Brandon Cottom
American football player (born 1992)
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Brandon Tyler Cottom (born December 21, 1992) is an American former football fullback. He played college football at Purdue University.[1] He competed on Survivor 44 in 2023.
Newtown, Pennsylvania
| No. 42 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Fullback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 21, 1992 Newtown, Pennsylvania |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 262 lb (119 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Newtown (PA) Council Rock North |
| College | Purdue |
| NFL draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
College career
Cottom committed to the Purdue Boilermakers football program on February 2, 2011.[2] He played all four years with the Boilermakers, playing in 38 games over that span. Cottom scored 6 touchdowns, 436 rushing yards with an average of 5.7 yards per carry.[3]
Statistics
Purdue Boilermakers | ||||||||||||||
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | Kickoff returns | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yards | Avg | Yds/G | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | ||
| 2011 | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 23 | 209 | 9.1 | 16.1 | 2 | 7 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | |
| 2013 | 45 | 154 | 3.4 | 17.1 | 1 | 7 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| NCAA career totals | 77 | 436 | 5.7 | 11.5 | 3 | 16 | 188 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 15 | |
| Source:[3] | ||||||||||||||
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 262 lb (119 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 4.62 s | 1.63 s | 2.65 s | 4.33 s | 7.06 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 22 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
Seattle Seahawks
On May 2, 2015, Cottom was signed by the Seahawks. On August 31, 2015, he was waived. On September 1, 2015, Cottom was placed on injured reserve. On September 3, 2015, he was waived by the Seahawks. On November 16, 2015, Cottom was re-signed to the practice squad.[5]
On August 20, 2016, Cottom was waived by the Seahawks with an injury designation.[6]
On May 5, 2017, Cottom re-signed with the Seahawks.[7] On May 15, 2017, Cottom was waived by the Seahawks.[8]
Outside the NFL
On September 14, 2018, Cottom signed with the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football.[9]
On March 29, 2019, Cottom was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League.
Survivor
Cottom was cast to compete on the 44th season of the American reality TV series Survivor.[10] He started the game on the Ratu tribe and was ultimately the 7th person voted out and the ninth person eliminated, placing 10th overall.