Adams contemplates life after football (Doug Haller, Arizona Republic/Sept. 26, 2012)
ASU defensive tackle wows in camp (Arizona Republic/Aug. 22, 2011)
ASU's Corey Adams breathes life into defensive line (Arizona Republic/Oct. 6, 2010)
ASU: Three-year letterman...appeared in 30 games in his Sun Devil career...collected 30 tackles (17 solo) and added five tackles for loss, including 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble.2012: Did not appear in a game due to a back injury.
2011: Appeared in 13 games for the Sun Devils...Earned his first career start in overtime win vs #19 Missouri...got first sack of the season the following week late in the third quarter at Illinois.
2010: Returned from surgery on Sept. 18 vs #11 Wisconsin...recorded first career sack in the rain three weeks later vs Washington...saw career day in shutout vs Washington State with three solo tackles, two tackles for loss, and a sack.
2009: Finished with four tackles (two solo) on the season...recorded his first career solo tackle in a win over Idaho State Sept. 5...collected a tackle in each of his first three games.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2009 graduate of Saguaro High School in Scottsdale, Ariz...one of the nation's elite defensive prospects among the 2009 class...a dominant, punishing lineman with explosive abilities...an incredible pass rusher from the defensive tackle position...his position coach as a senior was Kyle Caldwell, a Saguaro alum and former ASU All-Pac-10 performer...one of the leaders on Saguaro's three-time 4A-I state championship squads from 2006-08...Saguaro posted a combined record of 41-1 over those three seasons...participated among the nation's elite high school football players in the 2009 Under Armour High School All-American Game in Orlando, Fla....earned First-Team All-4A honors in 2008 by the Arizona Republic...regarded as a five-star prospect by Scout.com...listed by Scout.com as the No. 46 overall recruit in the country and the nation's No. 8 defensive tackle prospect...unanimously regarded as the top defensive tackle in the state of Arizona...also saw action along the offensive line for Saguaro...earned First-Team Best in the West honors by the Long Beach Press Telegram, joining fellow Sun Devil Vontaze Burfict on that list...rated as the No. 54 overall prospect in the nation and the country's No. 5 defensive tackle by ESPN Scouts, Inc....ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 89 overall player in the nation and the No. 8 defensive tackle...also regarded as the No. 2 overall prospect in the state of Arizona and the nation's second-best pass rushing defensive tackle by Rivals.com...earned All-Arizona honors in 2007 and was included on the Friday Night Heroes list by Phoenix Metro Football Magazine...collected 240 tackles and 34 quarterback sacks during his three-year prep career...totaled 71 tackles and five quarterback sacks as a senior...totaled five or more tackles in eight games...collected a season-high 14 total tackles against Apache Junction on Oct. 24, 2008...that team included fellow Sun Devil Shane McCullen...totaled 10 tackles and a sack against Cactus Shadows on Oct. 10, 2008...was one of the nation's most dominant linemen in 2007, totaling 117 tackles and 24 quarterback sacks... also rushed five times for 28 yards...made at least five tackles in every game of the season and totaled 10 or more stops four times...posted at least one quarterback sack in 12 of 14 games...collected a season-high 14 tackles and five quarterback sacks against McClintock on Oct. 26, 2007...recorded three quarterback sacks against both Shadow Mountain on Sept. 20, 2007 and against Agua Fria on Nov. 9, 2007...posted 11 tackles and one sack against Chaparral on Oct. 12, 2007....recorded 10 tackles against both Paradise Valley on Sept. 28, 2007 and against Cactus Shadows on Oct. 4, 2007...posted 52 total tackles, five quarterback sacks and one fumble recovery as a sophomore in 2006...tallied a season-high 10 tackles and one sack against Nogales on Nov. 10, 2006...posted seven tackles and one sack against Millennium on Sept. 8, 2006...recorded a season-high 1.5 quarterback sacks against Cienega on Sept. 21, 2006...chose ASU over Ohio State and USC, and also received offers from several prominent programs including California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oregon, Stanford, Tennessee and UCLA...coached by John Sanders at Saguaro High School.
Personal: An BIS major focusing on business and communications.
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