Background
He was raised by his mother, as his father was killed when he went back to visit his grandmother in Haiti.
He was raised by his mother, as his father was killed when he went back to visit his grandmother in Haiti.
University of Illinois system.
He played at Hialeah Senior High in Miami, Florida. He played college football at Illinois. Corey Liuget is of Haitian descent.
During his three-year Illinois career, Liuget had 125 tackles, 25.5 TFLs and 8.5 sacks Liuget had a career year in 2010, earning Second-team All-Big Ten accolades after recording 63 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, 10 quarterback hurries and three passes broken up.
In 2009 he played in all 12 games, making four starts. In 2008 he ranked fifth in the Big Ten in fumbles recovered and played in 11 games and started two at defensive tackle as a true-freshman.
After his junior season, Liuget announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2011 NFL Draft. 2011 NFL Draft
Corey was drafted in the first round as the 18th draft pick by the San Diego Chargers.
San Diego Chargers
In his rookie season, Liuget played in 15 games, including 13 starts, and recorded 19 total tackles, a sack and a forced fumble.
The team’s first-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, Liuget had to grow up in a hurry as the NFL Lockout wiped out what would have been his first offseason. Instead of working out with teammates and studying with coaches, Liuget was forced to work alone. When the lockout ended and the season rolled around, injuries hammered the Chargers’ defensive line and the young rookie was pressed into immediate duty.
Liuget ended up playing in 15 games with 13 starts.
In 2012, Liuget had a breakout season: the 2nd year man started all 16 games and had a tremendous impact on the Chargers defense. Liuget went on to lead San Diego’s defensive line in sacks (7), tackles (61), tackles for loss (15) and passes defensed (9) in 2012, and his nine passes defensed were second in the NFL among defensive linemen behind Houston’s Josip Juraj Watt’s 15.
At the end of the season, he was named Chargers Defensive Player of Year (David Griggs Memorial Award). He was also on United States of America Today"s All-Joe team
In 2013, Liuget went on to lead the defense with 5.5 sacks.
Liuget signed a 5-year, $50 million extension, with $30 guaranteed on June 9, 2015. On December 12, 2015, he was placed on injured reserve. NFL stats
Key
General Practice: games played
COMB: combined tackles
TOTAL: total tackles
Air Service Training: assisted tackles
SACK: sacks
FF: forced fumbles
First Revision: fumble recoveries
First Revision YDS: fumble return yards
INT: interceptions
International Rectifier YDS: interception return yards
AVG International Rectifier : average interception return
Liquefied Natural Gas: longest interception return
Territorial Decoration: interceptions returned for touchdown
Privatdozent : passes defensed.
He also added 42 tackles, 2 passes defended, 1 field goal blocked, and a forced fumble. Liuget finished the season with 4.5 sacks 57 tackles, 2 passes defended, and 2 force fumbles.
