Player Dossier

2009-2011

Houston

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.

Usage / Role

6%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

16

Developing production for a quarterback

lowelite

Reliability

8

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

22

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Houston

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Houston
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UAB

Player Story

Cotton Turner built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a quarterback from Sugar Land, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Cotton Turner's career was his passing role: 1,205...

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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.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
1,258
Passing yards
1,205
Rushing yards
53
Touchdowns
13

Quick Answers

Cotton Turner quick answers

Latest team and position
Houston · QB
Career Total Offense
1,258
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 15 games
Best season
2011 Regular Season · Houston
Top game
UAB
Latest roster
No. 12 · Class 2011
2011 Total offense rank
721 total offense · QB 141st (top 51%) · Conference USA 26th (top 20%) · National 229th (top 18%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonHouston3371373-2351.4
2010 Regular SeasonHouston3166180-14243
2011 Regular SeasonHouston972165269862.2

Related Context

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

2010 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 56.4 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: Texas State

Win with 75 yards of offense and 59.3 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2010 Regular Season · Houston

Games

3

Primary Metric / G

55.3

Efficiency

56.4

Usage

8.1

Consistency

74.6

Best Game by takeover score

Texas State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 75. UTEP: 69. UCLA: 22

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas State: 14 by 59.3. UTEP: 11 by 61.9. UCLA: 12 by 48.1

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins72 · Games = 2 · +50 vs Losses
Losses22 · Games = 1 · -50 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Texas State

Best efficiency game

61.9 vs UTEP

Result
Sun 9/19@ UCLAL 13-316103960.00048.12-17-8.5000
Sat 9/11vs UTEPW 54-249106990.01061.910000
Sun 9/5vs Texas StateW 68-288117272.71059.333107

Player Story

Cotton Turner story

Cotton Turner built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a quarterback from Sugar Land, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with Houston. The clearest part of Cotton Turner's career was his passing role: 1,205 passing yards, 11 touchdown passes, 148 attempts, and 53 rushing yards across 15 career games in the available record. His career also includes 53 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cotton Turner's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Houston

    2009-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200920102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonHouston37167.25.1
2010 Regular SeasonHouston16656.48.1-205
2011 Regular SeasonHouston72171.95.4555

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UAB

Week 10 · W 56-13 · Conference game

Win with 81 yards of offense and 84.5 efficiency.

81

Total Offense

68.7 takeover

81 total offense with 84.5 efficiency.

#2

@ Tulane

Week 11 · W 73-17 · Conference game

153

Total Offense

66.5 takeover

Win with 153 yards of offense and 90.5 efficiency.

153 total offense with 90.5 efficiency.

#3

vs SMU

Week 12 · W 37-7 · Conference game

47

Total Offense

65.4 takeover

Win with 47 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.

47 total offense with 100 efficiency.

#4

vs Texas State

Week 1 · W 68-28

75

Total Offense

64.2 takeover

Win with 75 yards of offense and 59.3 efficiency.

75 total offense with 59.3 efficiency.

#5

vs Marshall

Week 8 · W 63-28 · Conference game

118

Total Offense

60.3 takeover

Win with 118 yards of offense and 81.5 efficiency.

118 total offense with 81.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Regular Season · Houston

721 primary output · 71.9 efficiency · 5.4 usage

62.2

#2

2009 Regular Season · Houston

51.4

371 primary · 67.2 efficiency · 5.1 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Houston

43

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