Career
• Played in 49 games.
• Tied for fifth all-time at NIU in interceptions with 14 and is tops among players in the modern (FBS) era.
• Tied for third all-time with 33 career passes broken up.
• Recorded fourth-longest interception return in NIU history with 87-yard touchdown at Nebraska (9-16-17).
2017
• Started all 12 games he played.
• Made 21 tackles with a career-high 4.5 tackles for loss
• Recorded fourth-longest interception return in NIU history with 87-yard touchdown at Nebraska (9-16).
• Had season-high three tackles three times - at San Diego State (9-30), at Toledo (11-2), and against Ball State (11-9).
• Had two tackles for loss at San Diego State (9-30).
• Returned an interception 45 yards against Kent State (10-7).
• Broke up two passes at Central Michigan (11-24).
2016
• Second team All-MAC selection led NIU with 11 pass break-ups in 2016 while playing in 10 of 12 games.
• Intercepted three passes, compiled 38 tackles with 2.5 for loss, with 26 solo stops, as a junior.
• Ranks fifth all-time at NIU in career pass break-ups with 27 while his 12 career interceptions are tied for seventh at NIU and four away from the top mark.
• Returned seven punts for 51 yards to average 7.3 yards per return with a long of 19 at Wyoming (9-3).
• Played one of his top games at Eastern Michigan (11-16) with four pass break-ups, five tackles and an interception which he returned 30 yards.
• Broke up two passes and recorded his first career solo tackle for loss at Wyoming; also returned three punts for 23 yards.
• Picked off passes in the Huskie Chi-Town Showdown versus Toledo (11-9) at Guaranteed Rate Field and versus Central Michigan (10-15).
• Knocked out of game on the interception versus CMU and missed the next contest versus Buffalo (10-22). Also missed the season finale versus Kent State due to injury.
• Made a season-high eight tackles with 1.5 for loss and two pass break-ups at Ball State (10-1) to earn co-Defensive Player of the Week honors from NIU coaches.
• Registered seven stops, five solo, vs. Western Illinois (9-24) with two pass break-ups.
• Credited with six stops, three solo, versus San Diego State (9-17).
• Named to the Jim Thorpe Award, Nagurski Trophy and Walter Camp Player of the Year preseason watch lists as a junior.
2015
• Selected First Team All-American at cornerback by Phil Steele and the FWAA.
• Just the fourth NIU football player to earn First Team All-American.
• Added Second Team All-American honors by the Walter Camp FF, Third Team Associated Press and Honorable Mention All-American from Sports Illustrated.
• First Team All-MAC selection and Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist.
• Played in all 14 games with 10 starts during a break-out sophomore season.
• Led the FBS with nine interceptions.
• Also topped all FBS defenders with his 273 INT return yards, an average of 30.3.
• Was second in the FBS with 24 passes defended with 15 breakups.
• Set NIU modern day (FBS-era) record for interceptions in a season.
• His INT return yardage total also made him the NIU career leader.
• Named MAC West Player of the Week and Jim Thorpe Player of the Week for his performance at Ohio State (9-19), where he intercepted Cardale Jones twice early to set up NIU scoring drives.
• Made his first career INT in the season opener versus UNLV (9-5).
• Set up a Huskie touchdown at Boston College (9-26) with his career-long 79-yard interception return in the first half.
• Also had INTs the next two weeks at Central Michigan (10-3) and again versus Ball State (10-10), setting up NIU TDs with both picks.
• Extended his INT streak to five straight games with an interception at Miami (10-17), which was returned 47 yards and led to another NIU TD.
• Acrobatically hauled in his next interception at Buffalo (11-11), where he added a career-high eight total tackles as well.
• His final INT of 2015 resulted in a 64-yard pick-six in the MAC Championship Game against Bowling Green (12-4).
• NIU converted Lurry’s nine 2015 INTs into six TDs and one FG.
• Ranked eighth on NIU in all-purpose yards -- just on his INT returns.
• Also finished eighth on the team in tackles with 45 stops, 36 solo.
2014
• Appeared in 13 games as a true freshman at cornerback.
• Tallied 14 tackles, nine of the solo type.
• Returned three punts for 10 yards.
• Made a career-high three stops in the victory at UNLV (9-13).
• Also had multi-tackle games in the season opener against Presbyterian (8-28) and at Northwestern (9-6).
• Broke up his first career pass versus Western Michigan (11-28).
High School
• Three-time All-State honoree.
• Earned All-State honors from the Tampa Bay Times and Orlando Sentinel following the 2013 season.
• Intercepted nine passes as a senior, including two in the 2013 Class 7A state title game.
• Returned eight punts for touchdowns in 2013.
• Played three seasons at Inlet Grove before transferring to Dwyer as a senior.
• Caught 22 passes for 495 yards and eight touchdowns as a sophomore.
• Intercepted four passes during the 2011 season.
Personal
• Born Aug. 12, 1994, in West Palm Beach, Fla.
• Son of Darien Early and Taykesha Lurry.
• General Emphasis major.
LURRY'S SINGLE GAME CAREER HIGHS
Total Tackles: 8 (2x) (Buffalo 11-11-15; Ball State 10-1-16)
Tackles for Loss: 2 (San Diego State 9-30-17)
Interceptions: 2 (Ohio State 9-19-15)
Long Interception Return: 87, at Nebraska, 9-16-17
Pass Break-Ups: 3 (Eastern Michigan 11-16-16)
Long Punt Return: 19, at Wyoming, 9-13-16
