Cory Durden

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

Cory Durden

No. 69 – New York Giants
Position:	Nose tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1999-01-26) January 26, 1999 (age 26) Newberry, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:	Newberry
College:	Florida State (2018–2020) NC State (2021–2022)
NFL draft:	2023: undrafted
Career history
Detroit Lions (2023) Los Angeles Rams (2023–2024) New York Giants (2024–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-ACC (2021) Third-team All-ACC (2022)
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Total tackles: 13 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early years

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.^[1][2] On February 20, 2016, Durden committed to play football at Florida State University.^[3][4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6] After the 2020 season concluded, Durden decided to transfer to NC State.^[7][8] 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.^[5] 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).^[9][10] In 2022, he was named Third team All-ACC after notching 27 tackles, 2.5 going for a loss, and a pass defelction.^[11][12]

On December 9, Durden declared for the NFL draft.^[13]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (132 kg)	33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m)	10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m)	5.22 s	1.90 s	2.89 s	4.80 s	7.56 s	31.0 in (0.79 m)	9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)	16 reps
All values from Pro Day[14]

Detroit Lions

After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Durden signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent.^[15] He was waived on August 29, 2023.^[16]

Los Angeles Rams

On September 19, 2023, Durden signed with the practice squad of the Los Angeles Rams.^[17] He was promoted to the active roster on October 19.^[18] Durden was waived by the Rams on November 7,^[19] but re-signed with the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 15, 2024.^[20]

Durden was waived on August 28, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad.^[21]

New York Giants

On December 2, 2024, Durden was signed by the New York Giants off of the Rams' practice squad.^[22]