Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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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.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
43
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
Thai Cottrell built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Oceanside, CA wearing No. 22, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Thai Cottrell's career was his return-game...
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- Committed To
- San José State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Thai Cottrell, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · San José State. Thai Cottrell reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 246
- Receptions
- 28
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Thai Cottrell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 246
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- UNLV
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Oceanside · San José State
- High school pipeline
- Oceanside · 22 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Senior
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 220 receiving yards · WR 438th (top 43%) · Mountain West 51st (top 26%) · National 549th (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | San José State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | San José State | 6 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 32 |
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 11 | 24 | 220 | 1 | 56.2 |
Related Context
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Thai Cottrell played WR for San José State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Thai Cottrell recorded 10 rushing yards, 246 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
San José State paired 220 primary output with 51.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 51.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on 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
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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
UNLV
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UC Davis: 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.
Wins79 · Games = 1 · +64.9 vs Losses
Losses14.1 · Games = 10 · -64.9 vs Wins
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 UC Davis | L 38-44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player Story
Thai Cottrell story
Thai Cottrell built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Oceanside, CA wearing No. 22, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Thai Cottrell's career was his return-game role: 886 return yards across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with San José State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 10 rushing yards, 246 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San José State.
The arc is straightforward: Thai Cottrell moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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San José State
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value 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
vs UNLV
Week 9 · W 50-37 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
88 takeover
79 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Colorado State
Week 6 · L 30-42 · Conference game
41
Receiving Yards
65.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
41 receiving yards with a 45.6 efficiency score.
#3
@ San Diego State
Week 8 · L 3-42 · Conference game
9
Receiving Yards
59.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
9 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#4
vs Army
Week 7 · L 3-52
27
Receiving Yards
57.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.
#5
vs Hawai'i
Week 5 · L 41-44 · Conference game
38
Receiving Yards
56.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
38 receiving yards with a 84.4 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · San José State
220 primary output · 51.1 efficiency · 13.4 usage
56.2
#2
2017 Regular Season · San José State
50
0 primary · — efficiency · 0 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · San José State
32
24 primary · 53.3 efficiency · 5.4 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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