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Jersey Number 9
Corey Platt Jr.
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Little Rock, Ark.
- High School:
- Little Rock Christian Academy
CAREER HONORS
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
HIGH SCHOOL
- Comeback Player of the Year Semifinalist (2025, Sr.)
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
- Chose to spend his final collegiate season as a Red Raider following three years at Tulane and then the 2024-25 campaigns at fellow Big 12 member Houston … reunites with Texas Tech defensive coordinator Shiel Wood, who was his defensive coordinator at Tulane in 2023 and then at Houston in 2024 … will be a sixth-year senior in his final season of eligibility with the Red Raiders.
- Battled injuries throughout his career, presenting him with a sixth-year opportunity with the Red Raiders … previously suffered a season-ending injury in the opener for Tulane in 2023 and then another one in preseason camp while at Houston in 2024 … appeared in 28 games over his collegiate career with one start at linebacker prior to his arrival with the Red Raiders.
- Credited with 642 defensive snaps over his career by Pro Football Focus and an additional 211 snaps on special teams … experience adds more depth to an already-talented Texas Tech linebacker room … strong at point of attack with only seven missed tackles credited to him over his career over 91 opportunities.
- 2025 SEASON (SENIOR AT HOUSTON): returned from back-to-back season ending injuries to put together his best collegiate season thus far … appeared in 12 of 13 games overall, missing only the season opener versus Stephen F. Austin … compiled 40 tackles (20 solo), including 5.0 for a loss and 3.0 sacks, to go along with a forced fumble and two quarterback hurries … one of the top return stories in college football, earning a selection as a semifinalist for the Comeback Player of the Year Award presented by the College Sports Communicators.
- Recorded at least one tackle in all 12 games played and had three or more stops in nine contests overall … had at least a share of a tackle go for a loss in five games overall, including twice during Big 12 Conference play …
- Best performance on the year was late in the Big 12 schedule at UCF (11/7) with five tackles, including a career-high 2.0 that went for a loss … stopped a UCF screen attempt, resulting in a failed third down after a five-yard loss to force the Knights to punt … added his first pass breakup of the season in the win … got his hands on another pass later in the season against Baylor (11/25).
- Previously began the season with at least a share of a tackle for loss – all via sacks – in each of the first three games … stretch began with four tackles and a sack at Rice (9/6) in the season opener and followed with three tackles and another sack in the Big 12 opener versus Colorado (9/12) … wrapped that stretch with five stops, including a shared sack, at Oregon State (9/26) … posted three tackles the next week in Houston’s matchup with his new team in Texas Tech (10/4) … made a season-high six tackles one week later in victory at Oklahoma State (10/11).
- Credited with a career-best 357 defensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which awarded him a 67.9 overall grade … performance was boosted by an impressive 83.1 grade in rush defense and a 73.9 grade as a tackler … was second on the team for rush defense grade among those with at least 200 defensive snaps … listed with nine pressures, the most in his career … part of Houston’s kickoff coverage, punt return and field goal block units throughout the year.
- 2024 SEASON (JUNIOR AT HOUSTON): bad luck continued after suffering a season-ending injury during preseason camp that cost him his entire first season with the Cougars.
- 2023 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT TULANE): limited to only one game after suffering a season-ending injury in the opener versus South Alabama (9/2) … disappointing result in his first career start after leading the team with a career-high 15 tackles in the season-opening win, which also marked the debut for the Green Wave with Wood as their coordinator … was injured on a sack late in the third quarter that caused a turnover on downs and was just the second of his career … entered the transfer portal following the season to join the Houston program.
- 2022 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT TULANE): appeared in all 13 games for the Green Wave during their historic 2022 season that ended with a win over USC in the Cotton Bowl … key reserve a linebacker and one of Tulane’s top special teams standouts.
- Recorded 25 tackles on the season (21 solo), the bulk of which came over the first six games of the year … total included 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack, which came in a win over Alcorn State (9/10) … notched other tackle for loss a few weeks later against Southern Miss (9/24) … set season highs that year with four tackles at Houston (9/30) and at home versus SMU (11/17) late in the season.
- Part of two takeaways for a Tulane defense that ranked second in the American for turnovers gained … recorded the lone interception of his career in the season opener versus UMass (9/3), which helped seal the victory midway through the fourth quarter … later added a fumble recovery midway through the third quarter against SMU, which Tulane responded with a touchdown two plays later for a 42-7 lead.
- Credited with 205 defensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which awarded him an 80.2 overall grade … was boosted by a 83.6 grade as a tackler, an 80.9 grade as a pass rusher and a 80.1 grade in coverage … saw significant time on special teams with 132 snaps, per PFF, mainly on the kickoff return, kickoff coverage and punt return units … was Tulane’s third-highest rated special teams player with a 81.9 grade.
- 2021 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT TULANE): redshirt season … appeared in only two games on the season against Morgan State (9/11) and at East Carolina (10/2) … made his lone two tackles of the season – the first of his collegiate career – in the win over Morgan State.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Little Rock Christian Academy in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas … helped push the school to its third-consecutive Class 5A state championship appearance as a senior after starting on both sides of the ball … part of a state championship team his sophomore year.
- True definition of an all-purpose player at the prep level with Little Rock using him as a running back, wide receiver, Wildcat quarterback, safety, outside linebacker or inside linebacker … closed his career as one of the top players out of the state of Arkansas.
- Finalist as a senior for the Landers Award, which recognizes the top high school player in the state of Arkansas … earned first team All-State honors that season after accounting for 24 touchdowns on offense – 14 through the air and then 10 rushing scores … totaled 71 tackles, including 3.0 for a loss, to go along with four interceptions and three focred fumbles defensively.
- Earned first team All-State honors as a junior after making 154 tackles, including four sacks, to go along with four interceptions to push the Warriors to a 13-1 record … previously a second team All-State selection as a sophomore.
- Considered a three-star prospect by both ESPN and 247Sports … listed as the No. 6 player in the state of Arkansas for the 2021 class by 247Sports and No. 12 in the state by ESPN … chose to attend Tulane out of high school after originally committing to Arkansas State … also had offers from the likes of Kansas, North Texas and Louisiana Tech, among others.
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