Tay Cody
Tay Cody
Full Name:  Coronta Cody
   School:  Early County High School in Blakely, Georgia


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FSU Career
Football
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
1996  27  CB      5-11 165  Fr       Blakely, GA                 
1997  27  CB      5-11 180  Fr-R *   Blakely, GA                 
1998  27  CB      5-11 180  So-R *   Blakely, GA                 
1999  27  CB      5-11 180  Jr-R *   Blakely, GA                 
2000  27  CB      5-11 180  Sr-R *   Blakely, GA                 


Comments
Cornerback from Blakely, Ga...four-year letterman and three-year starter...earned 1st Team Freshman All-American honors from The Sporting News in 1997...was starting corner in 1998 and earned 2nd Team All-ACC in a backfield that held five opponents to less than 100 yards passing and ranked first in the nation in passing defense...earned All-ACC Honorable Mention in 1999 and had two of FSU's nation-leading 22 interceptions...had a break-out year in 2000 recording 82 tackles; six interceptions, returning one for a touchdown; breaking up 12 passes and forcing two fumbles...earned 1st Team ACC; 1st Team All-American honors from American Football Coaches Association, College Football News and The Sporting News and 2nd Team honors from the Associated Press and Football News...was named an NCAA Consensus All-American...had two interceptions for 93 yards against Florida in 2000...is in the top-25 seasonal record books for Interceptions (8th place-6 in 2000) and Interception Yards (3rd-200 in 2000)...on the top-25 career list for Interceptions (6th-12), Interception Yards (3rd-221) and Interception Touchdowns (13th-1).


Awards
Football
Year  Award
1997  The Sporting News - 1st Team Freshman All-American
2000  American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
      College Football News - 1st Team All-American
      The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
      Associated Press - 2nd Team All-American
      Football News - 2nd Team All-American
      NCAA - Concensus All-American


FSU Statistics
Football
Defensive Statistics
Year  GP   TK Ast Tot  Sack   Yds    TFL   Yds  QBH Int Yds TD PBU  FF FR Yds TD  Bk  Saf
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1997  11   30  16  46    .     .     3.0   5.0    .   3   2  0   4   .  1   0  0   .    .
1998  12   26   9  35    .     .      .     .     .   1   1  0   8   .  1   0  0   .    .
1999  11   22   7  29    .     .     1.0   2.0    .   2  18  0   5   .  .   .  0   .    .
2000  12   61  21  82   1.0   9.0    3.0  21.0    .   6 200  1  12   2  .   .  0   .    .
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Tot   46  139  53 192   1.0   9.0    7.0  28.0    0  12 221  1  29   2  2   0  0   0    0
Special Teams Statistics
Year  GP    KR  Yds  Avg Long TD    PR  Yds  Avg Long TD
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1998  12     4   51 12.8  15   0     1   -4 -4.0  -4   0
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Tot   12     4   51 12.8  15   0     1   -4 -4.0       0
Bowl Games Played, not included in the above stats
Note: Bowl Game stats were not included before the 2002 season
1996  SUGAR BOWL
1997  SUGAR BOWL
1998  FIESTA BOWL
1999  SUGAR BOWL
2000  ORANGE BOWL


Pro Career
Football
Height: 5-9   Weight: 180
Drafted: 2001, 3rd Round  #67, San Diego Chargers, CB    
Debut: September 9, 2001

Year  Abbr   Team                                No      Pos
2001  SD     San Diego Chargers                  27      CB
2002  SD     San Diego Chargers                  27      CB
2003  SD     San Diego Chargers                  27      CB


Pro Statistics
Football
Defensive Statistics
Year  Team  GP  GS    TK  Ast  Tot  Sack   Yds  Stuff   Yds  Int  Yds  PD  FF FR  Bk  Saf  TD
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2001  SD    14  11    53    6   59   0.0   0.0   0.5    0.5    2    3   5   0  0   0    0   0
2002  SD     4   0     3    1    4   0.0   0.0   0.0    0.0    0    0   0   0  0   0    0   0
2003  SD     1   0     2    1    3   0.0   0.0   0.0    0.0    0    0   0   0  0   0    0   0
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3 Years     19  11    58    8   66   0.0   0.0   0.5    0.5    2    3   5   0  0   0    0   0