#29

Yusuf Corker

Senior defensive back on Kentucky's 2021 roster.

DB · Kentucky · Sr. · #29

6′0″ · 197 lb · Mcdonough, GA

CFB Index 60 · #167 of 509 safetiesLow confidenceKentucky 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

CB recruit

No. 324 nationally · Signed with Kentucky

Statement game18 tackles · 2 TFL · 1 sackat Missouri (FBS) · L 10-20

Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back on Kentucky's roster.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Kentucky in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Kentucky, 241 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

2017

Signed with Kentucky4-star out of Woodland

202112 games

All-SEC

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#324 national

CFB

College

Kentucky

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Mark Stoops

Kentucky

Played his entire career under Mark Stoops.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Mark Stoops — 33-17 over that span.

2018Kentucky10-3HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2019Kentucky8-5HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2020Kentucky5-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2021Kentucky10-3HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

60Quality starter #167 of 509?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (97th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (94th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Passes defended#67 / 2743 · 97th pct

Solo tackles#157 / 2743 · 94th pct

Tackles#162 / 2743 · 94th pct

Tackles for loss#914 / 2743 · 64th pct

3.5

Sacks#829 / 2743 · 61st pct

1.0

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	6.1	0.3	0.1	0.7
Road5g	6.2	0.3	0.0	0.6

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.7	0.4	0.1	1.0
Weeks 8+5g	6.8	0.1	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Will Stein

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Impact starter

Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

60 · #167 of 509 safeties

Former four-star. Now #167 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Kentucky	82	46	3.5	1.0	8	--	--
2020	Kentucky	77	38	2.5	1.0	2	2	--
2019	Kentucky	74	46	0.5	0.0	4	1	--
2018	Kentucky	8	4	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		241	134	6.5	2.0	14	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021

W 28–23

vs Chattanooga

4 SOLO · 6 TOT · 1 QB HUR

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.

With W. Levis — 254 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 46.4 · 18 rush yds (3 car) · C. Goodfellow — 50 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 59 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 45-10vs UL Monroe	5	2	1.0	1.0	—	2
Wk 2	W 35-28vs Missouri	6	6	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 28-23vs Chattanooga	6	4	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 4	W 16-10@ South Carolina	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	W 20-13vs Florida	8	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 42-21vs LSU	7	3	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	L 13-30@ Georgia	4	2	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 17-31@ Mississippi State	11	4	0.5	0.0	—	1	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 10	L 42-45vs Tennessee	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 34-17@ Vanderbilt	8	6	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 56-16vs New Mexico State	7	4	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 52-21@ Louisville	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		74	43	3.5	1.0	—	8

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology