2018 (through MAC Championship)
• Second team All-MAC defensive end made a huge impact on the Huskie defense when he returned for the second half of the MAC Championship game.
• Had a pair of sacks to up his season total to 10 while also freeing Sutton Smith to make two sacks, spurring the NIU comeback.
• Ranks eighth in the FBS, and second in the MAC in sacks per game with 0.83.
• Had a pair of QB hurries vs. WMU before a targeting call on a sack sidelined him for the first half of the MAC Championship game.
• Seventh on the NIU career list for sacks and his 10 this year tied for fifth-most in a single season.
• Sacked the Miami quarterback twice.
• Added a TFL among three stops vs. Toledo.
• Posted two sacks and a season-high six tackles at Akron.
• Registered two sacks and three stops in dominating day at BYU.
• Posted four tackles, two for loss, and a 13-yard sack vs. Ohio.
• Missed the first two games of the season due to injury.
• Recorded his first sack versus CMU and totaled three tackles.
2017
• NIU starting defensive end totaled a career-best 34 tackles with 8.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 quarterback sacks to rank fourth on the team in TFLs
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• Earned third team All-MAC honors despite missing the last three games of the season due to injury.
• Registered a solo sack, a tackle for loss and two stops at Toledo.
• Tied his season high with six stops versus Eastern Michigan with a tackle for loss.
• Tallied two tackles, one for loss, at Buffalo (10-14).
• Versus Kent State, added 1.5 sacks and two tackles for loss to total four stops.
• Snagged his first career interception to stop Nebraska’s final drive and seal the Huskies’ upset win.
• Registered six tackles, one for loss, vs. Eastern Illinois.
• Made two tackles and broke up a pass versus Boston College.
2016
• Credited with 27 tackles, 12 solo, and ranked second on the team with seven tackles for losses totaling 19 yards.
• His three quarterback sacks tied for third on the team.
• Recorded five total tackles with three solo, two sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss at Ball State (10-1).
• Made a season-high eight tackles with three solo stops and five assists, including a tackle for a loss, versus Toledo in the Chi-Town Showdown (11-9).
• Earned co-Defensive Player of the Week honors from NIU coaches for that performance.
• Tallied four tackles with two solos, a sack and a blocked field goal versus Bowling Green (11-1).
• Had a pair of tackles for loss with four total tackles in the season finale at Kent State (11-25).
• Played in all 12 games on defense and special teams, including six as starting defensive end.
2015
• Earned playing time in all 14 games as a true freshman at linebacker.
• Tallied 10 tackles with nine solo stops.
• Recorded a season-best three tackles in the Murray State (9-12) game.
• Also had multiple tackles in key games at Toledo (11-3) and in San Diego during the Poinsettia Bowl against Boise State (12-23).
• Had at least one tackle in six separate games.
High School
• Team captain and starter on both sides of the ball at Lakeville South.
• As a senior, led the Cougars to the playoffs and was an All-South Suburban Conference selection.
• Tallied 101 tackles at linebacker and rushed for 530 yards and 10 touchdowns at fullback as a senior in 2014.
• Made 86 tackles as a junior and 64 stops during his sophomore year.
• Blocked five kicks in high school.
• Also lettered in track & field.
Personal
• Born April 5, 1997, in Burnsville, Minn.
• Son of Tom and Melissa Corcoran.
• His father, Tom, is an NIU alum and Corcoran has numerous family ties to the Chicagoland area.
• Intends to major in Political Science.
CORCORAN'S SINGLE GAME CAREER HIGHS
Total Tackles: 8 (Toledo 11-9-16)
Tackles for Loss: 2.5 (Ball State 10-1-16)
Sacks: 2 (5x); last Buffalo (11-30-18)
Interceptions: 1 (Nebraska 9-16-17)
Pass Break-Ups: 1 (Boston College 9-1-17)
