Last confirmed: Penn State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 301 lb · Newtown, PA
Curtis Cothran: DT · Penn State · #52.
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Curtis Cothran
Wins his gap play after play. This is his third year in the same defensive front at Penn State. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Indiana — Week 5, 2017.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
20 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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 him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Penn State | 20 | 8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2016 | Penn State | 21 | 11 | 4.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2015 | Penn State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 41 | 19 | 8.5 | 4.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Akron | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-14vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-19@ Iowa | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-14vs Indiana | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 31-7@ Northwestern | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-13vs No. 19 Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 38-39@ No. 6 Ohio State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-6vs Rutgers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | — | 1 |
Week 8 · 2017
W 42-13
vs Michigan
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 29-point win at home against Michigan.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
20%4 TFLSack rate
18%4 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries20 tackles · 4 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
3 seasons under James Franklin — 29-11 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
51.1%
458 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
69.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
511 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Penn State, 41 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill O'Brien → James Franklin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
