Cory Durden: DT · NC State · #48.
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Cory Durden
Wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The first one came in 2022: All-ACC. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against North Carolina — Week 13, 2022.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NC State | 23 | 11 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | NC State | 31 | 9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | -- |
| 2020 | Florida State | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2019 | Florida State | 39 | 18 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 2 |
| 2018 | Florida State | 22 | 10 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 1 |
| Career | 122 | 51 | 20.0 | 11.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-20@ East Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 55-3vs Charleston Southern | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-14vs Texas Tech | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-10vs UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-30@ No. 5 Clemson | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 19-17vs Florida State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 9-24@ No. 18 Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 22-21vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-21vs No. 20 Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-21vs Boston College | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-25@ Louisville | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 30-27@ No. 18 North Carolina | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 23 | 11 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 13 · 2022
W 30-27
1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles · 2 hurries
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
11%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
30%7 hurries23 tackles · 2.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
52.2%
469 pass / 430 run
Plays / game
69.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
507 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #111 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Florida State and NC State, 122 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 48 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Willie Taggart, Odell Haggins, Mike Norvell and Dave Doeren.
