Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-10vs Southeast Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#26
Tyrone Cotton III
Freshman cornerback on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 178 lb · Chicago, IL · Glenbrook South
Transferred Washington State → Iowa State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1325 nationally · Signed with Washington State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman cornerback on Iowa State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington State in 2025.
- Transferred from Washington State to Iowa State in 2026.
Tyrone Cotton III
He got to Iowa State by way of Washington State. The receipt: 1 tackles against Southeast Missouri State — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Washington State3-star out of Glenbrook South
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Iowa State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Iowa State
2025Washington State
2026Iowa State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Iowa State1-1HC: Jimmy Rogers · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimmy Rogers
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–10
Game log
Background
Awards & Honors Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (S26) 2025 (at Washington State) Redshirted. High School Attended Glenbrook South High School … earned two all-conference honors and was named team’s most valuable player in 2024 … also a state qualifier and all-league performer in track and field.
The secondary · Iowa State
- #2Braden Awls48 tackles · 2025
- #1Keyon Washington37 tackles · 2025
- #6Drew Surges26 tackles · 2025
- #43Caden Matson15 tackles · 2025
- #26Tyrone Cotton III1 game · 2026
17 more on the roster · Iowa State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology