# Corey Peters

Corey Peters (born June 8, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a nose tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2010 NFL draft, and spent time with the Arizona Cardinals and Jacksonville Jaguars.

## Early life

Peters played high school football for Louisville Central High School, where he was first-team all state.

## College career

Peters played college football for the Kentucky Wildcats. He started two games as a freshman and started 12 games as a sophomore. As a junior, he tallied 36 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and four quarterback sacks. As a senior Peters had four sacks and twelve tackles for losses. Peters was also named second-team All-SEC as a senior.

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
| 6 ft 3+1⁄4 in (1.91 m) | 300 lb (136 kg) | 34 in (0.86 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.90 s | 1.68 s | 2.83 s | 4.49 s | 7.31 s | 33 in (0.84 m) | 8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) | 26 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine and Pro Day ||||||||||||

### Atlanta Falcons

Peters was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round, 83rd overall, of the 2010 NFL draft. The Atlanta Falcons signed Corey Peters to a four-year deal on June 8, 2010.
On March 4, 2014, Peters and the Falcons agreed on a one-year deal that kept him in Atlanta throughout the 2014 season.

### Arizona Cardinals

On March 10, 2015, Peters signed a three-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals. He tore his left Achilles tendon on August 20, 2015, during practice, and was placed on injured reserve the next day.
On December 1, 2017, Peters signed a three-year contract extension with the Cardinals.
In 2018, Peters started 15 games, recording a career-high 51 tackles and 2.5 sacks.
In Week 10 of the 2020 season, Peters suffered a season-ending knee injury and was placed on injured reserve on November 19, 2020.
On August 2, 2021, Peters signed a one-year deal with the Cardinals.

### Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 12, 2022, Peters signed with the practice squad of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was promoted to the active roster on October 12.

### Retirement

Peters announced his retirement from the NFL after 13 seasons on April 6, 2023.
Peters was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019.

## NFL career statistics

| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions |
| Year | Team | GP | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | FF | FR | Yds | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD |
| 2010 | ATL | 16 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | ATL | 15 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | ATL | 10 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | ATL | 15 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | ATL | 15 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | ARI | 0 | Did not play due to injury | Did not play due to injury | Did not play due to injury | Did not play due to injury | Did not play due to injury | Did not play due to injury | Did not play due to injury | Did not play due to injury | Did not play due to injury | Did not play due to injury | Did not play due to injury | Did not play due to injury | Did not play due to injury |
| 2016 | ARI | 15 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | ARI | 12 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | ARI | 15 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | ARI | 16 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | ARI | 9 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | ARI | 14 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | JAX | 12 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | Career | 164 | 336 | 214 | 122 | 19.0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |