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Cory Durden

Defensive Tackle, New England Patriots · #94.

Player facts

Team: New England Patriots
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 94
Born: Jan 26, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Newberry, FL, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 305 lbs
College: NC State
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	7	2	5	0	0
Last 5 Games	7	2	5	0	0
Career	50	17	33	8.5	9

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs LV	W 45-17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ BUF	W 29-26	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ JAX	L 35-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs PIT	W 20-3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Wed, Sep 9	@ SEA	L 13-10	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Cory Durden (born January 26, 1999) is an American professional football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and NC State Wolfpack.

From Wikipedia’s article on Cory Durden, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Durden grew up in Newberry, Florida and attended Newberry High School. In his senior season, he had 52 tackles, 18 going for a loss, 6 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, 2 forced fumbles, and a blocked field goal. He also added 22 catches for 229 yards and 3 touchdowns as a tight end on offense. Durden was named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association's District 7 Player of the Year and The Sun's Small School Athletes of the Year. On February 20, 2016, Durden committed to play football at Florida State University.

College career

Durden played three years at Florida State. In his time with the Seminoles he posted 68 tackles, 13.5 going for a loss, 7.5 sacks, 3 pass deflections, and 2 forced fumbles. His best season for the Seminoles occurred during the 2019 season where he totaled 39 tackles, 6.5 for loss, 5 sacks, 2 pass deflections, and a forced fumble. After the 2020 season concluded, Durden decided to transfer to NC State. Durden played at NC State for 2 years, in those years he totaled 58 tackles, 7.5 going for a loss, 3.5 sacks, and a pass deflection. His best year for the Wolfpack happened during the 2021 season where he put up 31 tackles, 4.5 being for a loss, and 3.5 sacks. For his efforts he was named to the First team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). In 2022, he was named Third team All-ACC after notching 27 tackles, 2.5 going for a loss, and a pass defelction.

On December 9, Durden declared for the NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Cory Durden, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