2009 (Junior)
Played in all 11 games and moved up to the No. 2 spot on the depth chart midway through the season…finished third on the team with 60 carries for 281 yards and two scores…averaged 4.7 yards per rush…also had four receptions for 10 yards…ran six times for 37 yards and his first career touchdown, a 13-yard run in the fourth quarter, against Virginia State…had a career-high 16 carries for 57 yards against Hampton…ran nine times for a career-best 79 yards and a touchdown vs. Howard…that tally included a 37-yard TD run, the longest of his career…returned nine kickoffs for 157 yards, a 17.4 average…had 89 kickoff return yards, including a career-long 48-yard return, at FAMU.
2008 (Sophomore)
Played in 11 games, seeing action on special teams and as a backup running back…ran 11 times for 21 yards on the year…had career highs of four rushes for 14 yards, including a season-long nine-yard rush, at Howard.
At NSU
Enrolled at NSU in the fall of 2006…joined the team as a walk-on during the spring of 2008.
High School
Played running back on Hampton High’s state Group AAA championship team in 2005…high school teammates with current Spartans Shawn and Sherron Childress…also ran track at Hampton, specializing in sprints and relays.
Personal
Donovan Jordan Cotton was born on December 17, 1987…son of Dorl and Kathleen Cotton…majoring in business entrepreneurship.
Cotton's Career Rushing Statistics
|
YEAR
|
GP
|
Att
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
TDs
|
Lg
|
Avg/G
|
|
2010
|
11
|
29
|
109
|
3.8
|
0
|
18
|
9.9
|
|
2009
|
11
|
60
|
281
|
4.7
|
2
|
37
|
25.5
|
|
2008
|
11
|
11
|
21
|
1.9
|
0
|
9
|
1.9
|
|
Totals
|
33
|
100
|
411
|
4.1
|
2
|
37
|
12.5
|
Cotton's Career Receiving Statistics
|
YEAR
|
GP
|
Rec
|
Yds
|
Avg
|
TDs
|
Lg
|
Avg/G
|
|
2010
|
11
|
24
|
266
|
11.1
|
2
|
64
|
24.2
|
|
2009
|
11
|
4
|
10
|
2.5
|
0
|
5
|
0.9
|
|
2008
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
Totals
|
33
|
28
|
276
|
9.9
|
2
|
64
|
8.4
|
