Eastern Michigan Athletics
2023 Football Roster
vs
Louisiana
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Hernandez, Korey
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Jersey Number 5
Korey Hernandez
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Decatur, Ga.
- High School:
- Cedar Grove
Bio
EMU: 2022: Academic All-MAC selection…Played in eight games…Captured seven solo tackles while assisting on two…Registered first career quarterback hurry and set a career-high with two pass break-ups versus the University of Massachusetts (Oct. 1)…Had a season-high three total tackles against Louisiana University at Lafayette (Sept. 10)…2021: Sat out the year with an injury...2020: Earned Academic All-MAC honors...Saw time in all six games and made a career-high four starts...Finished the season with a career-high 49 tackles, including 29 solo stops and 20 assists...Notched his first forced fumble and had a career-best 12 tackles against Central Michigan (Nov. 27)...Finished the season with one pass breakup, which came at Ball State (Nov. 11)...Recorded seven-or-more tackles in each of Eastern’s final five games, including double-digit tackles in two contests...2019: Played in all 13 games and made one start…Finished the season with 17 tackles with 1.5 for loss...Notched first career tackle for loss of three yards versus Coastal Carolina (Aug. 31)...Garnered an interception in a thrilling 34-31 win over Illinois (Sept. 14)...Tallied three stops with 0.5 tackles for loss against Western Michigan (Oct. 19)...Recorded a career-high four tackles against Buffalo (Nov. 2)...Totaled three stops in the regular-season finale versus Kent State (Nov. 29)...IOWA WESTERN CC: Attended Iowa Western Community College and played for Head Coach Scott Strohmeier as a Reiver...Ranked as a two-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals...Earned First Team All-Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) honors...Played in 11 games during the 2018 season recording 56 tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss, and two forced fumbles...Had nine stops against Garden City Community College...Added eight tackles and two forced fumbles at Ellsworth Community College...ARKANSAS: Redshirted during initial year on campus...Enrolled in January 2017 and participated in spring practice....HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Cedar Grove High School and played under Head Coach Jimmy Smith as a Saint...Was listed as a three-star recruit in high school according to Rivals...Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports...Ranked the No. 65 player at his position by ESPN and No. 71 by Scout...Tabbed the No. 8 cornerback in the state of Georgia and No. 26 in the south by Scout...Rated the No. 91 player in the state by ESPN and No. 98 by Rivals...Started at defensive back and also contributed on special teams and wide receiver...Helped the Saints take home its first football state championship in Class AAA with a 30-18 victory over Greater Atlanta Christian, finishing the season with a 13-2 overall record and a 6-1 mark in league play in 2016...Finished senior season with 64 total tackles, 27 pass breakups, two forced fumbles and three interceptions en route to earning all-region first-team honors...Totaled over 1,000 all-purpose yards through the air, kick returns and punt returns...Scored three different ways in the team’s 40-0 win over Decatur Columbia as he returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone for a touchdown, caught a 29-yard TD pass and returned an interception 46 yards to the 15-yard line...Tallied six tackles, including one for loss, broke up two passes and recorded one interception in the team’s 28-3 victory over Jenkins...Had 85 tackles, three interceptions and 12 pass breakups as a junior...PERSONAL: Full name: Korey Hernandez...Son of Curtis Hernandez and Yolande Caine...Has three brothers, Kyle, Joshua, and Kenzo, and a sister, Madison...Economics major and will earn his MBA in December 2022.
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