Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Penn State
Parker Cothren
DT • 6'4" • 304 lbs • Huntsville, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Parker Cothren shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12 disruption score.
Impact Production
57
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Parker Cothren built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive tackle from Huntsville, AL wearing No. 41, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Parker Cothren's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Penn State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Parker Cothren, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Penn State. Parker Cothren shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 49
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Parker Cothren quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · DT
- Career Tackles
- 49
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Penn State
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Hazel Green · Penn State
- High school pipeline
- Hazel Green · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 41 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · DT 83rd (top 33%) · Big Ten 183rd (top 30%) · National 1,788th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Penn State | 12 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 24 | 5.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 44.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Penn State | 13 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 32.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 13 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32.1 |
Related Context
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Parker Cothren played DT for Penn State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Parker Cothren recorded 49 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Penn State paired 7.5 primary output with 15.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Penn State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
12
Usage
2.5
Consistency
15.4
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game by game trend chart. Washington: 1. Akron: 0.5. Pittsburgh: 0. Georgia State: 0. Iowa: 0. Indiana: 0. Northwestern: 0. Michigan: 2. Ohio State: 0. Michigan State: 1. Rutgers: 0. Nebraska: 0.5. Maryland: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 1 by 14.2. Akron: 1 by 9.2. Pittsburgh: 2 by 8.3. Georgia State: 2 by 8.3. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 3 by 12.5. Michigan: 4 by 36.7. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Michigan State: 3 by 22.5. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 1 by 9.2. Maryland: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 11 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/30 | vs Washington | W 35-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Maryland | W 66-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Nebraska | W 56-44 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Rutgers | W 35-6 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Michigan State | L 24-27 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Ohio State | L 38-39 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs MichiganSplash game | W 42-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Northwestern | W 31-7 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Indiana | W 45-14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Iowa | W 21-19 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Georgia State | W 56-0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Pittsburgh | W 33-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Akron | W 52-0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Parker Cothren story
Parker Cothren built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive tackle from Huntsville, AL wearing No. 41, spending time with Penn State. The clearest part of Parker Cothren's career was his defensive production: 49 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Parker Cothren's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Penn State
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Penn State | 7.5 | 15.3 | 3.8 | 7.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Penn State | 7.5 | 15.3 | 3.8 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Penn State | 6 | 12 | 2.5 | -1.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Penn State | 6 | 12 | 2.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Temple
Week 3 · W 34-27
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Michigan
Week 8 · W 42-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Michigan State
Week 13 · W 45-12 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
50.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Michigan State
Week 10 · L 24-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
41.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Washington
Week 1 · W 35-28 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
35.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Penn State
7.5 primary output · 15.3 efficiency · 3.8 usage
44.3
#2
2016 Regular Season · Penn State
44.3
7.5 primary · 15.3 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Penn State
32.1
6 primary · 12 efficiency · 2.5 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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