University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: A potential starter at wideout entering his final season of collegiate eligibility.

As A Junior (2012): Appeared in all but one contest, with all seven starts coming during the final nine games ... Posted career highs with 28 receptions, 430 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 15.4 yards per catch ... Ranked second on the team in yards, third in catches and fourth in all-purpose yards ... Also tied for second on the squad with seven plays of 20 yards or more ... Collected career-best five receptions for 45 yards at Sun Belt Conference champion Arkansas State ... Finished with team season-best and career-high 96 yards on three catches against Florida International, with his 75-yard scoring reception on the opening play of the third quarter USA’s longest from scrimmage on the season ... Paced team with three receptions in season opener against Texas-San Antonio and Troy in the program’s first-ever SBC contest, and also led the Jaguars with 42 yards on three catches in finale at Hawai’i ... Recorded three receptions for 68 yards at North Carolina State ... Had two catches in each of the last three league games, including an 18-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter to draw USA within one score against Middle Tennessee in the home finale.

As A Sophomore (2011): Played in nine games, including making the first two starts of his career ... Finished with 11 catches for 203 yards and a pair of scores ... Average of 18.5 yards per reception led all players with at least 10 catches ... Posted multiple receptions on four occasions, including in three straight outings from Sept. 17-Oct. 15 ... Opened the scoring in win over Tennessee-Martin with an eight-yard touchdown catch midway through the first quarter, going on to finish with a career-best three receptions for 64 yards ... His 40-yard catch in the same contest was longest of his career ... Caught two passes for career-high 71 yards at Kent State, and had two receptions the previous week at North Carolina State ... Posted two catches, including a five-yard touchdown reception, in season finale against Cal Poly.

As A Redshirt Freshman (2010): Appeared in each of the first four games before suffering a season-ending injury ... Caught three passes for 46 yards ... Made a 37-yard catch in victory over Nicholls State, the longest of his career ... Matched a career high with two receptions in Kentucky Wesleyan win.

As A Freshman (2009): Participated in five games, making five catches for 45 yards ... That included scoring one touchdown ... Also recorded one tackle ... Made an eight-yard catch in win over Hargrave (Va.) Military Academy in the program’s first-ever contest ... Pulled down an 18-yard touchdown reception midway through the first quarter in 56-0 win over Army Prep ... Had a six-yard catch in Georgia Military J.C. win, then came back to record a team-high-tying two receptions for 13 yards in victory over Louisburg (N.C.) J.C.

High School Highlights: Ranked 12th in state among wide receivers and 73rd overall in Alabama by Scouts, Inc. ... Lettered all four years at Jackson HS ... Helped the Aggies advance to the quarterfinals of the state 4A playoffs as a senior before they fell to the eventual champion ... JHS ended the year with a 9-4 mark ... Aggies shared the region title with a 6-1 record ... Passed for 2,000 yards while rushing for another 1,000 to earn all-state honors ... Career highlight was scoring six touchdowns in one game ... Lettered for four years in basketball also.

Personal: Full name is Corey Tyrell Besteda ... Born Oct. 8, 1990, in Jackson, Ala. ... Son of Willie Clarke and Pamela Besteda ... Fourth of six children ... Four of five siblings are brothers ... Favorite movie is “Friday” ... Favorite book is “To Kill A Mockingbird” ... Favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers and favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... Favorite musician is Lil Wayne ... Favorite food is crab legs ... Favorite subject is history ... Major is interdisciplinary studies.