Norfolk State University Athletics

2011 (Senior)
First-team All-MEAC linebacker … also earned HBCU All-America honors by SBN Sports and www.boxtorow.com … started all 12 games and ended his career with 37 starts, including a streak of 27 straight to end his career … led the team and tied for third in the MEAC with 120 total tackles (10.0 per game) … the 120 tackles were the most by a Spartan since Maguell Davis also had 120 in 2005 … Hammond also paced the team with 14 tackles for loss, No. 7 in the MEAC … added 3.5 sacks, five quarterback hurries, two pass breakups, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble … notched double digits in tackles in seven games … had nine tackles, all solo, with two for lost yardage in the opener against Virginia State … posted nine tackles, half a tackle for loss, and one pass breakup at West Virginia … reached double figures in tackles in the next three games, starting with an 11-tackle performance at Howard which also included half a tackle for loss and one fumble recovery … added 12 tackles and another half-tackle for loss at Charleston Southern … followed that up with 10 tackles, one tackle for loss and two quarterback hurries in the win over South Carolina State … notched a season-high 13 stops, including half a sack and two QB pressures, in the win over Hampton … that started another stretch of three straight double-digit tackle games for Hammond … added 10 tackles in the loss to Bethune-Cookman … had perhaps his best game as a Spartan in the Senior Day win over North Carolina A&T … posted 12 tackles, nine solo, and a career-high five tackles for loss against the Aggies … also had one sack, a forced fumble and a pass breakup against N.C. A&T to earn MEAC Defensive Player of the Week honors … added eight more tackles, three for loss, and a sack at Savannah State … had nine stops and a fumble recovery in the MEAC title-clinching win at Morgan State … led NSU with 12 tackles, one sack and a QB hurry in the playoff loss to Old Dominion … helped the Spartans finish second nationally (FCS) in total defense and fourth in scoring defense, leading the MEAC in both categories … selected to play in the HBCU All-Star Game in Atlanta following the season.

2010 (Junior)
Started all 11 games at one of NSU’s two inside linebacker positions…led the Spartans with 76 total tackles, good for 14th in the conference…was second on the team with 4.5 sacks (tied for 11th in the MEAC) and third in tackles for loss with 11.0 (tied for 15th in the MEAC…forced a pair of fumbles, tying for fourth in the conference…was named MEAC Defensive Player of the Week after the season-opener at Rutgers, where he recorded 12 tackles, two for loss, and one sack…had five tackles, a half sack, and forced a fumble against N.C. A&T…recorded another sack and forced fumble the following week against Virginia State…had five stops and one pass breakup at Bethune-Cookman…recorded eight tackles and a sack at S.C. State…also made eight stops, including two for loss, and notched one QB hurry against Florida A&M…made a career-high 13 tackles, one for a loss, in the win over Morgan State…had seven stops and one sack in the win against Delaware State...had four solo stops in the victory over Savannah State to close the season.

2009 (Sophomore)
Started five times in 11 games, four of them at inside linebacker opposite Anthony Taylor…three of his starts came in the final four games of the year (Howard, Morgan State, Delaware State)…ranked third on the team with 67 total tackles, second with 8.5 tackles for loss, and third with 3.5 sacks…ranked among the MEAC’s top 15 in all three categories…also forced two fumbles (tied for sixth-most in MEAC and first on team) and recovered two (tied for seventh in MEAC and tops on team)… tallied career highs of three tackles for loss and two sacks in the win over Bethune-Cookman…intercepted a pass against Hampton…had his best all-around game at Morgan State, registering a career-high 11 tackles, two for loss, 1.5 sacks and three QB hurries…recorded seven tackles, one for loss, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble in the comeback win at Delaware State…finished off the year with 10 tackles, one for loss, and forced a fumble against WSSU. 

2008 (Freshman)
Saw action in every game…started the final eight games of the season next to Mike Alphonse at inside linebacker…was sixth on the team in total tackles (47)…had 30 solo tackles, 5.0 for loss…also intercepted two passes, broke up two more and was credited with three quarterback hurries…had seven tackles, one for a loss, and one safety against William & Mary…matched his season high with seven stops in two other games (S.C. State, Florida A&M)…had 1.5 tackles for loss against both SCSU and Hampton…had three tackles, two interceptions, one QB pressure and one pass breakup at Howard…was named MEAC Rookie of the Week for his effort against the Bison…returned his first career interception 62 yards for his first career TD at Howard…also had six tackles (five solo) and a deflection against Delaware State.

2007 (Redshirt)
Redshirted. 

High School
A first-team All-7th District selection as a senior…posted 78 tackles, 18 for a loss, seven sacks and blocked four kicks…voted to the Class 4-A East/West All-Star game, where he won East Defensive MVP honors…helped St. Xavier to the state 4-A semifinals. 

Personal
Corwin Rodney Hammond was born on May 5, 1989…son of Robin Britt and Corwin Hammond…majoring in business management…father serves as assistant director of housing services at NSU.

Hammond's Career Defensive Statistics

YEAR	GP	UT	AT	TT	TFL-Yds	Sck-Yds	Int-Yds	PD	FF	FR-Yds
2011	12	73	47	120	14.0-45	2.5-21	0-0	2	1	2-8
2010	11	38	38	76	11.0-36	4.5-26	0-0	1	2	0-0
2009	11	34	33	67	8.5-46	3.5-30	1-9	1	2	2-0
2008	12	30	17	47	5.0-11	0-0	2-80	2	0	0-0
Totals	46	175	135	310	38.5-138	10.5-77	3-89	6	5	4-8

Hammond’s Career Highs
Tackles: 13 (2x, last vs. Hampton, 10-15-11)
TFL:  5.0 (vs. North Carolina A&T, 10-29-11)
Sacks: 2.0 (vs. Bethune-Cookman, 9-26-09)
INT: 2 (vs. Howard, 11-1-08)
FF: 1 (5 times, last vs. North Carolina A&T, 10-29-11)
FR: 1 (4 times, last vs. Morgan State, 11-12-11)