Running back, Purdue, 2004–08
Kory Sheets
Kory Sheets played running back at Purdue (2004–08).
Career highs
180rushing yards, best game on filevs. Oregon, 20084rushing touchdowns, best game on filevs. Miami (OH), 20067catches, best game on fileat Minnesota, 20072receiving touchdowns, best game on filevs. Ball State, 2006Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out.
Game by game
2008 Purdue 12 games, 1,131 rushing yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Northern Colorado | W 42–10 | 16 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Oregon | L 26–32 | 29 | 180 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Central Michigan | W 32–25 | 17 | 91 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Notre Dame | L 21–38 | 13 | 87 | 1 | 5 | 56 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Penn State | L 6–20 | 18 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Ohio State | L 3–16 | 20 | 67 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Northwestern | L 26–48 | 17 | 168 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Minnesota | L 6–17 | 21 | 73 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Michigan | W 48–42 | 30 | 118 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | at Michigan State | L 7–21 | 22 | 93 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at Iowa | L 17–22 | 16 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Indiana | W 62–10 | 15 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 0 |
2007 Purdue 13 games, 859 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Toledo | W 52–24 | 11 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 52–6 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Central Michigan | W 45–22 | 21 | 144 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atMinnesota | W 45–31 | 21 | 111 | 1 | 7 | 60 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs.Notre Dame | W 33–19 | 27 | 141 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs.Ohio State | L 7–23 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | atMichigan | L 21–48 | 4 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 20 | vs.Iowa | W 31–6 | 18 | 71 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs.Northwestern | W 35–17 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | atPenn State | L 19–26 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Michigan State | L 31–48 | 6 | 80 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | atIndiana | L 24–27 | 12 | 46 | 2 | 1 | −4 | 0 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs.Central Michigan | W 51–48 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 0 |
2006 Purdue 14 games, 780 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Indiana State | W 60–35 | 17 | 128 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 38–31 | 14 | 60 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Ball State | W 38–28 | 14 | 57 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 2 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Minnesota | W 27–21 | 14 | 76 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atNotre Dame | L 21–35 | 7 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atIowa | L 17–47 | 14 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atNorthwestern | W 31–10 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs. Wisconsin | L 3–24 | 9 | 42 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs.Penn State | L 0–12 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atMichigan State | W 17–15 | 13 | 64 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Illinois | W 42–31 | 17 | 74 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Indiana | W 28–19 | 11 | 63 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | at Hawai’i | L 35–42 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Maryland | L 7–24 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
2005 Purdue 11 games, 571 rushing yards, 10 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Akron | W 49–24 | 11 | 42 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | at Arizona | W 31–24 | 11 | 29 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | atMinnesota | L 35–42 | 10 | 101 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs.Notre Dame | L 28–49 | 6 | 66 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Iowa | L 17–34 | 16 | 78 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Northwestern | L 29–34 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atWisconsin | L 20–31 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | atPenn State | L 15–33 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Michigan State | W 28–21 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Illinois | W 37–3 | 4 | 21 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | atIndiana | W 41–14 | 19 | 137 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (North team, lost 18–35).
| Drill | Combine 2009 | Combine or pro day 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅛″ | |
| Weight | 208 lb | |
| Arm length | 31¼″ | |
| Hand size | 9½″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.47 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s | |
| Vertical jump | 37″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ | |
| Bench press | 15 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.18 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.39 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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