Usage Score
13.4
Player Dossier
2014-2018San José State
Thai Cottrell
WR • 5'7" • 181 lbs • Oceanside, CA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Thai Cottrell reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
51.1
Consistency
28.8
Season Value
47
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Thai Cottrell, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · San José State. Thai Cottrell reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
San José State paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 51.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2018 Regular Season · San José State
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
20
Efficiency
51.1
Usage
13.4
Consistency
28.8
Best Game by takeover score
Fresno State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Washington State: 10. Oregon: 3. Hawai'i: 38. Colorado State: 41. Army: 27. San Diego State: 8. UNLV: 79. Wyoming: 3. Nevada: 11. Fresno State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 1 by 66.7. Oregon: 1 by 20. Hawai'i: 3 by 84.4. Colorado State: 6 by 45.6. Army: 3 by 60. San Diego State: 2 by 26.7. UNLV: 5 by 100. Wyoming: 1 by 20. Nevada: 2 by 36.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Losses15.7 · Games = 9
First Half19.8 · Games = 6 · -0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half20.2 · Games = 5 · +0.4 vs First Half
All Games20 · Games = 11
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
UNLV
Best efficiency game
100 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/25 | @ Fresno State | L 13-31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Nevada | L 12-21 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Wyoming | L 9-24 | — | 1 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs UNLV | W 50-37 | — | 5 | 79 | 11.1 | 15.80 | 0 | 60 |
| Sun 10/21 | @ San Diego State | L 13-16 | — | 2 | 8 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Army | L 3-52 | — | 3 | 27 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 10/7 | vs Colorado State | L 30-42 | — | 6 | 41 | 5.5 | 6.80 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Hawai'i | L 41-44 | — | 3 | 38 | 7.2 | 12.70 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Oregon | L 22-35 | — | 1 | 3 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Sun 9/9 | @ Washington State | L 0-31 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Fri 8/31 | vs Unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career Arc
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San José State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
20142015201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | San José State | 2 | 13.3 | 3.3 | 2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | San José State | 24 | 53.3 | 5.4 | 22 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | 0 | -24 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 220 | 51.1 | 13.4 | 220 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UNLV
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
79
Primary metric
79 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
San Diego State
9
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
9 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#3
New Mexico
8
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
8 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.
#4
Hawai'i
38
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
38 receiving yards with a 84.4 efficiency score.
#5
Colorado State
41
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
41 receiving yards with a 45.6 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2017 Regular Season · San José State
0 primary output · — efficiency · 0 usage
50
#2
2018 Regular Season · San José State
47
220 primary · 51.1 efficiency · 13.4 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · San José State
28.7
24 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
2★
Class 2014 · Rating 0.7878
Oceanside · Oceanside, CA
- Committed To
- San José State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Career Facts
1
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
246
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 25 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.