Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Central Michigan
Paris Cotton
RB • 5'9" • Miami, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Paris Cotton leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
70
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
52
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Central Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Central Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Player Story
Paris Cotton built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Paris Cotton's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Central Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Paris Cotton, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Central Michigan. Paris Cotton leans balanced backfield option traits and 47.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,869
- Rushing yards
- 1,381
- Receiving yards
- 488
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Paris Cotton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Central Michigan · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,869
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Central Michigan
- Top game
- Eastern Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Hialeah · Central Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Hialeah · 21 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 575 scrimmage yards · RB 134th (top 29%) · Mid-American 35th (top 16%) · National 339th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 7 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 38.3 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 8 | 297 | 220 | 77 | 2 | 40.8 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 11 | 896 | 651 | 245 | 6 | 65.2 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 9 | 575 | 409 | 166 | 4 | 47.9 |
Related Context
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Paris Cotton played RB for Central Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Paris Cotton recorded 1,381 rushing yards, 488 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Central Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Central Michigan paired 896 primary output with 40 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 40 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2011 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Regular Season · Central Michigan
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
81.5
Efficiency
40
Usage
27.3
Consistency
42.7
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hampton: 125. Temple: 65. Eastern Michigan: 245. Northwestern: 16. Ball State: 61. Virginia Tech: 144. Miami (OH): 60. Bowling Green: 116. Western Michigan: 2. Navy: 26. Toledo: 36
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hampton: 21 by 57.4. Temple: 21 by 28.5. Eastern Michigan: 24 by 92.5. Northwestern: 6 by 11.1. Ball State: 12 by 46.2. Virginia Tech: 25 by 55.3. Miami (OH): 17 by 24.3. Bowling Green: 24 by 50.3. Western Michigan: 4 by 5.2. Navy: 7 by 36.3. Toledo: 6 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins124 · Games = 3 · +58.5 vs Losses
Losses65.5 · Games = 8 · -58.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
92.5 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | @ Toledo | L 31-42 | 3 | 4 | 1.30 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 6 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Navy | L 37-38 | 6 | 20 | 3.30 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.7 |
| Fri 11/5 | vs Western Michigan | W 26-22 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | — | — | 0.5 |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Bowling Green100 rush yards | L 14-17 | 23 | 111 | 4.80 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4.8 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Miami (OH) | L 20-27 | 15 | 23 | 1.50 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 3.5 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Virginia Tech100 rush yards | L 21-45 | 21 | 105 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 5.8 |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Ball State | L 17-31 | 11 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5.1 |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Northwestern | L 25-30 | 4 | -1 | -0.30 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 2.7 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Eastern Michigan100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 52-14 | 21 | 209 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 10.2 |
| Thu 9/9 | @ Temple | L 10-13 | 16 | 40 | 2.50 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 3.1 |
| Thu 9/2 | vs Hampton | W 33-0 | 18 | 94 | 5.20 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 6.0 |
Player Story
Paris Cotton story
Paris Cotton built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 6, spending time with Central Michigan. The clearest part of Paris Cotton's career was his backfield work: 1,381 rushing yards, 287 carries, 9 rushing touchdowns, and 488 receiving yards across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 488 receiving yards and 25 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Paris Cotton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Central Michigan
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 101 | 51.6 | 6.1 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 297 | 40.1 | 13.3 | 196 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 896 | 40 | 27.3 | 599 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Central Michigan | 575 | 47.4 | 16.8 | -321 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 3 · W 52-14 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
245
Scrimmage Yards
97.5 takeover
245 scrimmage yards and 40.7 usage.
#2
vs Northern Illinois
Week 5 · W 48-41 · Conference game
225
Scrimmage Yards
96.6 takeover
Win with 225 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
225 scrimmage yards and 41.7 usage.
#3
@ NC State
Week 6 · L 24-38
160
Scrimmage Yards
87.6 takeover
Loss with 160 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
160 scrimmage yards and 36.4 usage.
#4
vs Akron
Week 4 · W 48-21 · Conference game
96
Scrimmage Yards
73.6 takeover
Win with 96 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
96 scrimmage yards and 24.3 usage.
#5
@ Virginia Tech
Week 6 · L 21-45
144
Scrimmage Yards
71.4 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
144 scrimmage yards and 43.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Central Michigan
896 primary output · 40 efficiency · 27.3 usage
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#2
2011 Regular Season · Central Michigan
47.9
575 primary · 47.4 efficiency · 16.8 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Central Michigan
40.8
297 primary · 40.1 efficiency · 13.3 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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