Corey Fuller

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Corey Fuller
No. 27, 24, 25, 26
Position: Safety, cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1971-05-01) May 1, 1971 (age 53)
Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school: James S. Rickards
(Tallahassee, Florida)
College: Florida State
NFL draft: 1995  / Round: 2 / Pick: 55
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:590
Interceptions:17
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at PFR

Corey Bushe Fuller (born May 1, 1971) is an American football coach and former player. He was the interim head football coach at Florida A&M University in 2014. Fuller was promoted from defensive backs coach to interim head coach after having been the head football coach at East Gadsden High School from 2010 to 2012. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons, from 1995 to 2004, with the Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland Browns, and Baltimore Ravens. In his NFL career, Fuller played in 152 games, intercepting 17 passes for 145 yards and one touchdown.

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Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Bench press
5 ft 10+3⁄8 in
(1.79 m)		197 lb
(89 kg)		31+1⁄4 in
(0.79 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		4.56 s1.71 s2.69 s11 reps
All values from NFL Combine [1]

A 5'10", 209-lb. defensive back from Florida State University, Fuller was selected by the Vikings in the second round (55th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft. [2] He played high school football at James S. Rickards High School.

Following a 1996 game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers, Fuller was fined $30,000 for poking the left eye of Packers center Frank Winters. [3]

NFL career statistics

Legend
Led the league
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
1995 MIN 1610665790.5-1000-21121
1996 MIN 16146453110.0-3302-1000
1997 MIN 1616918290.0-224022-2000
1998 MIN 1616797091.0-436026-0000
1999 CLE 16167663130.010000112200
2000 CLE 1515423750.003000101100
2001 CLE 16168772150.03382149212100
2002 CLE 1312332850.00100080000
2003 BAL 1410363150.00000050000
2004 BAL 142231760.04000000000
152127597510871.581714514955105121

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
1996 MIN 113300.0-0000-0000
1997 MIN 22151500.0-0000-0000
1998 MIN 22151500.0-0000-0000
2002 CLE 116510.00000010000
2003 BAL 100000.00000010000
76393810.00000020000

Head coaching record

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Florida A&M Rattlers (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2014)
2014 Florida A&M 1–31–3T–7th
Florida A&M:1–31–3
Total:1–3

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References

  1. ↑ "Corey Fuller, Combine Results, CB - Florida State". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Vikings' Fuller Fined $30,000 for Poke". The New York Times . New York, New York. December 27, 1996. Retrieved October 12, 2020.


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