Usage Score
5.4
Player Dossier
2009-2011Houston
Cotton Turner
QB • 6'1" • Sugar Land, TX, USA
Balanced quarterback profileEfficient finisher
Cotton Turner is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
71.9
Consistency
65
Season Value
60.6
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Houston
091011
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Houston
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UAB
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.
Cotton Turner, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Houston. Cotton Turner is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.4 usage in the latest tracked season.
Cotton Turner played QB for Houston. Across 3 tracked seasons, Cotton Turner recorded 1,205 passing yards, 53 rushing yards, and 13 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
Houston paired 721 primary output with 71.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 71.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UAB
Win with 81 yards of offense and 84.5 efficiency. It landed in the 55.6th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · Houston
Games
9
Primary Metric / G
80.1
Efficiency
71.9
Usage
5.4
Consistency
65
Best Game by takeover score
UAB
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 110. Georgia State: 128. East Carolina: 63. Marshall: 118. Rice: 5. UAB: 81. Tulane: 153. SMU: 47. Tulsa: 16
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Texas: 19 by 62.2. Georgia State: 16 by 61.9. East Carolina: 13 by 61.2. Marshall: 11 by 81.5. Rice: 4 by 37.5. UAB: 7 by 84.5. Tulane: 12 by 90.5. SMU: 2 by 100. Tulsa: 4 by 67.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half84.8 · Games = 5 · +10.5 vs Second Half
Second Half74.3 · Games = 4 · -10.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
UAB
Best efficiency game
100 vs SMU
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/25 | @ Tulsa | W 48-16 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 67.7 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs SMU | W 37-7 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fri 11/11 | @ Tulane | W 73-17 | 8 | 11 | 118 | 72.7 | 1 | 0 | 90.5 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 1 | 35 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ UAB | W 56-13 | 4 | 7 | 81 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 84.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fri 10/28 | vs Rice | W 73-34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Marshall | W 63-28 | 5 | 9 | 103 | 55.6 | 1 | 0 | 81.5 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 14 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs East Carolina | W 56-3 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 61.2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Georgia State | W 56-0 | 10 | 14 | 128 | 71.4 | 1 | 0 | 61.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ North Texas | W 48-23 | 13 | 18 | 105 | 72.2 | 0 | 1 | 62.2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Career Arc
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Houston
2009-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Houston | 371 | 67.2 | 5.1 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Houston | 166 | 56.4 | 8.1 | -205 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Houston | 721 | 71.9 | 5.4 | 555 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UAB
Win with 81 yards of offense and 84.5 efficiency.
81
Primary metric
81 total offense with 84.5 efficiency.
#2
SMU
47
Primary metric
Win with 47 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.
47 total offense with 100 efficiency.
#3
Tulane
153
Primary metric
Win with 153 yards of offense and 90.5 efficiency.
153 total offense with 90.5 efficiency.
#4
Texas State
75
Primary metric
Win with 75 yards of offense and 59.3 efficiency.
75 total offense with 59.3 efficiency.
#5
Memphis
168
Primary metric
Win with 168 yards of offense and 67.8 efficiency.
168 total offense with 67.8 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · Houston
721 primary output · 71.9 efficiency · 5.4 usage
60.6
#2
2009 Regular Season · Houston
49.8
371 primary · 67.2 efficiency · 5.1 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Houston
40.5
166 primary · 56.4 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
0
250+ passing yards
0
300+ total offense
0
3+ TD games
12
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
1,258
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 15 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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