Corey Alexander Fuller (born June 23, 1990) is an American former professional

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. He is currently a college scout for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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and was selected by the

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in the sixth round of the

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. He was also a member of the

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Early life

Fuller attended Woodlawn High School in

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. He lettered two seasons in football as a quarterback, and was a Nike indoor track All-American as a senior. He won first-team all-state indoor and outdoor track honors as a senior, and was an AAU National Champion as a member of the Baltimore City AAU team his final season.

College career

Track and field

Fuller enrolled at the

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in 2008 on a

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scholarship. Fuller competed in the

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and

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in his two years at Kansas. He had a very successful freshman season, finishing second in the triple jump at both the Kansas and Drake Relays. He also placed in the top three in six of the eight indoor meets in which he competed in 2009, and had the team’s top triple jump in the outdoor season as a sophomore and third-best 100-meter time. ;Personal bests

Football

Fuller decided to transfer to

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in fall 2010 where his brother Vincent Fuller had played and his younger brother

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was a current player, and walked-on to the football team, while sitting out the 2010 season. After recording only two receptions for 19 yards in 2011, Fuller became a full-time starter in his final season. He played in all 13 games, making eight starts, and recorded 43 receptions for 815 yards and six touchdowns.

Professional playing career

Detroit Lions

Fuller was selected by the

in the sixth round, 171st overall in the

. He was cut by the Lions on August 31, 2013, but was assigned to the practice roster the next day. He spent the entire 2013 season on the practice squad. On August 30, 2014, Corey made the Lions 53-man roster. On September 8, 2014, Fuller made his NFL debut, playing 15 snaps. Fuller was active in Week 1 ahead of

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and

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. On October 19 against the

, Fuller scored his first NFL touchdown, making a leaping grab of a 5-yard pass from

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. The touchdown proved to be the game-winner in a 24–23 comeback win for Detroit. Fuller had offseason foot surgery in June 2016 and was placed on the PUP list to start the season. He was activated off the PUP list on November 8, 2016 prior to Week 10. He was released by the Lions on November 22, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.

New Orleans Saints

On December 19, 2016, Fuller was signed by the

off the Lions' practice squad. He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2017. He was released by the Saints on November 6, 2017.

Post-playing career

Following his NFL career, he served as a graduate assistant coach with the

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in 2018. Fuller returned to his

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in July 2020 after Virginia Tech announced he was hired as an assistant director of player personnel. In June 2021, the

announced that Fuller was hired as a scouting assistant. On July 29, 2022, the Panthers promoted him to their West Coast area scout.

Personal life

Fuller's brothers all also played college football at Virginia Tech. His older brother,

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, is a retired

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who spent the majority of his career with the

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. His younger brother, Kyle, is a

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, who was selected by the

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in the first round of the

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. His youngest brother, Kendall, is also a

who was selected by the

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in the third round of the

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References

External links

Virginia Tech Hokies staff bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuller, Corey 1990 births American football wide receivers Virginia Tech Hokies football players Living people Players of American football from Baltimore Detroit Lions players New Orleans Saints players Carolina Panthers scouts Virginia Tech Hokies football coaches Central Michigan Chippewas football coaches Coaches of American football from Maryland