Cordrea Tankersley
CB
#32
Experience: 4 years
Height: 6-1
Age: 32
Weight: 200 lbs
College: Clemson
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | Miami Dolphins | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | Miami Dolphins | 11 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||||
| TOTAL | 19 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
Cordrea Tankersley joins Minnesota's practice squad after spending Weeks 2-8 on the Miami Dolphins practice squad. A third-round pick (97th overall) by Miami in the 2017 NFL Draft, Tankersley started 11 games as a rookie, recording 31 tackles and seven passes defensed in his first season. The Beech Island, South Carolina, native played in six games in 2018 before suffering a season-ending injury and missed the entirety of the 2019 season after being placed on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list on August 31, 2019. Tankersley was a four-year letterman at Clemson and played in 55 games with 30 starts, amassing 119 tackles, 1.0 sack, nine interceptions and 29 passes defensed. As a senior in 2016, he helped the program to the CFP National Championship and ACC titles en route to earning First Team All-America honors.