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Corey Luciano (born August 14, 1998) is an American professional
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who is a free agent. He played
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for the
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.


Early years

Luciano was born on August 14, 1998, in
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. He attended Monte Vista High School in Danville and as a
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helped them win the CIF North Coast Division I Championship in 2016 with a 12–1 record. Rated as a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, he opted to pursue college football at the junior college level, with the Diablo Valley Vikings.


College career

As a true
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at Diablo Valley in 2017, Luciano was named first-team All-Bay 6 League. He committed to the
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, but sat out the 2018 season due to injury. He had been ranked as the top
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nationally by
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and the 25th-best player overall by Rivals.com. In the 2019 season at Washington, he switched from center to tight end and played the first six games in his new position. In Washington's 2020 season that was shortened to 4 games, he played in all four games at right tackle after another position change. Luciano switched positions again for the third time, this time back to center, and played in all 12 games in 2021. As a senior in 2022, he played and started all 13 games at center and was named honorable mention All-Pac-12 Conference, receiving conference offensive lineman of the week honors after their game against the
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. Voted on by his teammates, he earned the Earle T. Giant Tough Husky Award, awarded to the player in the program that season who stands out above all others for embodying the traits of toughness and dedication to the team. He finished his collegiate career having played 35 games.


Professional career


San Francisco 49ers

After going unselected in the
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, Luciano was signed by the
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as an
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. He was released at the final roster cuts on August 29 and subsequently re-signed to the
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He was elevated to the active roster for the team's Week 11 game against the
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and made his debut in the 27–14 win, in which he played on five snaps. He was elevated again to the active roster for the team'
Week 12 game
against the Seattle Seahawks, appearing again on five snaps. He re-signed on February 14, 2024. He was waived on May 14.


Las Vegas Raiders

Prior to joining the
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, Luciano tried out for the
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during their mandatory three-day minicamp between June 9 and June 11, 2024, but ultimately went unsigned. On July 24, Luciano signed with the Las Vegas Raiders. He was waived/injured on August 27, after suffering an ankle injury in the third preseason game. Luciano was waived with an injury settlement on September 2. After his release, Luciano worked out for three teamsduring the
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but remained unsigned.


References


External links


Diablo Valley Vikings bioWashington Huskies bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Luciano, Corey 1998 births Living people Players of American football from Danville, California American football offensive linemen Monte Vista High School (Danville, California) alumni Diablo Valley Vikings football players Washington Huskies football players San Francisco 49ers players Las Vegas Raiders players