Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Ball State
Cory Sykes
RB • 5'7" • Harvey, IL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Cory Sykes leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Impact Production
37
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
23
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
65
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Cory Sykes built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Harvey, IL wearing No. 7, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Cory Sykes' career was his backfield work: 1,247 rushing...
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- Committed To
- Ball State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Cory Sykes, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Regular Season · Ball State. Cory Sykes leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,247
- Rushing yards
- 1,247
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Cory Sykes quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,247
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2009 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Thornton Township · Ball State
- High school pipeline
- Thornton Township · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2011
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Ball State | 13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Ball State | 13 | 420 | 420 | 0 | 3 | 51.7 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Ball State | 11 | 559 | 559 | 0 | 3 | 60.2 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Ball State | 8 | 260 | 260 | 0 | 2 | 38.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Cory Sykes played RB for Ball State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cory Sykes recorded 1,247 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Regular Season
Ball State paired 559 primary output with 54.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2009 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 54.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2011 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2009 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
50.8
Efficiency
54.6
Usage
16.2
Consistency
40.1
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. New Hampshire: 7. Army: 38. Auburn: 44. Toledo: 4. Temple: 4. Bowling Green: 7. Eastern Michigan: 203. Ohio: 22. Northern Illinois: 75. Central Michigan: 85. Western Michigan: 70
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. New Hampshire: 1 by 72.9. Army: 8 by 49.5. Auburn: 7 by 65.5. Toledo: 4 by 10.4. Temple: 1 by 41.7. Bowling Green: 5 by 14.6. Eastern Michigan: 23 by 86.8. Ohio: 4 by 57.3. Northern Illinois: 11 by 71. Central Michigan: 10 by 85.4. Western Michigan: 16 by 45.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins136.5 · Games = 2 · +104.7 vs Losses
Losses31.8 · Games = 9 · -104.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
86.8 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/25 | @ Western Michigan | W 22-17 | 16 | 70 | 4.40 | 0 | — | — | 4.4 |
| Thu 11/19 | vs Central Michigan | L 3-35 | 10 | 85 | 8.50 | 0 | — | — | 8.5 |
| Thu 11/12 | @ Northern Illinois | L 20-26 | 11 | 75 | 6.80 | 0 | — | — | 6.8 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Ohio | L 17-20 | 4 | 22 | 5.50 | 0 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Eastern Michigan100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 29-27 | 23 | 203 | 8.80 | 3 | — | — | 8.8 |
| Sat 10/17 | vs Bowling Green | L 17-31 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 | 0 | — | — | 1.4 |
| Sat 10/10 | @ Temple | L 19-24 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 10/3 | vs Toledo | L 30-37 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 9/26 | @ Auburn | L 30-54 | 7 | 44 | 6.30 | 0 | — | — | 6.3 |
| Sat 9/19 | @ Army | L 17-24 | 8 | 38 | 4.80 | 0 | — | — | 4.8 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs New Hampshire | L 16-23 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 |
Player Story
Cory Sykes story
Cory Sykes built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Harvey, IL wearing No. 7, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Cory Sykes' career was his backfield work: 1,247 rushing yards, 214 carries, and 8 rushing touchdowns across 32 career games in the available record. His career also includes 55 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cory Sykes' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Ball State
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20082008200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Ball State | 428 | 47.4 | 11.2 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Ball State | 428 | 47.4 | 11.2 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Ball State | 559 | 54.6 | 16.2 | 131 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Ball State | 260 | 54.9 | 10.6 | -299 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Ball State | 0 | — | — | -260 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 8 · W 29-27 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
203
Scrimmage Yards
95.6 takeover
203 scrimmage yards and 41.1 usage.
#2
@ Central Michigan
Week 5 · W 31-17 · Conference game
92
Scrimmage Yards
81.7 takeover
Win with 92 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
92 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
#3
@ Toledo
Week 6 · W 31-0 · Conference game
90
Scrimmage Yards
77.4 takeover
Win with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
90 scrimmage yards and 11.3 usage.
#4
@ Western Kentucky
Week 7 · W 24-7
73
Scrimmage Yards
70.8 takeover
Win with 73 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
73 scrimmage yards and 26.9 usage.
#5
vs Northern Illinois
Week 11 · W 45-14 · Conference game
72
Scrimmage Yards
68.1 takeover
Win with 72 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
72 scrimmage yards and 8.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Regular Season · Ball State
559 primary output · 54.6 efficiency · 16.2 usage
60.2
#2
2008 Postseason · Ball State
51.7
428 primary · 47.4 efficiency · 11.2 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Ball State
51.7
428 primary · 47.4 efficiency · 11.2 usage
Milestones
1
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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