FSU football: Importance of Cory Durden returning in 2020

By Kelvin Hunt | Dec 26, 2019

CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 12: Teammates Cory Durden #16 and Keyshawn Helton #20 of the Florida State Seminoles try to stop Travis Etienne #9 of the Clemson Tigers during their game at Memorial Stadium on October 12, 2019 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

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Depth

Corey Durden will return as the most experienced defensive tackle on the roster in 2020. He’s played in 24 games over the past two years and the only other player with considerable experience is sophomore Robert Cooper.

After Cooper and Durden the experience drops off a cliff. Here’s a list of players that played this year who should be returning in 2020:

Robert Cooper-12 games, 37 tackles, 4 TFL’s
Dennis Briggs Jr.-12 games, 28 tackles, 3.5 TFL’s
Tru Thompson-11 games, 11 tackles, two TFL’s
Cedric Wood-nine games, 27 tackles, one TFL

That’s not including players from the 2019 recruiting cycle like Quashon Fuller who didn’t register a tackle and will likely redshirt this season, or Malcolm Lamar who had already entered the transfer portal.

When looking at that experience returning you can see just how big Durden returning will be for that unit.

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