Korie Black: CB · Oklahoma State · #2.
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Korie Black
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Five seasons in the Oklahoma State secondary to date. On tape: 7 tackles against Arkansas, Week 2, 2024.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
36 tackles. 9 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 0 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.
The New York Times Nov 1
Sports Illustrated Oct 29
Oklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
The Oklahoman Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oklahoma State | 36 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 3 |
| 2023 | Oklahoma State | 17 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 24 | 18 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- |
| 2021 | Oklahoma State | 19 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2020 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 99 | 74 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 21 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-20vs South Dakota State | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 39-31vs Arkansas | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 45-10@ Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 19-22vs No. 12 Utah | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-42@ No. 23 Kansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-38vs West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-38@ No. 13 BYU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-42vs Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-38@ TCU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 13 | L 48-56vs Texas Tech | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | L 0-52@ No. 23 Colorado | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
25%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
36tackles this season36 tackles · 9 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
5 seasons under Mike Gundy — 40-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Gundy
Pass share
56.2%
450 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
66.7
12 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #30 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Oklahoma State, 99 tackles — drafted at #246 overall by the New York Giants.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Gundy.
Next stop · NFL
New York GiantsEntering 2nd NFL season
New York GiantsEntering 2nd NFL season
