Jacorius Cotton

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Class: Senior Hometown: LaGrange, Ga. High School: Troup County HS

Height / Weight: 5-11 / 195 Position: DB Experience: 2L

2011 Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl: Tied a team-high with seven tackles ... picked off a pass in the first quarter and returned it six yards ... 2011 (So.): Took over a starting safety role as a sophomore and started all 14 games ... Set his single-game high for tackles this season with 17 at UAB (11/17) ... Was tied for second on the team in tackles with 98 (54 solo, 44 assisted) and had eight or more tackles in four games ... Picked off one pass at Virginia and against Nevada and broke up six passes ... Also forced one fumble ... Knocked down a two-point conversion attempt on the final play of the UCF game (11/12) to preserve the win ... 2010 Beef O'Brady's Bowl: Tallied one assisted tackle in the game ... 2010 (Fr.): One of seven true freshmen to see action during the year ... Saw action in all 13 games ... Posted 12 tackles (three solos), six of which came on kickoff and one on the punt teams ... Had season-high five tackles against Prairie View (9/11) ... Added four stops versus Marshall (10/2) ... Played extensively on special teams ... Prep: Played on both sides of the football for Bubba Jeter at Troup County High, concentrating mostly in the secondary during his senior campaign ... Lettered four seasons ... Awarded the Troup County All-Purpose accolade ... Also earned Running Back of the Year ... Collected the Iron Man and Defensive Player awards as well ... A three-star athlete by Rivals.com and earned two stars from Scout.com ... Named team's offensive most valuable player at the inaugural Columbus Valley High School Awards luncheon ... Personal: Son of Carla Cotton and Dwight Gates