Yusuf Corker: DB · Kentucky · #29.
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Yusuf Corker
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Four seasons in the Kentucky secondary to date. The first one came in 2021: All-SEC. On tape: 11 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Mississippi State, Week 9, 2021.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
74 tackles. 8 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-10vs UL Monroe | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-28vs Missouri | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-23vs Chattanooga | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 16-10@ South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-13vs No. 10 Florida | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 42-21vs LSU | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-30@ No. 1 Georgia | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-31@ Mississippi State | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 42-45vs Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-17@ Vanderbilt | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 56-16vs New Mexico State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-21@ Louisville | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 43 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
10%8 pass breakupsTackle volume
82tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%4 TFL82 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 8 pass breakups.
4 seasons under Mark Stoops — 33-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Stoops
Pass share
43.3%
366 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
70.5
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
396 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
82 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #167 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kentucky, 241 tackles — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Stoops.
