Usage Score
3.5
Player Dossier
2018-2022NC State
Cory Durden
DT • 6'4" • 305 lbs • Newberry, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cory Durden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
10.9
Consistency
11.1
Season Value
8.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Florida State • NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Scouting Read
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Cory Durden, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Florida State. Cory Durden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.9 disruption score.
Cory Durden played DT for Florida State and NC State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cory Durden recorded 122 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Florida State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Florida State paired 13.5 primary output with 22.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Florida State, NC State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2022 Regular Season · NC State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
10.9
Usage
3.5
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 0. Unknown: 0. Texas Tech: 0. UConn: 0. Clemson: 0.5. Florida State: 0. Syracuse: 1. Virginia Tech: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Boston College: 0. Louisville: 0. North Carolina: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Unknown: 0 by 0. Texas Tech: 0 by 0. UConn: 2 by 8.3. Clemson: 4 by 21.7. Florida State: 1 by 4.2. Syracuse: 1 by 14.2. Virginia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Wake Forest: 1 by 14.2. Boston College: 3 by 12.5. Louisville: 2 by 8.3. North Carolina: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 7 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina
Best efficiency game
30.8 vs North Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | @ North Carolina | W 30-27 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Louisville | L 10-25 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Boston College | L 20-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | vs Wake Forest | W 30-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Thu 10/27 | vs Virginia Tech | W 22-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Syracuse | L 9-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/9 | vs Florida State | W 19-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Clemson | L 20-30 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs UConn | W 41-10 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Texas Tech | W 27-14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Unknown | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ East Carolina | W 21-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Florida State
2018-2020
Opening stop
- 2
NC State
2021-2022
Final stop
Season Progression
201820192019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 9 | 20.2 | 6.2 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida State | 13.5 | 22.9 | 9.4 | 4.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 13.5 | 22.9 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida State | 1 | 13.1 | 3.2 | -12.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 8 | 19 | 6.9 | 7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 3.5 | 10.9 | 3.5 | -4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Clemson
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.9 takeover score.
#2
Virginia
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#3
Virginia Tech
3.5
Primary metric
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.4 takeover score.
#4
Louisville
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
#5
UL Monroe
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Postseason · Florida State
13.5 primary output · 22.9 efficiency · 9.4 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Florida State
25
13.5 primary · 22.9 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · NC State
20.6
8 primary · 19 efficiency · 6.9 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2017 · Rating 0.8896
Newberry · Newberry, FL
- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
122
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 48 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.