2021 Football Roster
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Cory Durden
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Newberry, Fla.
- High School:
- Newberry
2022 SEASON:
• A third-team All-ACC performer, he started every game at nose guard.
• Played in the NFLPA senior game.
• Voted a team captain for the 2022 season.
• Named to the midseason list for the Lombardi Award.
• Missed spring practice following offseason surgery.
2021 SEASON:
• A first-team All-ACC performer on the official league team and on the AP squad.
• Also a first-team Academic All-ACC performer.
• Earned the team’s Carey Brewbaker Award for Top Defensive Lineman.
• Huge factor in the Wolfpack’s win over Clemson, he had his first NC State start in that contest.
• Started at nose vs. the Tigers following the injury to C.J. Clark, he had mainly been playing at end.
• Tallied six tackles, 1.5 sacks and had a QB pressure in that contest.
• Starter in the last seven games of the season
•` Graduate transfer from Florida State, he joined the Wolfpack in the summer of 2021.
BEFORE NC STATE:
AT FSU
• In 2020, started three games while playing in seven, he registered a season-high four tackles at No. 5 Notre Dame.
• Made two stops and forced a fumble at No. 12 Miami, turned in a sack in the 31-28 victory vs. No. 5 North Carolina.
• In 2019, appeared in all 13 games with 12 starts, recording 39 tackles.
• Tallied 6.5 tackles for loss and tied for the team lead with 5.0 sacks in 2019, he posted a career-high-tying six tackles in 38-31 victory at Boston College.
• Recorded career-high 1.5 sacks in three-tackle performance at No. 25 Virginia in 2019.
• Saw action in in all 12 games of 2018, he earned the starting nod at No. 3 Notre Dame.
• Ranked third on the 2018 team with six tackles for loss.
• Recorded a career-high six tackles, with 0.5 for loss, at NC State.
• Redshirted the 2017 season.
In High School
• Helped lead Newberry to an 8-2 record and an appearance in the Class 1A regional semifinals in 2016.
• Senior Stats: Totaled 52 tackles, including 41 solo and 18 tackles for loss, six sacks, one blocked field goal, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles. Hauled in 22 receptions for 229 yards and three touchdowns as a tight end on offense.
• Honors: Florida Class 1A All-State first-team honoree. All-Southeast Region according to PrepStar. Participated in Nike’s ‘The Opening.’ The Florida Athletic Coaches Association’s District 7 Player of the Year
• Rankings: A four-star prospect according to Scout. Earned a three-star ranking from Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN. No. 11 DT in the nation by Scout and Florida’s No. 2 recruit at his position. Nation’s No. 22 DT by Rival. No. 24 defensive tackle prospect in the 247Sports Composite. Ranked fourth on the Orlando Sentinel’s Top 100 recruits list.
PERSONAL
• Has two children: two-year old Jaxxon and Olivianna - born in December of 2021.
• Major: Enrolled in post-baccalaureate studies.
DURDEN CAREER STATS (AT FSU)
| Year | GP-GS | Ht | Ast | Tot | TFL | Sk | QH | PBU | CF/R | BK |
| 2018 | 12-1 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6-25 | 2-14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 13-12 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 6.5-29 | 5-28 | 2 | 2 | 1/0 | |
| 2020 | 7-3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.5-3 | 0.5-3 | 1/0 | |||
| Totals | 32-16 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 13-57 | 7.5-45 | 3 | 3 | 2/0 | 1 |
DURDEN CAREER STATS (AT NC STATE)
| Year | GP-GS | Ply | Ht | Ast | Tot | TFL | Sk | QH | PBU | CF/R |
| 2021 | 12-8 | 566 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 4.5-17 | 3-12 | 7 | ||
| 2022 | 13-13 | 576 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 2.5-3 | 7 | |||
| Totals | 25-21 | 1142 | 31 | 37 | 58 | 7-20 | 3-12 | 14 |