Blake Cotton
Blake Cotton
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Blake Cotton arrived at Utah from UC Davis. One game to point at: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Baylor — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah | 27 | 19 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
| Career | 27 | 19 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 51–47
vs Kansas State
4 TOT · 3 SOLO · 2 PD
Edged out Kansas State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Utah
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Utah
Returning around him
- 3 Utah players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (17 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Utah · Last season: 11-2 (AP #15) · Talent rank #44 · 2026 recruiting class #27
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jaheim Jenkins’s 2025 season.
Matches Jaheim on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Offord's junior season at Kennesaw State (2025).
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