Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021New Mexico
Corey Hightower
CB • 5'11" • 190 lbs • Huntsville, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Corey Hightower shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
44
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
Player Story
Corey Hightower built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a cornerback from Huntsville, TX wearing No. 96, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Corey Hightower's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Corey Hightower, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico. Corey Hightower shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 40
- TFL
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Corey Hightower quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico · CB
- Career Tackles
- 40
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico
- Top game
- Wyoming
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Huntsville · New Mexico
- High school pipeline
- Huntsville · 12 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 96 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · CB 74th (top 19%) · Mountain West 104th (top 20%) · National 1,093rd (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2020 Regular Season | New Mexico | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico | 11 | 36 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 41.1 |
Related Context
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Corey Hightower played CB for New Mexico. Across 5 tracked seasons, Corey Hightower recorded 40 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
New Mexico paired 5.5 primary output with 18.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 18.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Wyoming
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · New Mexico
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
18.6
Usage
4
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
Wyoming
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Houston Christian: 0. New Mexico State: 0. Texas A&M: 0. Air Force: 0. San Diego State: 1.5. Colorado State: 1. Wyoming: 2. UNLV: 1. Fresno State: 0. Boise State: 0. Utah State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Houston Christian: 3 by 12.5. New Mexico State: 3 by 12.5. Texas A&M: 2 by 8.3. Air Force: 7 by 29.2. San Diego State: 1 by 19.2. Colorado State: 6 by 35. Wyoming: 2 by 28.3. UNLV: 3 by 22.5. Fresno State: 3 by 12.5. Boise State: 4 by 16.7. Utah State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 8 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Wyoming
Best efficiency game
35 vs Colorado State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | vs Utah State | L 10-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | @ Boise State | L 0-37 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ Fresno State | L 7-34 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs UNLV | L 17-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | @ WyomingSplash game | W 14-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Colorado State | L 7-36 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/10 | @ San Diego State | L 7-31 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Air Force | L 10-38 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Texas A&M | L 0-34 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs New Mexico State | W 34-25 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/3 | vs Houston Christian | W 27-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Corey Hightower story
Corey Hightower built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a cornerback from Huntsville, TX wearing No. 96, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Corey Hightower's career was his defensive production: 40 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 3 passes defended across 13 career games in the available record. That gives Corey Hightower's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
New Mexico
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico | 5.5 | 18.6 | 4 | 5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Wyoming
Week 8 · W 14-3 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
70.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.
#2
@ San Diego State
Week 6 · L 7-31 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
50.6 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Colorado State
Week 7 · L 7-36 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
48.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.
#4
vs UNLV
Week 10 · L 17-31 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
31.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Air Force
Week 5 · L 10-38 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
21.1 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 21.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · New Mexico
5.5 primary output · 18.6 efficiency · 4 usage
41.1
#2
2019 Regular Season · New Mexico
40
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · New Mexico
40
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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