#15 Correy Earls
Class: RS Junior
Hometown: Macon, Ga.
High School: Central
Height / Weight: 6-0 / 200
Position: Defensive Back
Birthdate: 12/04/1988
2008
A speedy receiver who overcame a sore hamstring to start the final five games of the season... had four receptions for 41 yards and one kick return... had one reception for 22 yards and one kick return vs. No. 23 Miami (Nov. 20)... hauled in his first three pass receptions of the season for 34 yards at North Carolina (Nov. 8)... saw first significant action of the season vs. Gardner-Webb (Oct. 11)... saw brief action -- his first action of the season -- vs. Duke (Oct. 4)... missed the first four games of the season because of a nagging hamstring injury... was expected to start this season, but the injury caused him to miss Games 1-4 and two weeks of practice in August... the slow start made him the back-up to freshman Tyler Melton to begin the season... one of the fastest players on the Georgia Tech roster.
2007
Played in 11 games and started the final two games of the regular season... missed the Sept. 29 Clemson game and the Oct. 6 Maryland game after suffering a scary injury Sept. 22 at Virginia... had one rushing attempt for three yards... caught 14 passes for 188 yards (13.4 ypr)... had one TD reception... returned eight kickoffs for an average of 27.0 yards per return... caught at least one pass in each of the last five games of the regular season... demonstrated his outstanding speed in the Samford game (Sept. 8) when he returned two kickoffs for 110 yards and caught one short pass for seven yards... was having his best game of the year at Virginia (Sept. 22) -- two catches for 21 yards and a kickoff return of 21 yards -- before suffering an injury that left him lying on the Scott Stadium turf for more than 15 minutes... sat out the next two games -- vs. Clemson and at Maryland... returned to action at Miami (Oct. 13) and had one reception for 13 yards... had three kickoff returns for 52 yards and caught one pass for nine yards vs. Virginia Tech (Nov. 1)... emerged as a star of the future at Duke (Nov. 10), recording five receptions for 86 yards and his first career touchdown... his 38-yard TD pass from Taylor Bennett in the fourth quarter sealed the deal against the Blue Devils... had one rush, one reception and one kickoff return for a combined 33 yards vs. North Carolina (Nov. 17)... caught two passes for 28 yards vs. Georgia (Nov. 24).
2006
Redshirted as a true freshman.
High School
PrepStar All-Region selection . . . First-team all-Middle Georgia by the Macon Telegraph . . . Had 35 catches for 714 yards with 14 touchdowns as a senior . . . Also made 40 tackles and three interceptions on defense . . . Added 20 catches for 450 yards as a junior . . . Coached by Anthony Hines at Central High.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Top 50 in Georgia
No. 34 player on the Scout.com Georgia Hot 100 list
Personal
Full name is Correy Deonte Earls . . . Parents are Charles Earls and Cherrie Duncan . . . Born December 4, 1988 . . . Majoring in management.
Class: RS Junior
Hometown: Macon, Ga.
High School: Central
Height / Weight: 6-0 / 200
Position: Defensive Back
Birthdate: 12/04/1988
2008
A speedy receiver who overcame a sore hamstring to start the final five games of the season... had four receptions for 41 yards and one kick return... had one reception for 22 yards and one kick return vs. No. 23 Miami (Nov. 20)... hauled in his first three pass receptions of the season for 34 yards at North Carolina (Nov. 8)... saw first significant action of the season vs. Gardner-Webb (Oct. 11)... saw brief action -- his first action of the season -- vs. Duke (Oct. 4)... missed the first four games of the season because of a nagging hamstring injury... was expected to start this season, but the injury caused him to miss Games 1-4 and two weeks of practice in August... the slow start made him the back-up to freshman Tyler Melton to begin the season... one of the fastest players on the Georgia Tech roster.
2007
Played in 11 games and started the final two games of the regular season... missed the Sept. 29 Clemson game and the Oct. 6 Maryland game after suffering a scary injury Sept. 22 at Virginia... had one rushing attempt for three yards... caught 14 passes for 188 yards (13.4 ypr)... had one TD reception... returned eight kickoffs for an average of 27.0 yards per return... caught at least one pass in each of the last five games of the regular season... demonstrated his outstanding speed in the Samford game (Sept. 8) when he returned two kickoffs for 110 yards and caught one short pass for seven yards... was having his best game of the year at Virginia (Sept. 22) -- two catches for 21 yards and a kickoff return of 21 yards -- before suffering an injury that left him lying on the Scott Stadium turf for more than 15 minutes... sat out the next two games -- vs. Clemson and at Maryland... returned to action at Miami (Oct. 13) and had one reception for 13 yards... had three kickoff returns for 52 yards and caught one pass for nine yards vs. Virginia Tech (Nov. 1)... emerged as a star of the future at Duke (Nov. 10), recording five receptions for 86 yards and his first career touchdown... his 38-yard TD pass from Taylor Bennett in the fourth quarter sealed the deal against the Blue Devils... had one rush, one reception and one kickoff return for a combined 33 yards vs. North Carolina (Nov. 17)... caught two passes for 28 yards vs. Georgia (Nov. 24).
2006
Redshirted as a true freshman.
High School
PrepStar All-Region selection . . . First-team all-Middle Georgia by the Macon Telegraph . . . Had 35 catches for 714 yards with 14 touchdowns as a senior . . . Also made 40 tackles and three interceptions on defense . . . Added 20 catches for 450 yards as a junior . . . Coached by Anthony Hines at Central High.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Top 50 in Georgia
No. 34 player on the Scout.com Georgia Hot 100 list
Personal
Full name is Correy Deonte Earls . . . Parents are Charles Earls and Cherrie Duncan . . . Born December 4, 1988 . . . Majoring in management.