Korey Bosworth
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| Born: | November 21, 1986 Irving, Texas | ||||||||||
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| College: | UCLA | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||||
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Korey Michael Bosworth (born November 21, 1986) is a former American football linebacker. He signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at UCLA. His uncle is a two-time consensus All-American and former NFL linebacker, Brian Bosworth.
Bosworth attended Plano West Senior High School in Plano, Texas, where he was a lettered linebacker. He was selected to the first-team district and the second-team All-Area in 2004. He was ranked the 40th-best prospect nationally among outside linebackers by rivals.com.[1] Following the 2004 season, he earned first-team All-County Defense honors. In 2002, he was named one of the top five underclassmen linebackers in the state of Texas by Dave Campbell.[2] In 2003, he was an honorable mention All-District.[2] He finished high school with a total of 219 tackles, three sacks, and two interceptions.[2] He helped the Plano West Senior High School football team win their first city championship in his senior season.[2]
In college at UCLA, Bosworth was named the Defensive winner of UCLA's Jerry Long "Heart" Award for his outstanding junior season and was the Defensive co-winner of the award in his senior season. After his senior season, he was named to the third-team all-conference by Phil Steele. During his senior season, he was mentioned on the watch list for the Lombardi Award and the Hendricks Award.[3]
Bosworth was also a member of the Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, and the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League.
Early years
Bosworth was born in Irving, Texas. He was a lettered linebacker at Plano West Senior High School in Texas.[2] He finished high school with 219 tackles, 3 sacks, and 2 interceptions.[2] He was selected to the first-team district in 2004.[2] In 2004, he was also selected to the second-team All-Area.[2] He played in the 2005 Coca-Cola Bowl with his UCLA teammate and twin brother, Kyle.[2] In his senior season at Plano West Senior High School, he made 118 tackles, two tackles for loss, two sacks, and one interception.[2] He was ranked the 40th-best prospect nationally among outside linebackers by rivals.com.[4]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Korey Bosworth Outside linebacker |
Plano, Texas | Plano West Senior High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 4.75 | Oct 26, 2004 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: -- (DE) Rivals: 40 (OLB), -- (TX) | ||||||
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College career
Bosworth played college football at UCLA. His college career saw him finish with 154 tackles, 11 sacks, 16 pass deflections, and 2 fumble recoveries.[5]
In his freshman year, Bosworth played in 13 games on special teams, recording 7 tackles.[5]
In his sophomore year, he finished with 34 tackles and 2 sacks.[5] On September 1, 2007, he recorded 4 tackles and 2 sacks against Stanford, helping UCLA win 45-17.[6]
In his junior year, he finished with 55 tackles and 7.5 sacks.[5] He was selected to the second-team all-conference by Phil Steele. On September 1, 2008, he had 5 tackles and 2 passes defended against the No. 18 ranked Tennessee team, helping UCLA win 27-24 in overtime.[7] He was named the defensive winner of UCLA's Jerry Long "Heart" Award.[8]
In his senior year, on September 5, 2009, he had only 2 tackles against San Diego State as UCLA won 33-14.[9] On September 12, 2009, he had 4 tackles against Tennessee as UCLA won 19-15.[10] On September 19, 2009, he had 3 tackles, 0.5 sack, and 2 passes defended.[11] On October 10, 2009, he had 7 tackles against the No. 13 ranked Oregon team, but UCLA lost 24-10.[12] On October 17, 2009, he had 4 tackles and a pass defended against California, but UCLA lost 45-26.[13] On October 24, 2009, he had 7 tackles against Arizona, but UCLA lost 27-13.[14] On October 31, 2009, he had 8 tackles and a sack against Oregon State, but UCLA lost 26-19.[15]
Professional career
Denver Broncos
On April 30, 2010, he signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent.[16] On June 15, 2010, he was released.[17]
Detroit Lions
On August 17, 2010, he signed with the Detroit Lions.[18] On September 3, 2010, he was placed on injured reserve after suffering a broken leg. On September 4, 2010, he was released.[19] On July 29, 2011, he re-signed with the team.[20] On August 3, 2011, he was released.[21] On August 4, 2012, he re-signed with the Detroit Lions.[22] On August 11, 2012, he was released.[23]
Oakland Raiders
On August 16, 2012, he signed with the Oakland Raiders.[24][25] On August 27, 2012, he was released.[26]
BC Lions
On October 3, 2012, he signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League to join the practice roster.[27][28][29] Two days later, he was released.[29]
Personal life
He has a twin brother, Kyle Bosworth, who is an outside linebacker and currently a free agent. He is also the nephew of former NFL linebacker Brian Bosworth.
References
- ↑ "Korey Bosworth Rivals.com profile". rivals.yahoo.com.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 "UCLA Bruins profile". uclabruins.com. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ "Korey Bosworth named to Hendricks Watch List". insidesocal.com. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
- ↑ "2005 Prospect Ranking Rivals.com Outside linebackers 2005". rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2005. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Korey Bosworth College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
- ↑ "(14) UCLA 45, Stanford 17 Box score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "(18) Tennessee 24, UCLA 27 Box score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "UCLA football: Moline, Moore, Price named MVPs". http://ucla.ocregister.com. Retrieved November 30, 2009. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "San Diego State 14, UCLA 33 Box score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "UCLA 19, Tennessee 15 Box score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "Kansas State 9, UCLA 23 Box score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "(13) Oregon 24, UCLA 10 Box score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "California 45, UCLA 26 Box score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "UCLA 13, Arizona 27 Box score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "UCLA 19, Oregon State 26 Box score". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ↑ "NFL transactions for April 30, 2010". profootballweekly.com.
- ↑ "Broncos Add Smith, Waive Two". blog.denverbroncos.com. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ↑ "NFL transactions for August 17, 2010". profootballweekly.com.
- ↑ "Lions release 20 others including Dre' Bly". kffl.com. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ↑ "NFL transactions of July 2011". nfl.com. Retrieved July 2011. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ "NFL transactions of August 2011". nfl.com. Retrieved August 2011. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ "Lions Sign LB Korey Bosworth, Waive-Injured LB Ronnie Sneed". yardbarker.com. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ↑ "Lions sign S Reshard Langford; release LB Korey Bosworth". blogs.detroitlions.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ "Raiders Sign LB Korey Bosworth". raiders.com. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ↑ "Raiders sign Korey Bosworth, nephew of The Boz". nbcsports.com. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ↑ "Raiders waive 12 to get down to 75-player limit". msn.foxsports.com/. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ "Practice rosters expanded; teams announce signings". cfl.ca. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ↑ "BC Lions transactions: Wednesday, October 3". bclions.com. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "B.C Lions transactions". bclions.com. Archived from the original on 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2012. Check date values in:
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