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Yusuf Corker - Football - University of Kentucky Athletics

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  • title Graduate Assistant/Defense
BIO
  • Former Kentucky defensive back Yusuf Corker is in his first season as a graduate assistant at UK.
  • Will work closely with the secondary.
  • Was a defensive back at Kentucky from 2018-21.
  • Two-time team captain.
  • Played in 50 games with 37 straight starting assignments.
  • Totaled 240 career tackles, including 6.5 tackles for loss, 14 pass breakups, three interceptions, two quarterback hurries, two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble
  • Helped the Wildcats to four straight bowl appearances.
  • As a senior in 2021, recorded 81 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and eight pass breakups and was a semifinalist for the Lott IMPACT trophy.
  • In 2020 as a junior, earned second-team All-SEC honors from Pro Football Focus and Phil Steele after charting 77 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, two pass breakups and a forced fumble for the Wildcats.
  • Off the field, earned a spot on the Dean’s List and the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
  • Graduated with a degree in economics from UK in May of 2021.
  • Signed as an undrafted free agent by the New York Giants in April 2022 and also spent time with the Cincinnati Bengals before entering the coaching ranks.
  • Originally of McDonough, Georgia.
  • Married to Tarryn Todd-Long, and the couple has one daughter, Amirah, and a son, Yusuf.
  • Currently working on a master’s degree in economics from UK.
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