Korey Hernandez: DB · Eastern Michigan · #5.
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Korey Hernandez
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Arrived as a two-star recruit; four seasons of production at Eastern Michigan since. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Toledo — Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2020 | Eastern Michigan | 49 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Eastern Michigan | 15 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 81 | 49 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 0-21@ Jacksonville State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-26@ Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 24-10vs Ball State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-14vs Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-45vs Western Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-49@ Toledo | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
4 seasons under Chris Creighton — 23-22 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
46.1%
358 pass / 418 run
Plays / game
59.7
13 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
392 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Eastern Michigan, 81 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 25 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Bret Bielema and Chris Creighton.
