Player Career
Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.
Player Story
AJ Cottrill built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a linebacker from Tampa, FL wearing No. 41, spending time with Florida State. The clearest part of AJ Cottrill's career was his defensive production: 29 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks across 16 career games in the available record. That gives AJ Cottrill's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
Florida State
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida State | 0 | 8.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Florida State | 5 | 16.1 | 4.8 | 5 |
#1 Featured game
vs No. 130 Kent State
Week 4 · W 66-10
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
vs East Texas A&M
Week 2 · W 77-3
1
Havoc Plays
47 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 52 Wake Forest
Week 10 · W 42-7 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
40.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.6 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 36 Pittsburgh
Week 7 · L 31-34 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
32 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 32 takeover score.
#5
vs Charleston Southern
Week 13 · W 41-7
0
Havoc Plays
10.6 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 10.6 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Florida State
5 primary output · 16.1 efficiency · 4.8 usage
52.3
#2
2024 Regular Season · Florida State
39.9
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Florida State
36.9
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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