Steelers NFL Draft bio in brief: Cory Trice

Joe Rutter
Saturday, April 29, 2023 6:47 p.m. | Saturday, April 29, 2023 6:47 p.m.

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Purdue defensive back Cory Trice Jr. runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, March 3, 2023.

CORY TRICE

Seventh-round pick, No. 241 overall

Cornerback, Purdue

6-3, 206

Numbers: In 30 career games at Purdue, he started 24 games and totaled 106 tackles, five interceptions and 15 pass breakups. … He had a team-high 10 pass breakups and two interceptions in his senior year in 2022. … At the NFL Combine, he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.47 seconds.

Hometown: Hopkinsville, Ky.

Tidbits: Spent five seasons at Purdue after joining the program in 2018. His 2021 season was cut short after two games because of a knee injury. … Began his college career at safety before shifting to cornerback. … His interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Old Oaken Bucket game against Indiana sealed a 30-16 victory that helped the Boilermakers claim the Big Ten West title. … Was projected as a fourth-round or fifth-round pick by NFL.com.