2006: A first-team all-Southern Conference selection by the league’s coaches and media ... despite missing two games (regular-season finale and playoff opener) due to an elbow injury suffered versus The Citadel, tied for SoCon and team lead with five interceptions on the season ... five total INTs were good for a tie for ninth nationally ... three of his five interceptions came during the NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs, including one in the waning seconds of the national championship game against UMass that sealed ASU’s second-straight national title ... blocked three field goals on the campaign — just one shy of the school’s single-season record for blocked kicks ... two of the three blocked FGs came at critical times in ballgames.

2005: First-team all-conference selection by the league’s coaches and media ... started all 15 games at safety ... tied for Southern Conference lead and ranked 30th in the nation with six interceptions ... ranked fifth on the squad with 92 tackles ... was second on team with seven pass break-ups ... recorded multiple tackles in 13 of 15 games ... returned from severe elbow injury in 2004 to pick off two passes in season opener at Eastern Kentucky.

2004: Preseason first-team all-SoCon honoree played in just two games before suffering a season-ending elbow injury while returning a punt with less than a minute to go versus Eastern Kentucky … picked up where he left off in 2003 as he recovered a fumble in season opener at Wyoming and intercepted a pass and forced a fumble in victory over EKU … made 13 tackles in two contests, including a team-high nine stops at Wyoming … received a medical redshirt.

2003: Led the SoCon in interceptions (6) and fumble recoveries (4) ... lone freshman chosen to either All-SoCon team, earning second-team honors from both the league’s coaches and media ... listed an interception in four of the last five games of the year ... started every game, minus the season opener.

High School: Rushed for 3,000 yards and registered 31 interceptions over his career ... a two-time Class A all-state and all-Lee County honoree ... twice honored as the District 16 Player of the Year ... as a senior, he rushed 120 times for 1,101 yards and 11 touchdowns, caught 18 passes for 490 yards and seven scores … notched 93 tackles and 11 interceptions on his way to being named Lee County Defensive Player of the Year. National Honor Society member.

Personal: Full name is Corey Austin Lynch ... born May 7, 1985 (22 years old) ... son of Linda and Brian Lynch ... majoring in physics.