Korrin Abernathy
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| No. 31 – Orange County Otters | |
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| Position: | Cornerback |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 19, 2011 (aged 51) Detroit, Michigan |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Fleming High (9th), Midland High (10th-12th) |
| College: | Marshall |
| ISFL Draft: | 18 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9 |
| DSFL Draft: | 17 / Round: 3 / Pick: 4 (16) |
| Career history | |
Orange County Otters (S18-present)
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| Roster status: | Active |
Player stats at ISFL.net | |
Korrin Abernathy (born January 19, 2011) is an American football cornerback who is currently in his third season for the Orange County Otters. He played college football for Marshall University, and was a member of the Kansas City Coyotes in the DSFL for only a season.
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Early years
Korrin Abernathy was born September 19th, 2011 to Richard and Gretchen Abernathy in Detroit, Michigan. Richard was a businessman who unfortunately passed away in a boating accident in early 2018, leaving Korrin fatherless at the age of 6. His mother Gretchen raised him to the best of her abilities, encouraging him to take up a sport to vent his frustration at life, and Korrin chose football when he started middle school in 2022. He quickly became a star on both sides of the ball, and played so well that when he began attending Fleming High, he skipped JV and was a starting corner and receiver his only year with the team. In the summer of 2026, Gretchen, a now high-profile surgeon, took a job at Huntington Hosptial in West Virginia, forcing Korrin to move to Midland High for his final three high school seasons. He excelled, both as a receiver and corner, and was offered full scholarships by both Marshall University and Liberty University, but ultimately chose Marshall because of its location and status.
College career
Freshman season, Korrin saw meaningful snaps in only 5 games and posted 2 INT, 14 TKL, 6 PD, and 1 FR. Sophomore season, he racked up 6 INT, 57 TKL, 22 PD, 4 FF, 1 FR, and 2 TDs. Korrin simply exploded his junior year, grabbing 12 INT to set a new single-season (12) and career (20) INT record for the Thundering Herd. He also tallied 108 TKL, 2 sacks, 8 TFL, 41 PD, 7 FF, and 3 FR, as well as scoring a total of 6 TDs and blocking 2 punts and a field goal en route to a team MVP season. Korrin decided to ride his success upwards and declared for the draft rather than return to the Herd for his senior season.
College career statistics
| College statistics | Defense | ||||||||||
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| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | FF/FR | Sacks | Int | PD | SFTY | TD | BLK |
| 2029 (S14) | ISFL | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2030 (S15) | ISFL | 13 | 57 | 0 | 4/1 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2031 (S16) | ISFL | 13 | 108 | 8 | 7/3 | 2 | 12 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
Professional career
When he began the process of draft prep, Korrin was contacted by 4 of the 6 DSFL teams, but ended up being take 16th overall with the 4th pick in the 3rd round by the Kansas City Coyotes. Abernathy was excited to get his career underway. He dominated the run game, amassing 103 tackles with 3 for loss, but made hardly any impact on the passing game as he was played at FS instead of his natural cornerback. Following the season, however, Abernathy had a chance to be drafted into the big leagues, and sure enough, with the 9th overall pick in the first round, the Orange County Otters selected Abernathy to play for them in the NSFL, and immediately called him up. He played his first season at nickelback and transitioned to cornerback as some of the members of the secondary aged. His first game of the season, in a total rout of the San Jose Sabercats, Abernathy intercepted a pass from Dan Quinn and returned it for a touchdown. It would be his only interception the entire season. Abernathy was vociferously unhappy with this fact, but his displeasure subsided after the Otters prevailed over the Yellowknife Wraiths 16-10 in Ultimus XVIII. It marked only the second time the away team had won an Ultimus and extended the Otter's record number of Ultimuses.
