Cory Durden, first-team All-ACC D-tackle, is returning to NC State football
NC State football learned Tuesday that redshirt junior nose tackle Cory Durden was a first-team All-ACC honoree.
It also learned that he is returning for another season at NC State.
Durden announced on Instagram his decision to come back for a second year with the Wolfpack after transferring from Florida State.
Durden took over as the starting nose tackle when redshirt freshman C.J. Clark went down with an injury three games into the season and flourished. He finished the year with 31 tackles, including 4.5 for loss and 3.5 sacks, and added seven quarterback hurries.
Durden was one of the higher graded players by Pro Football Focus (PFF) on the NC State football defense, scoring 68.6 for the season to rank ninth best among those with at least 100 snaps. PFF had Durden honorable mention on its All-ACC squad.
NC State football had previously learned that senior safety Cyrus Fagan, who transferred in with Durden from Florida State, was also returning for another year. Fagan was injured in week two of the season. He had nine tackles and a pick at the time of the injury.
Also coming back is redshirt junior linebacker Isaiah Moore, who was honorable mention All-ACC despite missing the final five contests of the year.
Moore,before suffering a knee injury, had 43 tackles, including five for loss and a sack. He added three pass breakups, an interception and seven quarterback hurries.
Thus far the only player to announce he was leaving NC State football with eligibility remaining junior running back Ricky Person Jr. Person walked on Senior Day after announcing he was entering the NFL Draft. He rushed 135 times for 636 yards and five touchdowns and added 28 receptions for 240 yards and two more scores.
NC State football will learn Sunday where it will go bowling this season, with the likely choices being San Diego for the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 28 against a Pac-12 opponent or Orlando for the Cheez-It Bowl on Dec. 29 vs. a foe from the Big 12.
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