As a Fifth-Year Senior (2017)
• 12 games played
• 30 tackles (nine solo), 4.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks
• One tackle (for loss) at Rice
• Solo tackle at USC
• Nine tackles (two solo), 1.5 sacks at San Diego State
• Six tackles (0.5 sack) vs. Arizona State
• Two solo tackles at Utah
• Two tackles vs. Oregon
• Five tackles (three solo), 0.5 sack at Oregon State
• Two tackles (one solo) at Washington State
• One tackle, 0.5 tackles for loss vs. Washington
• One tackle vs. Notre Dame
As a Senior (2016)
• 11 games played
• Four tackles
• One tackle at UCLA
• Solo tackle at Arizona
• One solo tackle at Oregon
• One tackle, first career sack vs. Rice
As a Junior (2015) • Game-by-Game Statistics
• One game played
• One tackle vs. Iowa (Rose Bowl)
As a Sophomore (2014) • Game-by-Game Statistics
• 13 games played
• Three games started
• Seven catches for 128 yards (18.3 yards/catch)
• One catch for 15 yards in career debut vs. UC Davis
• One catch for 19 yards vs. USC
• One catch for 10 yards vs. Army
• One catch for 28 yards at Washington
• One catch for 39-yard touchdown vs. Washington State
• One catch for 14 yards at Arizona State
As a Freshman (2013)
• Did not see action
• Stanford's Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 19)
The Cotton File
• Attended Columbia (Idaho) while playing football under head coach Derek Mertz
• Four-star recruit nation’s 227th-best overall player by 247Sports
• Nation’s eighth-best tight end by 247Sports, 29th by Scout
• Nation’s 19th best Y-tight end by ESPN
• 2012 Tacoma News Tribune Western 100
• 2012 PrepStar All-Central-Region
• Idaho’s top prospect by 247Sports, second by Scout and third by ESPN
• Selected by Team USA to play in 2012 International Bowl
• Played in the 2012 District III East-West Shrine All-Star Game
• 2011 second team all-state and first team all-Southern Idaho Conference
• Earned three varsity football letters
• Played tight end, wide receiver, right guard, outside linebacker and defensive end
• School record holder for yards/catch (22.64), receiving touchdowns (11) and receiving yards (747)
• School record holder for longest reception (94 yards)
• 39 receptions for 715 yards and seven touchdowns in 2012
• 33 receptions for 747 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2011
• Lettered in basketball and track
• Triple jumped 43-5 and finished fourth at state championship
• All-conference basketball player and four-year starter
• Played point guard, forward and center
• Born in Pocatello, Idaho
• Full name is Eric Louis Cotton, Jr.
• Son of Eric and Julie Cotton
• Father played basketball at College of the Sequoias
• Two sisters, Lanae and Shaniece
• Shaniece played basketball at Walla Walla Community College
• Majoring in civil engineering