His second season, Abernathy improved a good deal in his pass defense game. He netted two more interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown in a 44-14 loss to the Colorado Yeti. He also added 13 pass defenses to his resume, although half of them came in weeks 6 and 7 of the regular season. However, once again, his Otters made a clean sweep of the playoffs, defeating the Yellowknife Wraiths on the road again 30-27 in a very tense, nail-biting game. Many critics stated that the Ultimus was the best in terms of entertainment and suspense that had been played in years. This was the third time an away team had won the Ultimus, and the second time that Orange County had pulled off a three-peat to bring their championship total to a whopping 8 of 19. Abernathy also made history this season, becoming only the 7th player across the NSFL's 19 full seasons to block a field goal in a game. Many punts have been blocked, and a few extra points, but his clutch block of a field goal against the New Orleans Second Line helped his team rise to victory in the game.
In the S20 season, Korrin's third, he began to show flashes of greatness. He has less tackles, but two more interceptions, and the Orange County Otters made the playoffs for the 20th straight season. However, they lost in the first round to the New Orleans Second Line, ending Abernathy's season early for the first time in his career. This early exit coincided with a few happenings in the league, including the replacement of longtime legendary general manager Nate Nickerson, who for the last two seasons had been training Easton Morshicken, his co-GM, and intern Leon Maverick. Leon stepped into the co-GM role and Morshicken took over the head GM role. During the season, Maverick and Morshicken made several trades that may have contributed to the less than stellar performance of the team. The new fearless leaders traded away safety Dan Schneider for cap space, then made a shocking blockbuster trade to send the star of the Otter's defensive line to the Chicago Butchers along with picks and cap space in exchance for what would become the S21 1st overall pick. After the trade, the Otters did not win another game. It was questioned by several, and it remains to be seen how well the pick works out for Orange County. But Abernathy did not let the team's losing streak stop him, nor did his trust in the management waver. He picked up two interceptions and a lot of pass deflections during the timespan, and during the offseason promised to work harder than ever to make an even better push at season records and awards. After taking two weeks off to relax and destress from the season, he went hard on his training once again to try to make S21 his best yet.
During the S21 season, Abernathy played a new and different role for the Otters. He was utilized at free safety the majority of the season, which is something that he had experience with due to his season for the Kansas Ciry Coyotes. Although he also played a couple games at nickel back, this positioning allowed Korrin to register many firsts for his career: his first forced fumble, his first fumble recovery, and his first sack. This was also the first season Korrin did not have an interception returned for a touchdown. His last statistic of note was a career-high for tackles with 73. As for his team's performance, Orange County won 10 games and only lost 3 en route to a regular season title, powered by quarterback Franklin Armstrong's new single season passer rating record of 109.5. Strangely, the Otters lost to New Orleans at home early in the season, then defeated the Second Line in week 11 to secure the head to head playoff tiebreaker for home field advantage based on Points For. Going into the playoffs with ultimate home field advantage and a first round bye, the Otters were confident in their chances at making and winning their 9th Ultimus, which would extend their stranglehold on the league lead for titles. However, after beating the Austin Copperheads in the wildcard game, the New Orleans Second Line brought their A-game to Orange County. New Orleans brought it early and often, controlling the lead late into the game. In the 4th quarter, the Otters brought the game to a tie, and New Orleans was unable to break the tie before the game went into overtime. The Otters were snuffed on their first drive of overtime, and the Second Line were able to drive within field goal range to kick the game-deciding three pointer right through the uprights.
| Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
195 lb (88 kg) |
4.38 s | 4.29 s | 7.25 s | 28.7 in (0.73 m) |
10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
15 reps | 35 |
Professional career statistics
| Career statistics | Defense | ||||||||||
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| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | FF/FR | Sacks | Int | PD | SFTY | TD | BLK |
| 2033 (S18) | Otters | 13 | 68 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2034 (S19) | Otters | 13 | 55 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2035 (S20) | Otters | 13 | 48 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2036 (S21) | Otters | 13 | 74 | 3 | 1/1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Achievements and records
Ultimus XVII, XIX Champion
