{{Short description|American gridiron football player and coach (born 1980)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = David Corley Jr. | image = | alt = | caption = | position = Assistant quarterbacks coach | current_team = Pittsburgh Steelers | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|4|12}} | birth_place = Salisbury, North Carolina, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lbs = 205 | high_school = Fairfield Central HS (Winnsboro, South Carolina) | college = William & Mary (1999–2002) | undraftedyear = 2003 | pastteams = * Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{cfly|2003}}) * New York Dragons (2005) * Calgary Stampeders ({{cfly|2006}}) | pastcoaching = * C. A. Johnson Preparatory Academy (2004–2005)<br />Quarterbacks coach * William & Mary (2008–2009)<br />Running backs coach * Pittsburgh Steelers ({{nfly|2010}})<br />Intern * William & Mary (2010–2012)<br />Quarterbacks coach * Carolina Panthers ({{nfly|2013}})<br />Intern * William & Mary (2013)<br />Wide receivers coach * Connecticut (2014)<br />Running backs coach * Connecticut (2015)<br />Wide receivers/Special teams coach * Connecticut (2016)<br />Offensive coordinator/Special teams coach * Army (2017)<br />Wide receivers coach * Penn State (2018)<br />Wide receivers coach * Houston Texans ({{nfly|2019}})<br />Intern * South Carolina State (2020)<br />Wide receivers coach * Richmond (2021)<br />Running backs coach * Carolina Panthers ({{nfly|2021}})<br />Intern * Pittsburgh Steelers ({{nfly|2022}}–present)<br />Assistant quarterbacks coach | pfr = }} '''David Corley Jr.''' (April 12, 1980) is an American football coach and former quarterback. He played college football at William & Mary and is currently the assistant quarterbacks coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL).
==Early life== Corley Jr. was born in Salisbury, North Carolina, the son of David Sr. and Gail Corley. David played high school football at Fairfield Central High in Winnsboro, South Carolina. In Corley's last two years of high school, Fairfield went 30–0 and won back-to-back state football championships.<ref name="milk" />
==College playing career== Corley Jr. played football as a four-year starting Quarterback at NCAA Division I FCS William & Mary from 1999 to 2002. He signed with the Tribe because of coach Jimmye Laycock's reputation for developing quarterbacks, even though Corley was recruited by Clemson, South Carolina, Wake Forest and Georgia Tech.<ref name="milk">Ingram, Sarah Sue.[https://www.dailypress.com/1999/11/19/wms-teen-quarterback-devours-veggies-milk-and-defenses/ W&m's Teen Quarterback Devours Veggies, Milk And Defenses], ''The Daily Press'', November 19, 1999.</ref> In 2001, throwing for 2,808 yards and 21 touchdowns he led the Tribe to an 8–4 record, Atlantic 10 title and NCAA I-AA Playoff appearance. Corley still holds many all-time records at William and Mary including passing yards (9,805), total yards (10,948) and touchdown passes (73).<ref>[http://www.tribeathletics.com/news/1999/1/1/205076251.aspx Tribe Football Individual Records], tribeathletics.com, retrieved January 20, 2018.</ref> In 2014 Corley Jr. was elected into the W&M Athletics Hall of Fame.<ref name="skipper">Skipper, Jacob.[http://www.tribeathletics.com/news/2013/11/26/209324579.aspx W&M Hall of Fame], tribeathletics.com, November 26, 2013.</ref>
==Coaching career== Corley spent 2004–2005 at the high school level coaching quarterbacks at C.A. Johnson Preparatory Academy in Columbia, South Carolina.<ref name="bio">[http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/david_corley_1065791.html David Corley Penn State Bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812202014/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/david_corley_1065791.html |date=August 12, 2018 }}, Penn State University Official Athletic Site, retrieved January 19, 2018.</ref> Initially hired as the running backs coach for the Nittany Lions, for the 2018 season, Corley was switched to wide receivers coach after the hiring of Ja'Juan Seider, two weeks later.<ref>Levarse, Derek.[http://www.timesleader.com/sports/penn-state/690410/penn-state-hires-jajuan-seider-as-running-backs-coach-in-staffing-shift Penn State hires Ja’Juan Seider as running backs coach in staffing shift],''Times Leader'', January 25, 2018.</ref> On January 2, 2019, one day after Penn State’s loss to Kentucky in the Citrus Bowl, Corley was relieved of his duties as wide receiver coach for the Nittany Lions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wogenrich |first=Mark |date=January 2, 2019 |title=Penn State fires receivers coach David Corley after one season |url=http://www.mcall.com/sports/penn-state/mc-spt-penn-state-football-david-corley-receivers-coach-20190102-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106081745/https://www.mcall.com/sports/penn-state/mc-spt-penn-state-football-david-corley-receivers-coach-20190102-story.html |archive-date=January 6, 2020 |access-date=January 6, 2020 |website=The Morning Call}}</ref>
===Pittsburgh Steelers=== On April 19, 2022, the Pittsburgh Steelers hired Corley as their Assistant quarterbacks coach<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varley |first=Teresa |date=April 19, 2022 |title=Corley named assistant quarterbacks coach |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/corley-named-assistant-quarterbacks-coach |access-date=April 19, 2022 |website=Steelers.com}}</ref>
==Personal== Corley graduated from William & Mary in 2002.<ref name="Altoona">{{cite web |date=2018-01-13 |title=Penn State hires RBs coach Corley |url=https://www.altoonamirror.com/sports/psu/2018/01/penn-state-hires-rbs-coach%e2%80%88corley/ |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Altoona Mirror}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://gopsusports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/david-corley/796 Penn State profile]
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