Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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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 16.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Florida State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Florida State • NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Clemson
Player Story
Cory Durden built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive tackle from Newberry, FL wearing No. 48, spending time with Florida State and NC State. The clearest part of Cory Durden's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Cory Durden, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Florida State. Cory Durden shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 122
- TFL
- 20
- Sacks
- 11
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Cory Durden quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · DT
- Career Tackles
- 122
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Florida State
- Top game
- Clemson
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Newberry · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Newberry · 6 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 48 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · DT 59th (top 29%) · ACC 180th (top 30%) · National 1,689th (top 29%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 9 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida State | 13 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 60.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 13 | 36 | 5 | 4.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 60.2 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida State | 3 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 13.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 11 | 31 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 6 | - | 0 | 54.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 12 | 23 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 42.7 |
Related Context
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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 15.5 primary output with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.4 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: Louisville
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2019 Postseason · Florida State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
24.4
Usage
8.5
Consistency
45.9
Best Game by takeover score
Louisville
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 2. Boise State: 0. UL Monroe: 2. Virginia: 3. Louisville: 4. NC State: 0. Clemson: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Syracuse: 1. Miami: 2. Boston College: 0. Alabama State: 0. Florida: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 3 by 32.5. Boise State: 2 by 8.3. UL Monroe: 4 by 36.7. Virginia: 3 by 42.5. Louisville: 4 by 56.7. NC State: 1 by 4.2. Clemson: 3 by 12.5. Wake Forest: 4 by 26.7. Syracuse: 0 by 10. Miami: 4 by 36.7. Boston College: 6 by 25. Alabama State: 1 by 4.2. Florida: 4 by 21.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.2 · Games = 6 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 7 · +0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisville
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Louisville
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/31 | @ Arizona StateSplash game | L 14-20 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | @ Florida | L 17-40 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Alabama State | W 49-12 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Boston College | W 38-31 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs MiamiSplash game | L 10-27 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Syracuse | W 35-17 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Wake Forest | L 20-22 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Clemson | L 14-45 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs NC State | W 31-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | W 35-24 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ VirginiaSplash game | L 24-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs UL MonroeSplash game | W 45-44 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Boise State | L 31-36 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Cory Durden story
Cory Durden built his college career from 2018 through 2022 as a defensive tackle from Newberry, FL wearing No. 48, spending time with Florida State and NC State. The clearest part of Cory Durden's career was his defensive production: 122 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 48 career games in the available record. That gives Cory Durden's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Florida State
2018-2020
Opening stop
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NC State
2021-2022
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201820192019202020212022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Florida State | 10 | 21.3 | 5.5 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Florida State | 15.5 | 24.4 | 8.5 | 5.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Florida State | 15.5 | 24.4 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Florida State | 1 | 13.1 | 2.9 | -14.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | NC State | 14 | 24.5 | 6.4 | 13 |
| 2022 Regular Season | NC State | 10.5 | 16.7 | 4 | -3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Clemson
Week 4 · W 27-21 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
vs Louisville
Week 4 · W 35-24 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Virginia Tech
Week 1 · L 3-24 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#4
@ North Carolina
Week 13 · W 30-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Virginia
Week 3 · L 24-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
72.5 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Florida State
15.5 primary output · 24.4 efficiency · 8.5 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Florida State
60.2
15.5 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 8.5 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · NC State
54.5
14 primary · 24.5 efficiency · 6.4 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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