High School: Played at Linganore High School for coach Rick Conner...played offensive and defensive line and was a three-year letterwinner...earned first team All-State (Big Schools) honors as both a junior and a senior...also a two-time first team all-area and first team all-conference selection...team won the 2003 state AAA title and was Chesapeake Conference champions in both 2003 and 2004...also played basketball and baseball...played one season of basketball as center and power forward in 2003-04...played outfield in baseball and lettered two seasons...honor roll student.

At Delaware: Sophomore and third-year member of the squad...letterwinner who is a key part of an experienced and deep offensive line unit that returns all five starters and seven players with starting experience...hoping to have an injury-free season after missing several games a year ago...projected as the No. 2 left guard behind returning starter Kheon Hendricks but could move into starting spot if Hendricks moves to center...talented player who has outstanding strength and good technique...2006: Earned first career letter as a redshirt freshman...appeared in six games with five starts...opened season as starting left tackle but suffered ankle injury vs. Albany and missed next three games...returned to lineup and started three straight games at right tackle vs. Hofstra, Richmond, and Towson...helped the UD offense average 26.3 points (No. 4 in A-10), 356.6 total yards (No. 5), and 253.0 passing yards (No. 2) per game...team ranked No. 9 in NCAA I-AA in passing and No. 30 in both scoring and total offense...team went 5-6 under head coach K.C. Keeler...2005: Did not see game action and retained freshman eligibility...was expected to see game action at mid-season due to injuries on the offensive front, but suffered a knee injury during mid-week practice and ended up redshirting...team went 6-5.

Personal: Corey Addison Nicholson...born Dec. 14, 1987...son of Tim and Donna Nicholson...has an older brother and younger sister...criminal justice major at Delaware...father is a landscaper.