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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 2 | 1181st / 2573 |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Run stops | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 2 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 6 | — |
Charting
Where Cottrell's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Game Log
Justin Cottrell's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
Nicholls
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 13 | 1622nd / 5406 |
| Solo | 6 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 3 | 157th / 1588 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Troy | 66 | ~45 (18–48) | 4 | · | 68% |
| Wk 2 · Tulsa | 73 | ~4 (0–12) | 1 | 1 | 5% |
| Wk 3 · Nicholls | 58 | ~52 (21–55) | 3 | · | 90% |
| Wk 4 · Texas Tech | 65 | ~58 (23–61) | 5 | · | 89% |
| Wk 6 · Liberty | 52 | ~7 (0–22) | 1 | 1 | 13% |
| Wk 7 · Western Kentucky | 74 | ~12 (0–37) | 1 | 1 | 16% |
| Season | 388 | 178 (78–194) | 15 | 3 | 46% |
Position Room
23 DBs on the Sam Houston roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Railyn Adams | S | JR | 28 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Caesar Magee | CB | SR | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Ishmel Atkins | CB | SR | 20 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 5 |
| 8 | Tyler Bailey | S | SR | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Dravon Wilson | CB | 16 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | ||
| 9 | Jace Arnold | S | SR | 15 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2 | Justin Cottrell | CB | SR | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 15 | Cameron Franklin | S | SR | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Lyric Smith | S | JR | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Jalyn Stanford | S | SR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Aaron Edwards | S | JR | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 39 | Joseph Opara | CB | FR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 43 | Evan Odom | CB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Braylen Wortham | S | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 11 | CJ June | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 27 | Robert McFarland | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 35 | Jabaric Sullivan | CB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 36 | Marcus Bourda Jr. | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 6 | Jaylon Jones | S | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Octavius Henderson | CB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Julian Mayfield | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | O'Kece Battle | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | O'Kece Battle | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Sam Houston depth chart →