Corey Raymond (born September 28, 1969) is an

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coach, and former player, currently serving as the cornerbacks coach at

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Playing career

Raymond played

cornerback A cornerback (CB) is a member of the defensive backfield or secondary in gridiron football. Cornerbacks cover receivers most of the time, but also blitz and defend against such offensive running plays as sweeps and reverses. They create tur ...

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before being signed by the

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as an

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in 1992. Raymond also played for the

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Coaching career

Raymond began his coaching career in 2003 at his alma mater, New Iberia High School in

New Iberia, Louisiana New Iberia (french: La Nouvelle-Ibérie; es, Nueva Iberia) is the largest city in and parish seat of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, Iberia Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The city of New Iberia is located approximately southeast of Lafayette, L ...

. He then moved to

Westgate High School Westgate High School is a high school in unincorporated Iberia Parish, Louisiana Iberia Parish (french: Paroisse de l'Ibérie, es, Parroquia de Iberia) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, it had a populatio ...

Iberia Parish, Louisiana Iberia Parish (french: Paroisse de l'Ibérie, es, Parroquia de Iberia) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 69,929; the parish seat is New Iberia. The parish was formed in 1868 during ...

from 2004 to 2005. Starting in 2006, Raymond moved to the college coaching ranks. He interned at his college alma mater,

. From 2007 to 2008, he was the assistant strength and conditioning coach at LSU. From 2009 to 2010, Raymond was the cornerbacks coach at

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. He was also the defensive backs coach for the

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during winter 2011, but did not coach during the regular season at Indiana. Raymond then became the

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secondary coach for the 2011 season. In 2012, Raymond returned to LSU as the defensive backs coach and assistant head coach. In 2017, Raymond became cornerbacks coach with Bill Busch taking over as safeties coach. In 2020, Raymond received the additional title of recruiting coordinator at LSU. He was announced as a part of Billy Napier’s Florida staff for 2022

References

External links

LSU profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raymond, Corey 1969 births Living people American football cornerbacks Detroit Lions players LSU Tigers football coaches LSU Tigers football players Nebraska Cornhuskers football coaches New York Giants players Utah State Aggies football coaches People from New Iberia, Louisiana High school football coaches in Louisiana African-American coaches of American football African-American players of American football 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American sportspeople