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Jimmy Cottrell signed with the Ravens as a rookie free agent on 5/12/06.
College Career:
Jimmy Cottrell started 45 of 46 games in his career...As a senior, led the nation in total tackles with 179, the most by an Aggie defensive player in a single season...He recorded 10 double-digit tackle games, including a career-high 25 tackles in his final game as an Aggie against Utah State (11/26)...He was named an honorable mention all-American by SI.com as well as a 1st-team all-WAC selection in 2005...Cottrell left NMSU ranked 3rd all-time in total tackles with 463 and is the only Aggie in school history to lead the team in tackles for 4 consecutive seasons...Earned 1st-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors...Led the Aggies in tackles for the 3rd-straight season with 99 despite missing nearly 2 complete games...Cottrell was injured and left the game in the 1st quarter against UTEP and missed the following game against UL Lafayette...Cottrell finished 2nd on the team with 8 tackles for loss, while recording 2 FF...Tallied 4 games with double-digit tackles...Led NMSU with 83 tackles as a sophomore, including 3 double-digit tackle games...Finished 3rd on the team in TFLs (8) and recorded 6 of those tackles in the final 5 games...He also had 12 tackles against Oregon State and Idaho...Had a spectacular game against Arkansas, finishing with seven total tackles, all solo, 2 TFL and 1 sack...Registered 102 tackles, 6.5 TFLs and had 2 sacks while starting all 12 games at MLB as redshirt freshman...In 1st collegiate game, totaled 10 tackles against nationally-ranked South Carolina...Had 15 tackles, 1 INT, 1 FF and combined on a sack against Middle Tennessee State...Cottrell had 11 tackles at Utah State and 13 stops against North Texas in the Sun Belt Conference championship game...He also had 11 tackles in the Aggies... victory over UL Lafayette in the league opener...Suffered a broken bone in his foot during two-a-days and missed his entire true freshman season...Re-injured the foot during spring conditioning drills... Majored in history.
Personal:
Earned 3 letters and served as team captain as a junior and senior at Douglas County (Castle Rock, CO) HS...Played NG as a sophomore before moving to LB for his final 2 seasons...Named Continental League Player of the Year as a senior and was honored as the county...s defensive player of the year...1st-team All-State as a senior and 1st-team All-League and All-County as a junior...Lettered twice as a wrestler and was ranked as high as 4th in the state at 215 pounds...Full name: Jimmy Allen Cottrell. | 