Corey Luciano

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Corey Luciano
Personal information
Born: (1998-08-14) August 14, 1998 (age 25)
Danville, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:307 lb (139 kg)
Career information
High school: Monte Vista (Danville, California)
College: Diablo Valley (2017–2018)
Washington (2019–2022)
Position: Center
Undrafted: 2023
Career history
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:2
Player stats at PFR

Corey Luciano (born August 14, 1998) is an American football center who is a free agent. He played college football for the Diablo Valley Vikings and Washington Huskies.

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Early years

Luciano was born on August 14, 1998, in Danville, California. [1] He attended Monte Vista High School in Danville and as a senior helped them win the CIF North Coast Division I Championship in 2016 with a 12–1 record. [2] He was ranked a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and committed to play college football for the Diablo Valley Vikings. [2]

College career

As a true freshman at Diablo Valley in 2017, Luciano was named first-team All-Bay 6 League. [3] He sat out the 2018 season and transferred to play for the Washington Huskies. [3] He had been ranked as the top junior college offensive guard nationally by ESPN and the 25th-best player overall by Rivals.com. [3] In the 2019 season at Washington, he played the first six games and alternated at various positions, going from offensive tackle to center, center to tight end, and then from tight end back to tackle. [4] In 2020, he played all four games at right tackle. [5] Luciano played in all 12 games in 2021. [3] As a senior in 2022, he played and started all 13 games at center and was named honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference, receiving conference offensive lineman of the week honors after their game against the Oregon Ducks. [6] [7] He was given the Earle T. Giant Tough Husky Award and finished his collegiate career having played 35 games. [7] [8]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+14 in
(1.91 m)
307 lb
(139 kg)
32+38 in
(0.82 m)
9+34 in
(0.25 m)
5.36 s1.87 s3.08 s4.50 s7.70 s31 in
(0.79 m)
8 ft 9 in
(2.67 m)
23 reps
All values from Pro Day [9]

After going unselected in the 2023 NFL draft, Luciano was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent. [10] He was released at the final roster cuts on August 29 and subsequently re-signed to the practice squad [11] [12] He was elevated to the active roster for the team's Week 11 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and made his debut in the 27–14 win, appearing on five special teams snaps. [13] [14] He re-signed on February 14, 2024. [15] He was waived on May 14. [16]

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