Florida Gators Assistant Coach Profiles: Who is Corey Raymond?

Picture: Corey Raymond; Credit score: Alex Shepherd

When Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier was launched because the workforce’s subsequent head coach, he promised the Gator Nation an “military” when describing his incoming teaching employees.

The employees would include assistants who’ve gotten recognition across the school soccer world as among the finest within the sport.

“We will rent a military of individuals right here,” Napier stated on Dec. 5 final yr. “We will create an infrastructure not solely within the personnel division but in addition from an on-campus recruiting, inventive media, title, picture and likeness. We will create — we have got an excellent imaginative and prescient for the group that we will create right here.”

Napier, after all, was referring not solely to the assistant coaches that he would finally lock-in but in addition to the big assist employees – comprised of 48 people that have been finally introduced on to assist construct out the employees.

With that stated, over the following couple of weeks, we at AllGators will probably be releasing profiles to get to know every assistant coach, together with their background, recruiting historical past, quotes and extra.

We’ll begin off with maybe the most effective rent Napier made when it comes to pedigree, capability and status: assistant head coach – protection and cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond.

Background data:

Raymond, 52, was employed by Napier on Dec. 8 final yr after spending the final 10 years with the LSU Tigers as this system’s DB/CB coach, amongst different roles over time.

He started his teaching profession as a DB coach for New Iberia Senior Excessive Faculty (2003), earlier than shifting on to Westgate HS as the college’s defensive coordinator and power and conditioning coach (2004-05).

After that, Raymond started his collegiate teaching profession with LSU as an intern (2006) and an assistant power and conditioning coach (2007-08) earlier than touchdown at Utah State (2009-10, CB coach) and at last Nebraska (2011, DB coach).

Raymond started his journey in soccer as a participant, a CB for LSU, and was a three-year starter within the secondary for the Tigers from 1989-91. He would play six years within the NFL after being signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent, spending three years with the membership earlier than spending one other three years with the Detroit Lions.

Recruiting historical past:

Over the course of his profession, Raymond was listed as the first recruiter for 26 gamers, primarily throughout his time at LSU, in response to 247Sports.

Among the many 26 that he landed, these gamers stood out: Derek Stingley, Kevin Toliver II, Eli Ricks, Jamal Adams, Kelvin Joseph, Grant Delpit and Mohammed Seisay.

Raymond additionally had a hand in bringing in gamers akin to JaCoby Stevens, Kristian Fulton, Tre’Davious White, Donte Jackson, Grasping Williams and Patrick Queen.

All the gamers listed above have gone on to play within the NFL, and most have been coached up by Raymond himself, who is among the extra profitable builders of younger expertise in school soccer.

The way it’s going:

Though Raymond has solely been with the Gators since late final yr, he is already making a optimistic affect on Florida soccer. He served as a key recruiter alongside safeties coach Patrick Toney to land SI All-American’s No. 3 security within the class of 2022, Kamari Wilson, two weeks into the job through the early signing interval in December 2021.

Raymond continues to behave as a key recruiter for UF and has the Gators firmly in rivalry for the nation’s No. 1 2023 cornerback, and arguably total prospect, In Lake Gibson’s (Fla.) Cormani McClain, amongst quite a few different high recruits at his place.

Raymond’s group additionally impressed throughout UF’s spring sport in April, maybe finest showcased by current Georgia cornerback switch Jalen Kimber intercepting a move and breaking apart two extra.

Quotable:

“I do know the gamers respect him as a result of he’s excellent at what he does. He has a pedigree. He has a observe file. The extra you get to know Corey the extra you get to know he cares about folks. He does a great job speaking together with his guys, and he’s a incredible instructor.” – Gators head coach Billy Napier on Corey Raymond. 

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