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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Date of birth: | March 19, 1971 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth: | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school: | Nashville (TN) Stratford | ||||||||||||
College: | Tennessee | ||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1994 / Round: 3 / Pick: 87 | ||||||||||||
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Career Arena statistics | |||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR | |||||||||||||
Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Games played: | 18 |
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Games started: | 0 |
Receptions: | 6 |
Receiving yards: | 83 |
Touchdowns: | 0 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Receptions: | 846 |
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Receiving yards: | 10,221 |
Touchdowns: | 239 |
Tackles: | 145 |
Interceptions: | 20 |
Cory Lamont Fleming (born March 19, 1971) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He also played in the Arena Football League for the Nashville Kats, Carolina Cobras and the Orlando Predators. He played college football for the University of Tennessee.
Fleming attended Stratford High School, where he was the starting quarterback in football. He was the starting power forward in basketball. He also practiced track and field.
Fleming accepted a scholarship from the University of Tennessee and was converted to wide receiver. As a sophomore, he scored five touchdowns out of just 14 receptions, contributing to the team winning the SEC championship. After being the backup to Carl Pickens, he became a starter as a junior, registering 40 receptions for 490 yards (leading the team) and two touchdowns. In his last year, he posted 39 receptions for 596 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Fleming finished his college career with 94 receptions for 1,266 yards, and at the time school records, with 18 career touchdown receptions, 11 single-season career touchdown receptions, and six consecutive games with a touchdown reception.