Lance Cottrell

Houston

Sep 12 (Fri)

5:30 PM

Position:
Outside Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Plano, Texas
High School:
Plano West

AT COLORADO: This Season (Fr.) - He is projected to play outside linebacker as a true freshman in college.

HIGH SCHOOL - He started two years at defensive end for Plano West, serving as one of the team captains as a senior, when he was in on 78 total tackles (48 solo). Those included 16 tackles for losses, eight of which were quarterback sacks; he also recorded 21 quarterback hurries, 10 passes broken up, a forced fumble and a recovery. As a junior, he posted 24 tackles (14 solo), with two for losses including a sack; he also had 14 hurries and two fumble recoveries. Under coach Mike Hughes, PWHS was 6-5 his senior season and 9-5 his junior year (claiming the district and area team titles). He lettered twice in track (shot put, discus) under coach John Lowrance, who was also his defensive ends coach; he was the district champion in the discus as a junior and the runner-up in the shot put as a senior, when he was also was a team captain. His career-best throw in the discus, 168-02, set a school record. Plano West was the district team champion his sophomore and senior seasons.

ACADEMICS - He is interested in majoring in Business (Finance) at Colorado.

PERSONAL - He was born April 28, 1996 in Plano, Texas. His hobbies include weightlifting, swimming, drawing and listening to music; though a Texas native, his favorite NFL team is the Denver Broncos. An older brother, Bryce, is a sophomore defensive end at the University of Texas. His father, Comer Cottrell, was a minority owner of the Texas Rangers with former President George W. Bush. His nickname is Hollister, as one of his summer jobs was working as a Hollister model.