Cory Grissom

Grissom attended Troup County High School in LaGrange, Georgia where he lettered three times in football and twice in wrestling. In football he was the teams best defensive lineman in 2007 as a senior, as well as all-region, when he recorded 13 sacks, along with five force fumbles and two recoveries. He was also rated the 64th best defensive tackle nationally by Rivals.com and 66th by Scout.com.

He then played for the South Florida Bulls as a defensive tackle. As a freshman in 2008, he appeared in one game. Against Florida International (FIU), he recorded two tackles before being sidelined by an ankle injury. In 2009, he appeared in eight games, with three starts at defensive tackle. For the season, he recorded 11 tackles. For 2010, he started all 13 games, recording 16 tackles, one sack, three tackles-for-loss and a pass breakup. In 2011, Grissom started all 12 games at defensive tackle, recording 38 tackles, 1.5 sacks, six tackles-for-loss, two quarterback pressures, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. During his final season in 2012, he started all 12 games at defensive tackle, recording 38 tackles, 2.5 sacks, seven tackles-for-loss, and two pass breakups. At the end of the season, he was named All-Conference.^[1]