Cory Durden

Cory Durden (born January 26, 1999) is an American professional football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and NC State Wolfpack.

Early life Durden grew up in Newberry, Florida and attended Newberry High School. In his senior season, he had 52 tackles, 18 going for a loss, 6 sacks, 3 fumble recoveries, 2 forced fumbles, and a blocked field goal. He also added 22 catches for 229 yards and 3 touchdowns as a tight end on offense. Durden was named the Florida Athletic Coaches Association's District 7 Player of the Year and The Sun's Small School Athletes of the Year. On February 20, 2016, Durden committed to play football at Florida State University.

College career Durden played three years at Florida State. In his time with the Seminoles he posted 68 tackles, 13.5 going for a loss, 7.5 sacks, 3 pass deflections, and 2 forced fumbles. His best season for the Seminoles occurred during the 2019 season where he totaled 39 tackles, 6.5 for loss, 5 sacks, 2 pass deflections, and a forced fumble. After the 2020 season concluded, Durden decided to transfer to NC State. Durden played at NC State for 2 years, in those years he totaled 58 tackles, 7.5 going for a loss, 3.5 sacks, and a pass deflection. In 2022, he was named Third team All-ACC after notching 27 tackles, 2.5 going for a loss, and a pass defelction.

On December 9, Durden declared for the NFL draft.

Professional career

Detroit Lions After not being selected in the 2023 NFL draft, Durden signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on August 29, 2023.

Los Angeles Rams On September 19, 2023, Durden signed with the practice squad of the Los Angeles Rams. He was promoted to the active roster on October 19. Durden was waived by the Rams on November 7, but re-signed with the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 15, 2024.

Durden was waived on August 28, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad.

New York Giants On December 2, 2024, Durden was signed by the New York Giants off of the Rams' practice squad.

On August 26, 2025, Durden was waived by the Giants as part of final roster cuts.

New England Patriots On August 28, 2025, Durden signed with the New England Patriots practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 6. He started in Super Bowl LX, a 29–13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD 2023 LAR 4 0 3 1 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 NYG 4 0 10 4 6 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 NE 17 4 30 10 20 0.0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 25 4 43 15 28 0.0 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD 2025 NE 4 2 4 0 4 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 4 2 4 0 4 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0