Brad Cotner

Iowa State

Oct 11 (Sat)

1:30 PM

Position:
Offensive Lineman
Height:
6-3
Weight:
275
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
High School:
Westlake/Col. of the Canyons

AT COLORADO: Note—He decided to forego his senior of eligibility and graduate on schedule.

2014 (Jr.)—He did not see any action; he was listed second at right offensive guard and third at center but was never called upon for game action.

2013 (Soph.)—He saw action in seven games (no starts), dressing for all except for the Arizona game, when he was held out due to precautionary reasons with an ankle sprain. He was in for 63 snaps from scrimmage, with 35 plus plays for a plus percentage of 55.6 (actual grade was higher as it took into account neutral results). He had four knockdown blocks and two touchdown blocks, while not allowing a quarterback sack or pressure and was not called for any penalties.

2012 (Fr.-RS): He saw action in eight games, including a start against Fresno State. He was in for a total of 74 snaps, grading out to 67.6 percent for the season; his best game grade came against Arizona State (75.0). He played the most in his start, lining up for 32 plays against the Bulldogs. He had one will-breaker block and allowed one quarterback sack with no pressures allowed while also not being flagged for a penalty.

2011 (Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced the entire fall on the offensive line but was ineligible to play after transferring to Colorado from College of the Canyons via Venture Community College. He signed his letter-of-intent in the summer and counted as a member of the 2011 recruiting class; he was the rare exception of his NCAA clock not starting because he attended junior college on a part-time basis, thus he had to sit out a year in residence but still would have four years of eligibility remaining.

AT COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS (2010, Fr.)—Redshirted; he practiced on the offensive line on football team but did not play in any games. He then attended Ventura Community College, also on a part-time basis, in the spring.

HIGH SCHOOL—He earned second-team All-Ventura County and first-team All-Marmonte League honors at center as a senior, helping to lead Westlake to the Division Northern 3 CIF Championship. In starting all 14 games, he did not allow a quarterback sack or get flagged for any penalties, and allowed his man to pressure the QB on just two occasions. Westlake was an offensive juggernaut, averaging 408 yards of offense (218 rushing) and outscoring the opponent 580-219, including nine games with 40-plus points; the team boasted a 2,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and a 1,000-yard receiver, the latter being fellow CU recruit Nelson Spruce. As a junior playing right tackle, he earned honorable mention All-League accolades, allowing just two sacks and three pressures with just one penalty. His biggest high school moment came in the CIF title game, when Westlake scored with under two minutes remaining to defeat Moorpark, 14-10; he helped his Warrior team rush for 151 yards and amass 371 yards of total offense in the win. WHS was 14-0 his senior year (also the Marmonte League champs) and 7-5 his junior season under coach Jim Benkert. He started all 26 games on the varsity between his junior and senior years, as he played on the junior varsity, on both the offensive and defensive lines, as a freshman and sophomore. He also played basketball on the junior varsity team as a freshman.

ACADEMICS—He graduated from Colorado with a degree in Political Science in December 2014. He earned second-team Pac-12 All-Academic Team honors as a redshirt freshman and honorable mention status as a sophomore; the NFF also honored him as a 2015 Hampshire Society team member. He was a member of Westlake’s Academic Honor Roll his junior and senior years.

PERSONAL—He was born May 9, 1992 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. His hobbies include reading, writing, going to the movies and playing basketball. His father (Steven) played college basketball at Cal-Lutheran.