Kamari Cotton-Moya: DB · Iowa State · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kamari Cotton-Moya
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Two seasons in the Iowa State secondary to date. Named All-Big 12 two seasons running, most recently in 2017. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Oklahoma State — Week 11, 2017.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 2 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 3 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.
FOX61 Oct 28
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Iowa State | 60 | 39 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | Iowa State | 73 | 58 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 |
| Career | 133 | 97 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs Northern Iowa | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 41-44vs Iowa | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-17vs Texas | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-31@ No. 3 Oklahoma | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-0vs Kansas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-13@ Texas Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 14-7vs No. 4 TCU | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-20@ West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 42-49vs No. 12 Oklahoma State | 9 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 23-13@ Baylor | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-20@ Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 39 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
60tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%3 TFL60 tackles · 3 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
2 seasons under Matt Campbell — 11-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
53.5%
477 pass / 414 run
Plays / game
68.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.7%
508 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
First team in his league at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Iowa State, 133 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2017) — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2017)
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Paul Rhoads → Matt Campbell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
