Receiver, Boise State, 2015–⁠17

Austin Cottrell

Number
No. 17
Height
6′2″
Weight
203 lb
Hometown
Glendale, AZ

Austin Cottrell played receiver at Boise State (2015–⁠17).

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2017

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Boise State620000
2017Boise State430000
Career1050000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2015Boise State17WR
2016Boise State17WR
2017Boise State17WR6′2″203

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2015Boise State12.01––2.0–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Boise State 4 games, 4 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 2vs.TroyW 24–⁠1311000
Sep 9atWashington StateL 44–⁠4711000
Oct 21vs.WyomingW 24–⁠1411000
Nov 18vs.Air ForceW 44–⁠1910000
2016 Boise State 5 games, 6 tackles
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 3atLouisianaW 45–⁠1021000
Sep 24atOregon StateW 38–⁠2410000
Nov 4vs.San José StateW 45–⁠3110000
Nov 18vs.UNLVW 42–⁠2510000
Nov 25atAir ForceL 20–⁠2711000
2015 Boise State 2 games, 1 catch, 77 yards
DateOpponentResultTklSoloTFLSacksPD
Sep 25atVirginiaW 56–⁠14–––––
Nov 14vs.New MexicoL 24–⁠31–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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