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Jersey Number 9
Corey Platt Jr.
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Little Rock, Ark.
- High School:
- Little Rock Christian Academy
CAREER HONORS
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- 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 (FIFTH-YEAR 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 (SENIOR 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 (JUNIOR 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 (SOPHOMORE 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): appeared in only two games as a freshman 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 under head coach Eric Cohu 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.
PERSONAL
- Corey Platt Jr. ... born in Biloxi, Mississippi, to parents Corey Platt Sr. and Valarie Platt ... has one brother, Kendrick ... later moved to his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas ... teammates nicknamed him, “Cep”, short for tricep.
- Outside of football, hobbies include fishing and singing.
- Currently enrolled in non-degree-seeking post-baccalaureate studies.
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