Eric Cotton: DE · Stanford · #80.
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Eric Cotton
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Three seasons in the Stanford defensive front to date. On tape: 3 tackles against Utah, Week 6, 2017.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-7vs Rice | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-42@ No. 6 USC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20@ San Diego State | 9 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 58-34vs UCLA | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-24vs Arizona State | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 23-20@ No. 20 Utah | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-7vs Oregon | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 15-14@ Oregon State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-24@ No. 25 Washington State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 12 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
10%3 sacksTFL rate
14%4 TFLHurry rate
3%1 hurryPressure-to-sack conversion
75%3 of 4 pressures29 tackles · 4 for loss · 3 sacks.
3 seasons under David Shaw — 27-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Shaw
Pass share
44.1%
363 pass / 460 run
Plays / game
58.8
14 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
390 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Stanford, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under David Shaw.
