Running back, Georgia Tech, 2016–19
Nathan Cottrell
- Number
- No. 31
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 193 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Knoxville, TN
- Born
- Aug 2, 1996
Nathan Cottrell played running back at Georgia Tech (2016–19).
Career highs
90rushing yards, career highat North Carolina, 2018Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2017 | Georgia Tech | 33 | 271 | 8.2 | 0 | 69 |
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | 46 | 362 | 7.9 | 4 | 34 |
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 82 | 640 | 7.8 | 4 | 69 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 187 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2017 | Georgia Tech | 24 | 470 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 47 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Career | 36 | 704 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Georgia Tech | 31 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Georgia Tech | 31 | RB | So. | ||
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | 31 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 31 | RB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 193 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Georgia Tech | 34 | 0.34 | – | – | 11.5 | 6% | 0.18 |
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | 50 | 0.54 | – | – | 26.9 | 6% | 0.31 |
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 1.67 | – | – | 8.3 | – | – |
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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2019 Georgia Tech 11 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | L 14–52 | 1 | −3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 14–10 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 24–27 | – | – | – | 1 | 34 | – |
| Sep 28 | at | L 2–24 | – | – | – | 1 | 13 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 22–38 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at | W 28–21 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 10–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 9 | at | L 28–33 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 16 | vs. | L 0–45 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | W 28–26 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 7–52 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
2018 Georgia Tech 12 games, 362 rushing yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 41–0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 8 | at | L 38–49 | 4 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | L 21–49 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs. | W 63–17 | 5 | 46 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 5 | at | W 66–31 | 3 | 27 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | L 14–28 | 2 | 12 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | at | W 49–28 | 3 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | at | W 38–28 | 9 | 90 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs. | W 27–21 | 6 | 51 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. | W 30–27 | 6 | 31 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | at | L 21–45 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 10–34 | 3 | 36 | 1 | – | – | – |
2017 Georgia Tech 11 games, 271 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | L 41–42 | 6 | 79 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 37–10 | 4 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 35–17 | – | – | – | 1 | 26 | – |
| Sep 30 | vs. | W 33–7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 17 | – |
| Oct 14 | at | L 24–25 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 135 | – |
| Oct 21 | vs. | W 38–24 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Oct 28 | at | L 10–24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 82 | – |
| Nov 4 | at | L 36–40 | – | – | – | 8 | 178 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | W 28–22 | 3 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 8 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 20–43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 7–38 | 5 | 43 | 0 | – | – | – |
2016 Georgia Tech 7 games, 9 returns, 187 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 35–10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | vs. | W 38–35 | – | – | – | 1 | 14 | – |
| Nov 5 | at | L 20–48 | – | – | – | 2 | 39 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | W 30–20 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 31–17 | – | – | – | 1 | 25 | – |
| Nov 26 | at | W 28–27 | – | – | – | 2 | 35 | – |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 33–18 | – | – | – | 3 | 74 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
In the NFL
2 seasons, 10 games with a stat; latest team: Jacksonville Jaguars.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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