Tad Kornegay
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Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
 Kornegay with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2010 | |
| No. 15, 17, 24, 11, 34[1] | |
|---|---|
| Position(s) | Defensive back, linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 13, 1982 Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hamilton (Hamilton Township, New Jersey) |
| College | Fordham |
| NFL draft | 2005: undrafted |
| Career history | |
| 2005–2007 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| 2007–2011 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| 2011 | BC Lions |
| 2012 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Awards and highlights | |
| Stats at CFL.ca | |
Tad Kornegay (born July 13, 1982) is an American former professional football defensive back who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Saskatchewan Roughriders, BC Lions, and Calgary Stampeders.
Kornegay played four years (2001–2004) of college football at Fordham University.[2] In his last season at Fordham, Kornegay was awarded the Vincent T. Lombardi Award as the school's male athlete of the year.[3] He was a first team All Patriot League selection twice,[2] and was a consensus First Team All-American in 2004.[3] He received many other All-American honors after his senior season, including First Team Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Division I-AA and Sports Network I-AA.[3] Kornegay was a finalist for the 2004 Buck Buchanan Award, which is given to the Division I-AA Defensive Player of the Year. He finished 14th in the final voting.[3] He was inducted into the Fordham University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011.[4]
