Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019Georgia Tech
Nathan Cottrell
RB • 5'11" • 193 lbs • Knoxville, TN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Nathan Cottrell leans balanced backfield option traits and 56.7 efficiency.
Impact Production
8
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
6
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
29
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Georgia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Georgia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Player Story
Nathan Cottrell built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Knoxville, TN wearing No. 31, spending time with Georgia Tech. The clearest part of Nathan Cottrell's career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Baylor
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Nathan Cottrell, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Georgia Tech. Nathan Cottrell leans balanced backfield option traits and 56.7 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 712
- Rushing yards
- 640
- Receiving yards
- 72
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Nathan Cottrell quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Tech · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 712
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Georgia Tech
- Top game
- North Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Horizon · Baylor
- High school pipeline
- Horizon · 12 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Senior
- 2019 Scrimmage yards rank
- 61 scrimmage yards · RB 488th (top 74%) · ACC 176th (top 64%) · National 1,621st (top 64%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 11 | 271 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 43.2 |
| 2018 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 12 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 61.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 12 | 338 | 326 | 12 | 3 | 61.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 11 | 61 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 21.2 |
Related Context
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Nathan Cottrell played RB for Georgia Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Nathan Cottrell recorded 640 rushing yards, 72 receiving yards, and 11 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Georgia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Georgia Tech paired 374 primary output with 67 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 56.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Miami
Win with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
5.5
Efficiency
56.7
Usage
1
Consistency
9.1
Best Game by takeover score
Miami
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: -3. South Florida: 0. The Citadel: 0. Temple: 0. North Carolina: 0. Miami: 41. Pittsburgh: 14. Virginia: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. NC State: 5. Georgia: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 1 by 0. Miami: 1 by 100. Pittsburgh: 1 by 100. NC State: 1 by 41.7. Georgia: 1 by 41.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins15.3 · Games = 3 · +13.5 vs Losses
Losses1.9 · Games = 8 · -13.5 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
Miami
Best efficiency game
100 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Georgia | L 7-52 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Fri 11/22 | vs NC State | W 28-26 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Virginia Tech | L 0-45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Virginia | L 28-33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Pittsburgh | L 10-20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Miami | W 28-21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 41 | 41 |
| Sat 10/5 | vs North Carolina | L 22-38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Temple | L 2-24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs The Citadel | L 24-27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs South Florida | W 14-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fri 8/30 | @ Clemson | L 14-52 | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | — | — | -3 |
Player Story
Nathan Cottrell story
Nathan Cottrell built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a running back from Knoxville, TN wearing No. 31, spending time with Georgia Tech. The clearest part of Nathan Cottrell's career was his backfield work: 640 rushing yards, 82 carries, 4 rushing touchdowns, and 72 receiving yards across 41 career games in the available record. His career also includes 72 receiving yards, 11 tackles, and 705 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nathan Cottrell's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Georgia Tech
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201620162017201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 6 | 62.5 | 0.2 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 6 | 62.5 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 271 | 55 | 5 | 265 |
| 2018 Postseason | Georgia Tech | 374 | 67 | 6.6 | 103 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 374 | 67 | 6.6 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Georgia Tech | 61 | 56.7 | 1 | -313 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ North Carolina
Week 10 · W 38-28 · Conference game
Win with 90 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
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Scrimmage Yards
75.1 takeover
90 scrimmage yards and 11.8 usage.
#2
vs Virginia Tech
Week 11 · W 28-22 · Conference game
83
Scrimmage Yards
71.5 takeover
Win with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
83 scrimmage yards and 5.1 usage.
#3
vs Tennessee
Week 1 · L 41-42
79
Scrimmage Yards
71.4 takeover
Loss with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
79 scrimmage yards and 6.6 usage.
#4
@ Miami
Week 8 · W 28-21 · Conference game
41
Scrimmage Yards
68.4 takeover
Win with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
41 scrimmage yards and 1.8 usage.
#5
vs Miami
Week 11 · W 27-21 · Conference game
51
Scrimmage Yards
57.6 takeover
Win with 51 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
51 scrimmage yards and 10.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Georgia Tech
374 primary output · 67 efficiency · 6.6 usage
61.4
#2
2018 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
61.4
374 primary · 67 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Georgia Tech
43.2
271 primary · 55 efficiency · 5 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
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2+ TD games
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