Corey Luciano
No. 61 – San Francisco 49ers
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1998-08-14) August 14, 1998
Danville, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:307 lb (139 kg)
Career information
High school:Monte Vista (Danville, California)
College:Diablo Valley (2017–2018)
Washington (2019–2022)
Undrafted:2023
Career history
Roster status:Practice squad
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2023
Games played:2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Corey Luciano (born August 14, 1998) is an American football center for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Diablo Valley Vikings and Washington Huskies.

Early years

Luciano was born on August 14, 1998, in Danville, California.[1] He attended Monte Vista High School in Danville and as a senior helped them win the CIF North Coast Division I Championship in 2016 with a 12–1 record.[2] He was ranked a two-star recruit by Rivals.com and committed to play college football for the Diablo Valley Vikings.[2]

College career

As a true freshman at Diablo Valley in 2017, Luciano was named first-team All-Bay 6 League.[3] He sat out the 2018 season and transferred to play for the Washington Huskies.[3] He had been ranked as the top junior college offensive guard nationally by ESPN and the 25th-best player overall by Rivals.com.[3] In the 2019 season at Washington, he played the first six games and alternated at various positions, going from offensive tackle to center, center to tight end, and then from tight end back to tackle.[4] In 2020, he played all four games at right tackle.[5] Luciano played in all 12 games in 2021.[3] 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 Oregon Ducks.[6][7] He was given the Earle T. Giant Tough Husky Award and finished his collegiate career having played 35 games.[7][8]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jump
6 ft 3 in
(1.91 m)		 307 lb
(139 kg)		 32+3⁄8 in
(0.82 m)		 9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		5.36 s1.87 s3.08 s4.50 s7.70 s31 in
(0.79 m)		8 ft 9 in
(2.67 m)
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[9]

After going unselected in the 2023 NFL Draft, Luciano was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent.[10] He was released at the final roster cuts on August 29 and subsequently re-signed to the practice squad[11][12] He was elevated to the active roster for the team's Week 11 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and made his debut in the 27–14 win, appearing on five special teams snaps.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Corey Luciano Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. 1 2 Clark, Ryan S. (March 14, 2018). "JUCO offensive tackle commits for 2019". The News Tribune. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Corey Luciano". Washington Huskies.
  4. ↑ Raley, Dan (May 17, 2020). "Man in the Smug Mugshot: UW's Corey Luciano Wants to Be Big-Picture Guy". Sports Illustrated.
  5. ↑ Vorel, Mike (January 24, 2021). "UW Huskies 2021 offensive primer: wide receiver, tight end and offensive line". The Seattle Times.
  6. ↑ Maiocco, Matt (November 18, 2023). "49ers activate Luter, elevate Luciano for Week 11 clash vs. Buccaneers". NBC Sports Bay Area.
  7. 1 2 Caple, Christian (January 6, 2023). "Wayne Taulapapa, Taj Davis, Peyton Henry: The Huskies' unsung heroes in 2022". The Athletic.
  8. ↑ Eklund, Scott (March 22, 2023). "Washington Husky Pro Day Set For March 29th". 247Sports.
  9. ↑ "2023 Draft Scout Corey Luciano, Washington NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  10. ↑ "49ers Sign Nine 2023 Draft Picks, 12 Undrafted Free Agents". San Francisco 49ers. May 12, 2023.
  11. ↑ Cohn, Grant (August 29, 2023). "Instant Analysis of the 49ers 53-Man Roster". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  12. ↑ Martin, Angelina (August 30, 2023). "49ers set 2023 practice squad, lose three players to waiver claims". NBC Sports Bay Area.
  13. ↑ Inman, Cam; McDonald, Jerry (November 18, 2023). "49ers call up two rookies for potential NFL debuts vs. Bucs". The Mercury News.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. ↑ "Corey Luciano Career Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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