Corey Dyches

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Corey Dyches
California Golden BearsNo. 10
Position Tight end
Class
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Senior
Major Family Science
Personal information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Potomac
(Oxon Hill, Maryland)
Career highlights and awards

Corey Dyches is an American football tight end who plays for the California Golden Bears. He previously played for the Maryland Terrapins.

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Early life and high school

Dyches grew up in Oxon Hill, Maryland, and attended Potomac High School where he lettered in football and basketball. [1] In his high school career, Dyches totaled 134 receptions for 2,777 yards and 39 touchdowns. [2] Dyches was a three-star ranked recruit and committed to play college football at the University of Maryland, College Park over offers from Boston College, East Carolina, UMass, North Carolina, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, Temple and Toledo. [3] [4]

College career

During Dyches's true freshman season in 2020, he appeared in only two games. [5]

During the 2021 season, he appeared in all 13 games and started two of them at tight end. He finished the season with totaling 19 receptions for 208 yards and four touchdowns. [6]

During the 2022 season, he appeared in all 13 games and started four of them. He finished the season with 39 caught passes for 494 yards and three touchdowns averaging 12.67 yards per reception. [7] During the 2022 Duke's Mayo Bowl, he caught four passes for 45 yards to take the win against NC State. [8]

During the 2023 season, he became the only returning tight end on the roster with a collegiate reception. [9] And on December 4, Dyches entered the transfer portal. [10]

On April 11, 2024, he announced that he would transfer to Charlotte. [11] However, on April 25, he flipped his commitment to California. [12]

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References

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  2. "Corey Dyches' Potomac High School Football Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  3. "Corey Dyches, Potomac, Wide Receiver". 247Sports.com. June 10, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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  7. "Corey Dyches 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference . Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  8. McFadden, Ryan (December 30, 2022). "Maryland knocks off No. 23 NC State in Duke's Mayo Bowl". Baltimore Sun . Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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  10. Siegel, Emmett (December 2, 2023). "Maryland tight end Corey Dyches to enter transfer portal". Testudo Times. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
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  12. Curtis, Jake (April 25, 2024). "Maryland Transfer TE Corey Dyches Commits to Cal". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved October 4, 2024.