#82

Cory Stover

Junior linebacker for Oregon State. 2023: 32 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · Oregon State · Jr. · #82

6′6″ · 248 lb · Coos Bay, OR

CFB Index 41 · #365 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceOregon State 2023 alumnus

The story

3 linebacker for Oregon State. 2023: 32 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Oregon State, 61 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Oregon State

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

1 coach

2020–2023

Jonathan Smith

Oregon State

Played his entire career under Jonathan Smith.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Jonathan Smith — 27-19 over that span.

2020Oregon State2-5HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced

2021Oregon State7-6HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-leaning

2022Oregon State10-3HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-heavy

2023Oregon State8-5HC: Jonathan Smith · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

41Rotational starter #365 of 577?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#369 / 2842 · 83rd pct

Sacks#517 / 2842 · 78th pct

2.0

Tackles for loss#752 / 2842 · 71st pct

4.0

Tackles#1202 / 2842 · 57th pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Solo tackles#1508 / 2842 · 45th pct

Passes defended#1751 / 2842 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	2.6	0.4	0.0	0.0
Road7g	2.7	0.3	0.3	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.0	0.4	0.1	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.2	0.3	0.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

JaMarcus Shephard

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

41 · #365 of 577 LBs

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Oregon State	32	14	4.0	2.0	--	--	--
2022	Oregon State	15	4	0.5	0.5	1	--	--
2021	Oregon State	13	5	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Oregon State	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		61	23	4.5	2.5	1	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 42-17@ San José State	3	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 2	W 55-7vs UC Davis	3	1	1.5	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 26-9vs San Diego State	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 35-38@ Washington State	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 21-7vs Utah	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	W 52-40@ California	5	0	0.0	0.0	—	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 9	L 24-27@ Arizona	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 26-19@ Colorado	2	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 11	W 62-17vs Stanford	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 20-22vs Washington	3	1	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 7-31@ Oregon	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Bowl	L 8-40@ Notre Dame	2	2	0.0	0.0	—
Total		32	14	4.0	2.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Cory Stover

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

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