Corey Raymond (born September 28, 1969) is an

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coach, and former player, currently serving as the cornerbacks coach at

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Playing career

Raymond played

cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create turnove ...

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before being signed by the

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as an

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in 1992. Raymond also played for the

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Coaching career

Raymond began his coaching career in 2003 at his alma mater,

New Iberia High School New Iberia Senior High School is a senior high school in New Iberia, Louisiana, United States. It is in the Iberia Parish School System. It is located at 1301 E. Admiral Doyle Dr. New Iberia, LA 70560 It serves New Iberia and Avery Island.Louis ...

New Iberia, Louisiana New Iberia (french: La Nouvelle-Ibérie; es, Nueva Iberia) is the largest city in and parish seat of Iberia Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The city of New Iberia is located approximately southeast of Lafayette, and forms part of the Lafa ...

. He then moved to Westgate High School in

Iberia Parish, Louisiana Iberia Parish (french: Paroisse de l'Ibérie, es, Parroquia de Iberia) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 69,929; the parish seat is New Iberia. The parish was formed in 1868 duri ...

from 2004 to 2005. Starting in 2006, Raymond moved to the college coaching ranks. He interned at his college alma mater,

. From 2007 to 2008, he was the assistant strength and conditioning coach at LSU. From 2009 to 2010, Raymond was the cornerbacks coach at

Utah State Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah's ...

. He was also the defensive backs coach for the

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during winter 2011, but did not coach during the regular season at Indiana. Raymond then became the

Nebraska Cornhuskers The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. The university is a member of the Big Ten Conference, and the Cornhuskers compete in NCAA Divisi ...

secondary coach for the 2011 season. In 2012, Raymond returned to LSU as the defensive backs coach and assistant head coach. In 2017, Raymond became cornerbacks coach with Bill Busch taking over as safeties coach. In 2020, Raymond received the additional title of recruiting coordinator at LSU. He was announced as a part of Billy Napier’s Florida staff for 2022

References

External links

LSU profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raymond, Corey 1969 births Living people American football cornerbacks Detroit Lions players LSU Tigers football coaches LSU Tigers football players Nebraska Cornhuskers football coaches New York Giants players Utah State Aggies football coaches People from New Iberia, Louisiana High school football coaches in Louisiana African-American coaches of American football African-American players of American football 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople