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, 2018

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Georgia Tech166.006
2017Georgia Tech332718.2069
2018Georgia Tech463627.9434
2019Georgia Tech210.504
Career826407.8469

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2016Georgia Tech91870–––
2017Georgia Tech244700–––
2018Georgia Tech–––110
2019Georgia Tech3470–––
Career367040110

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Georgia Tech200000
2019Georgia Tech960000
Career1160000

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Georgia Tech31RBFr.
2017Georgia Tech31RBSo.
2018Georgia Tech31RBJr.
2019Georgia Tech31RBSr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2017Georgia Tech340.34––11.56%0.18
2018Georgia Tech500.54––26.96%0.31
2019Georgia Tech51.67––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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29atClemsonL 14–⁠521−30–––
Sep 7vs.South FloridaW 14–⁠10–––10–
Sep 14vs.The CitadelL 24–⁠27–––134–
Sep 28atTempleL 2–⁠24–––113–
Oct 5vs.North CarolinaL 22–⁠38––––––
Oct 19atMiamiW 28–⁠21––––––
Nov 2vs.PittsburghL 10–⁠20––––––
Nov 9atVirginiaL 28–⁠33––––––
Nov 16vs.Virginia TechL 0–⁠45––––––
Nov 21vs.NC StateW 28–⁠26––––––
Nov 30vs.GeorgiaL 7–⁠52140–––
2018 Georgia Tech 12 games, 362 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.Alcorn StateW 41–⁠01250–––
Sep 8atSouth FloridaL 38–⁠494200–––
Sep 22vs.ClemsonL 21–⁠49211–––
Sep 29vs.Bowling GreenW 63–⁠175461–––
Oct 5atLouisvilleW 66–⁠313270–––
Oct 13vs.DukeL 14–⁠282120–––
Oct 25atVirginia TechW 49–⁠283210–––
Nov 3atNorth CarolinaW 38–⁠289901–––
Nov 10vs.MiamiW 27–⁠216510––1
Nov 17vs.VirginiaW 30–⁠276310–––
Nov 24atGeorgiaL 21–⁠45220–––
Dec 26 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 10–⁠343361–––
2017 Georgia Tech 11 games, 271 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.TennesseeL 41–⁠426790–––
Sep 9vs.Jacksonville StateW 37–⁠104170–––
Sep 23vs.PittsburghW 35–⁠17–––126–
Sep 30vs.North CarolinaW 33–⁠73140117–
Oct 14atMiamiL 24–⁠2532407135–
Oct 21vs.Wake ForestW 38–⁠24460124–
Oct 28atClemsonL 10–⁠24350582–
Nov 4atVirginiaL 36–⁠40–––8178–
Nov 11vs.Virginia TechW 28–⁠22383018–
Nov 18atDukeL 20–⁠43200–––
Nov 25vs.GeorgiaL 7–⁠385430–––
2016 Georgia Tech 7 games, 9 returns, 187 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 10vs.MercerW 35–⁠10160–––
Oct 29vs.DukeW 38–⁠35–––114–
Nov 5atNorth CarolinaL 20–⁠48–––239–
Nov 12atVirginia TechW 30–⁠20––––––
Nov 19vs.VirginiaW 31–⁠17–––125–
Nov 26atGeorgiaW 28–⁠27–––235–
Dec 31 ✦vs.KentuckyW 33–⁠18–––374–

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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2020Jacksonville Jaguars700000
2021Jacksonville Jaguars313000
NFL career1013000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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