Corey Bradford
No. 17, 85
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1975-12-08) December 8, 1975
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:201 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Clinton (LA)
College:Jackson State
NFL Draft:1998 / Round: 5 / Pick: 150
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:215
Receiving yards:3,346
Receiving touchdowns:25
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Corey Lamon Bradford (born December 8, 1975) is a former American football wide receiver. He played for the Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, and Detroit Lions.[1]

High school years

Bradford attended Clinton High School in Clinton, Louisiana, and was a four-year letterwinner in football, basketball, and track & field. In football, he won All-State honors at defensive back as a senior, and was the starting quarterback for two years. In basketball, he won All-District honors, and in track & field, he won the state long jump title as a junior.

Junior college years

Bradford attended Hinds Community College in Raymond, Mississippi for two years and garnered two varsity letters in track and field.

Jackson State University

Bradford attended Jackson State University, and played football his senior year.[2] He was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference "Newcomer of the Year", and was a first-team All-SWAC selection. He finished his impressive season with 48 receptions for 937 yards (19.5 yards per rec. avg.)

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jump
6 ft 0+5⁄8 in
(1.84 m)		 197 lb
(89 kg)		 35+1⁄4 in
(0.90 m)		 9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.47 s1.66 s2.66 s4.36 s8.07 s34.5 in
(0.88 m)
All values from NFL Combine[3]

Bradford was drafted in the fifth round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers.[4] He played in Green Bay for four years before signing with the Houston Texans as a free agent in March 2002.[5] On March 15, 2006, Bradford signed a four-year contract with the Detroit Lions,[5] which included a $2 million signing bonus; he was released on September 27, 2006 and re-signed with the team on November 16, 2006. On July 26, 2007, he signed with the Redskins and was released on September 1, 2007. Bradford scored 25 receiving touchdowns in his career.

Bradford holds the record for the lowest career catch rate in NFL history (minimum 200 career receptions), catching only 45.7% of the passes that were intended for him.

NFL career statistics

Year Team Games Receiving
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTD
1998GB 803279.0180
1999GB 1623763717.2745
2000GB 2200—00
2001GB 1663152617.0562
2002HOU 16164569715.5816
2003HOU 1662446019.2784
2004HOU 15102739914.8473
2005HOU 1663443612.8505
2006DET 921416411.7230
Career114502153,34615.68125

References

  1. ↑ Corey Bradford career stats, NFL.com, retrieved January 20, 2010
  2. ↑ Corey Bradford Archived September 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, houstontexans.com, retrieved January 20, 2010
  3. ↑ "Corey Bradford, Combine Results, WR - Jackson State (MS)". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "1998 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  5. 1 2 Bentley, Brooke "Where are they now: Corey Bradford", houstontexans.com, April 9, 2009, retrieved January 20, 2010
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