Corey Alexander Fuller is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
Education
Fuller attended Woodlawn High School in Baltimore, Maryland. He lettered two seasons in football as a quarterback, and was a Nike indoor track All-American as a senior. He won first team all-state indoor and outdoor track honors as a senior, and was an Amateur Athletic Union National Champion as a member of the Baltimore City Amateur Athletic Union team his final season.
Career
He was drafted by the Lions with the 171st pick in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Technology Track and field Fuller enrolled at the University of Kansas in 2008 on a track and field scholarship.
Fuller competed in the 100 meters, triple jump and long jump in his two years at Kansas.
He had a very successful freshman season, finishing second in the triple jump at both the Kansas and Drake Relays. He also placed in the top three in six of the eight indoor meets in which he competed in 2009, and had the team’s top triple jump in the outdoor season as a sophomore and third-best 100-meter time.
= bests Football After recording only two receptions for 19 yards in 2011, Fuller became a full-time starter in his final season. He played in all 13 games, making eight starts, and recorded 43 receptions for 815 yards and six touchdowns.
2013 NFL Draft He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round, 171st overall in the 2013 NFL Draft.
Detroit Lions = 2013 Fuller was cut by the Detroit Lions on August 31, 2013, but was assigned to the practice roster the next day. He spent the entire 2013 season on the practice squad. = 2014 On August 30, 2014, Corey made the Lions 53-man roster.
On September 8, 2014, Fuller made his NFL debut, playing 15 snaps.
Fuller was active in Week 1 ahead of Kevin Ogletree and Ryan Broyles. On October 19 against the New Orleans Saints, Fuller scored his first NFL touchdown, making a leaping grab of a 5-yard pass from Matthew Stafford.
Fuller"s brothers all also played college football at Virginia Technology