Cory Durden
DT
#94
Experience: 2 years
Height: 6-4
Age: 27
Weight: 305 lbs
College: North Carolina State
2026 SEASON
- Solo2
- SCK0
- FF0
- INT--
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Seahawks | L 10 - 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Steelers | W 20 - 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | @Jaguars | L 6 - 35 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | @Bills | W 29 - 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | Raiders | W 45 - 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | New York Giants | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025 | New England Patriots | 17 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2026 | New England Patriots | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 30 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Cory Durden was signed by the New England Patriots to the 53-man roster from the practice squad on September 6, 2025 ... Originally signed by Detroit as a rookie free agent (5/12/23) ... Released by Detroit (8/29/23) ... Signed by the L.A. Rams to the practice squad (9/19/23) ... Elevated by the L.A. Rams to the active roster from the practice squad (10/14/23) ... Reverted back to the L.A. Rams practice squad (10/16/23) ... Signed by the L.A. Rams to the 53-man roster from the practice squad (10/19/23) ... Released by the L.A. Rams (11/7/23) ... Signed by the L.A. Rams to the practice squad (11/9/23) ... Signed by the L.A. Rams to a futures contract (1/15/24) ... Released by the L.A. Rams (8/28/24) ... Signed by the L.A. Rams to the practice squad (8/30/24) ... Signed by the New York Giants to the 53-man roster from the L.A. Rams practice squad (12/2/24) ... Released by the N.Y. Giants (8/26/25) ... Signed by New England to the practice squad (8/28/25).
SEASONAL REVIEWS
2025 (17/4, 4/2)
- Played in all 17 games with four starts and finished with 30 tackles (10 solo, 20 assists).
- Played in all four postseason games with two starts and had 4 assisted tackles.
- Initially signed to the practice squad after he was released by the N.Y. Giants, but was signed to the 53-man roster from the practice squad on Sept. 6 prior to the first game.
- Made his Patriots debut vs. Las Vegas (9/7).
- Helped hold the Titans to just 39 yards rushing at Tennessee (10/19), the lowest since allowing 29 yards rushing on 24 attempts on Dec. 3, 2023 vs. the L.A. Chargers.
- Made his first career start vs. the N.Y. Giants (12/1), finishing with 2 total tackles.
- Made his third start of the season and second-straight start at the N.Y Jets (12/28), recording 2 tackles, including 1 tackle for loss on a fake punt attempt by the Jets on fourth down in the third quarter.
- Started in two games in the postseason, vs. Houston in the Divisional Round (1/18/26) and vs. Seattle in Super Bowl LX (2/8/26).
2024 (4/0 - NEW YORK Giants)
- Played in four games with no starts and totaled 10 tackles (4 solo, 6 assists).
- Spent most of the season on the L.A. Rams' practice squad before being signed by the New York Giants to the 53-man roster on Dec. 2.
2023 (4/0, 0/0 - LOS ANGELES RAMS)
- Played in four games with no starts and recorded 3 tackles (1 solo, 2 assists).
- Spent most of the season on the L.A. Rams practice squad after being released by Detroit in training camp.
- Was elevated to the active roster from the practice squad for the game vs. Arizona (10/15) - his NFL debut - and was then signed to the 53-man roster on Oct. 19.
- Released by the L.A. Rams on Nov. 7 and signed back to the practice squad on Nov. 9.
COLLEGE
- Concluded his college career having played in 57 games and recording 126 tackles, 11 sacks, 4 passes defensed and 2 forced fumbles.
- Finished his career at North Carolina State (2021-22), playing in 25 games and recording 58 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 1 pass defensed.
- Earned First-Team All-ACC honors in 2021 and Third-Team All-ACC honors in 2022.
- Started his college career at Florida State (2018-20), playing in 32 games and recording 68 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 3 passes defensed and 2 forced fumbles.
PERSONAL
- Helped lead Newberry (Fla.) High School to an 8-2 record and an appearance in the Class 1A regional semifinals in 2016.
- Named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association's District 7 Player of the Year.
