#23

Cory Trice

Former cornerback at Purdue. 2022: 2 interceptions, 9 pass breakups, 31 tackles.

CB · Purdue · Sr. · #23

6′3″ · 215 lb · Hopkinsville, KY

CFB Index 68 · #81 of 322 cornersLow confidencePittsburgh — drafted 2023, Rd 7, Pick 24, #241 overall

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 1102 nationally · Signed with Purdue

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former cornerback at Purdue. 2022: 2 interceptions, 9 pass breakups, 31 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Purdue in 2018.
Drafted round 7 by the Pittsburgh in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Purdue, 102 tackles — drafted at #241 overall by Pittsburgh.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2018

Signed with Purdue3-star out of Christian County

2023

Drafted by Pittsburghround 7, pick 241

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1102 national

CFB

College

Purdue

2019–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #241

Pittsburgh · 2023

Coaching lineage · 2019–2022

1 coach

2019–2022

Jeff Brohm

Purdue

Played his entire career under Jeff Brohm.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

PittsburghEntering 4th NFL season

#241Rd 7 · Pick 24

PittsburghEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Jeff Brohm — 23-22 over that span.

2019Purdue4-8HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning

2020Purdue2-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-heavy

2021Purdue9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2022Purdue8-6HC: Jeff Brohm · Pass-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

68Quality starter #81 of 322?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (98th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#58 / 2755 · 98th pct

Solo tackles#645 / 2755 · 76th pct

Interceptions#124 / 811 · 73rd pct

Tackles#1258 / 2755 · 54th pct

Tackles for loss#1332 / 2755 · 47th pct

2.0

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

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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

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	1.8	0.2	0.0	0.8
Road6g	3.7	0.2	0.0	0.8

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.0	0.2	0.0	1.3
Weeks 8+5g	3.8	0.2	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Barry Odom

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

68 · #81 of 322 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #81 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Purdue	31	27	2.0	9	2	--
2021	Purdue	4	4	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Purdue	32	28	1.0	2	--	--
2019	Purdue	35	29	1.0	1	3	--
Career		102	88	4.0	12	5	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2022

W 20–10

at Minnesota

2 PD

With J. Ansell — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 54 LONG · A. O'Connell — 199 yds · 0 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.5 · 10 rush yds (4 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 31-35vs Penn State	1	1	1.0	—	1
Wk 3	L 29-32@ Syracuse	4	3	0.0	—	2
Wk 4	W 28-26vs Florida Atlantic	1	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 20-10@ Minnesota	0	0	0.0	—	2
Wk 6	W 31-29@ Maryland	5	5	0.0	1	1
Wk 7	W 43-37vs Nebraska	1	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 8	L 24-35@ Wisconsin	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 3-24vs Iowa	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 31-24@ Illinois	4	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 17-9vs Northwestern	4	4	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 30-16@ Indiana	8	5	1.0	1	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Total		31	27	2.0	2	9

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