Cory Durden

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.