Dontay Corleone

DT, · Cincinnati

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

2023 All-Big 12 Second Team (AP and Coaches)
2023 Preseason All-Big 12
2023 Associated Press Preseason All-America First Team
2022 PFF's Highest Rated Defensive Player
2022 Associated Press Third Team All-American 
2022 PFF Third Team All-American
2022 AFCA Freshman All-American 
2022 College Football News Freshman All-American 

PFF's Highest Rated Defensive Player (2022)
Associated Press Third Team All-American 
PFF Third Team All-American
AFCA Freshman All-American 
College Football News Freshman All-American 


2023
One of the nation’s top nose tackles, “The Godfather” finished with 39 tackles, 6.5 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, and one forced fumble during his redshirt freshman season…Collected Second Team All-Big 12 accolades from the AP and the league’s coaches…Capped the fall as the Big 12’s third-rated interior defensive lineman (83.6) according to Pro Football Focus…Had three tackles and one sack in the win at Pitt…Totaled three stops and a TFL against Miami (Ohio)…Registered six tackles, two TFLs, and one sack versus Oklahoma…Had four tackles and a half-TFL at BYU…Finished with five stops versus Iowa State and four tackles against Baylor…Had four tackles with a sack in the win at Houston…Wrapped up the season with two stops, one TFL, and one forced fumble against Kansas…Entered the season as Preseason All-American and Preseason All-Big 12 selection.

 

2022

Nicknamed "The Godfather" ... Breakout player who combined with Jowon Briggs to form one of the nation's most formidable nose tackle duos...Rated PFF's top defensive player and collected third team All-America accolades from the Associated Press and PFF ... Tallied 45 tackles, 5.5 TFLs, three sacks, two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles ... Opened season with two stops and a half-TFL at No. 19 Arkansas ... Posted six stops and one sack versus Kennesaw State ... Had four tackles and one TFL against Indiana ... Tallied four tackles, one sack and a forced fumble at Tulsa ... Had a sack at SMU and at UCF ...  Also had a fumble recovery against the Knights ... Tallied 11 tackles in his first career start versus Navy ... Had three tackles against both East Carolina and Temple ... Added a forced fumble and a fumble recovery versus the Owls in his final game of the season before an injury ended his season. 

 

2021

Redshirted.

 

PERSONAL

 

Prepped for head coach Sean Cutright at Colerain High School in Cincinnati ... Ranked among the Top-100 defensive tackles in the class and Top-60 players in Ohio ... 2020 honors included: Division I First-Team All-Ohio, First-Team All-Southwest Ohio District, Greater Miami Conference Defensive Athlete of the Year and First-Team All-GMC ... Totaled eight sacks as a senior to rank No. 2 in the GMC ... Tallied 137 tackles, 19.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and a recovery.

 

2022

fumbles
REC LOST FUM
3.0 0.0 0.0
defensive
TFL QB HUR TOT TD PD SACKS SOLO
5.5 3.0 44.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 19.0

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Height: 6-2
Weight: 320
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