Tulane · W 17-3
No tackles.
Illinois · W 31-27
No tackles.
Stanford · W 35-7
No tackles.
William & Mary · W 62-7 · FCS
No tackles.
Georgia Tech · L 25-28
No tackles.
Cotton has tackles in 3 of Duke’s 8 games: none in the other 5.
Duke is 6-2.
One game to point at: 5 tackles against Boston College — Week 9, 2026.
8 tackles · 0 sacks
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Duke | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 7 | L 20-24vs North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 19-16@ Virginia | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 47-2vs Boston College | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 9 · 2026
W 47-2
5 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 45-point win at home against Boston College.
Ratings of the games shown run from -2 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
46.0%
243 pass / 285 run
Plays / game
66.0
8 games
Team sack rate
1.1%
266 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
