Cory Stevens

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Cory Stevens (born around 1968) is a former Canadian football punter who played in the CFL for the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He is 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighed about 245 pounds during his playing days. He attended Bev Facey Community High School in Sherwood Park, Alberta, and played college football at Minot State University from 1992 to 1995 as a punter and kicker.

At Minot State, Stevens helped the Beavers win conference titles from 1992 to 1994. The 1992 team reached the semifinals of the NAIA Division II national championship, and he was later inducted into the Minot State University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016. He earned All-Conference first-team honors in 1993–1995 and NAIA All-American scholar honors in 1994 and 1995. In 1995, he was the NAIA Division II punting champion with 52 punts for 2,278 yards (43.8 yards per punt). He holds Minot State records for career points after touchdown kicks (94) and punt yards (8,832) on 220 punts, and he kicked six field goals on ten attempts.

Stevens was drafted 26th overall in the 1996 CFL Draft by the Calgary Stampeders, signing a three-year contract. He was claimed off waivers from the Edmonton Eskimos by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in July 1999 and played two games as a punter for the Roughriders that season. He punted 17 times for 681 yards, with a long of 63 yards and an average of 40.1 yards. He scored one point on a rouge and made two tackles.

After his playing career, Stevens served as an assistant coach (defensive line) for Bev Facey Community High School as of 2016, and he runs a glass-and-door contracting company.