Brandon Cottom
 Cottom during the 2012 season. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | December 21, 1992 Newtown, Pennsylvania |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 262 lb (119 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Newtown (PA) Council Rock North |
| College: | Purdue |
| Position: | Fullback |
| Undrafted: | 2015 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Brandon Tyler Cottom (born December 21, 1992) is an American football fullback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Purdue University.[1]
College career
Cottom committed to the Purdue on February 2, 2011.[2] Cottom played all four years with the Boilermakers, playing in 38 games over that span. Cottom scored 6 touchdowns, 436 rushing yards with an average of 5.7 yards per carry.[3]
Statistics
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yards | Avg | Yds/G | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | ||
| 2011 | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 23 | 209 | 9.1 | 16.1 | 2 | 7 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | |
| 2013 | 45 | 154 | 3.4 | 17.1 | 1 | 7 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| NCAA Career Totals | 77 | 436 | 5.7 | 11.5 | 3 | 16 | 188 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 15 | |
| Source:[3] | ||||||||||||||
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
On May 2, 2015, Cottom was signed by the Seahawks. On August 31, 2015, he was waived. On September 1, 2015, Cottom was placed on injured reserve. On September 3, 2015, he was waived by the Seahawks. On November 16, 2015, Cottom was re-signed to the practice squad.[4]
On August 20, 2016, Cottom was waived by the Seahawks with an injury designation.[5]
On May 5, 2017, Cottom re-signed with the Seahawks.[6] On May 15, 2017, Cottom was waived by the Seahawks.[7]
References
- ^ "Brandon Cottom". PURDUESPORTS.COM. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Brandon Cottom". 247.COM. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Brandon Cottom". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ^ "Brandon Cottom, Purdue". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Seahawks Waive 5 Players With Injury Designations, All Revert To IR". August 20, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
- ^ Boyle, John (May 5, 2017). "Seahawks Sign FB Brandon Cottom, Waive RB Kelvin Taylor". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Boyle, John (May 15, 2017). "Seahawks Sign WR Speedy Noil and FB Kyle Coleman". Seahawks.com.
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