in man-to-man coverage as a senior … Played two years of varsity football.
Personal:
Is a 2020 graduate of Homewood Flossmoor in Flossmoor, Illinois … Was on the dean’s list at Fullerton College … Full name is Kasyus Amariah Kurns … Nickname is Sy … Hometown is Chicago, Illinois … Is married to Ciarah … Has a son, Kasyus Jr. … Son of Cassius and Neah … Has six siblilngs; three brothers named Khadari, Cassius and Marques, plus three sisters named Adaeze, Kamerea and Kashmir … Majoring in sports management … Born Sept. 25.
