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0 Jaylen Cottrell

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lexington, Okla.
  • Highschool Lexington

Biography

Sixth-year senior All-American running back that is a playmaker every snap for the UCO offense ... Veteran in the program, leader on and off the field, and one of the most dynamic backs in the country ... Speedy and shifty runner that is elusive with the ball in his hands ... Doesn't shy away from running up the middle but is a threat to score on the edges every time he touches the ball ... Spent two years on the sideline between the pandemic-canceled season and a traditional redshirt season, but burst onto the scene in 2022 and continued an upward trend in each season since.

2024: Played in all 13 games and started each one at running back ... Ran for 1,284 yards on 177 carries and 13 rushing touchdowns ... Ranked among the best in the country in almost all rushing stats ... Finished second in yards per carry (7.2), 13th in rushing touchdowns, and 16th in rushing yards per game (98.8) ... Led the country in rushing yards per carry up to the final game of the season for the Bronchos, when he dipped back to second nationally ... Also a key player in the pass game, finished the season with 23 receptions for 297 yards and four touchdowns ... Scored a 46-yard touchdown on a pass play in the NCAA playoffs ... Rushed for more than 100 yards in 7 of 13 games ... Career-high 202 yards rushing against Northeastern State in Week 7 (16 carries, 202 yards, three touchdowns) and was named MIAA Offensive Player of the Week ... His 200-yard game is the 32nd in school history ... Had another three-touchdown game in Week 2's upset of Central Missouri (20 carries, 163 yards, three TDs) ... Also scored multiple rushing touchdowns against Missouri Southern (11-161-2) ... Had 17 carries for 151 yards and two rushing touchdowns to go with seven receptions for 62 yards in UCO's overtime playoff victory against Ouachita Baptist in Edmond ...  Posted a 79-yard rushing touchdown against Fort Hays State in September, narrowly missing his third career 80-yard touchdown ... Named First Team All-MIAA, First Team All-Region, and was an Honorable Mention All-American pick by the Don Hansen Football Gazette ... Also listed on the MIAA Honor Roll. 

2023: Played in eight games and made one start for the Bronchos as a sophomore ... Tallied 150 yards on 29 carries out of the backfield with one touchdown ... Posted 189 yards receiving on 15 catches out of the backfield and scored two touchdowns ... Had a career-high 85-yard touchdown catch against Washburn in UCO's Week 10 win ... Season-high 41 rushing yards on six carries and season-high 103 receiving yards on three catches in win over Ichabods ... Scored his lone rushing touchdown and first receiving touchdown of the season in a Week 7 win over Lincoln.

2022: Played in all 11 games and made three starts in the backfield as a redshirt freshman ... Increased his production in each of the first four games of his career and became a steady contributor to the UCO offense ... Totaled 71 rushes for 360 yards and three touchdowns on the season and also had 27 receptions for 154 yards and one more score ... Scored first career touchdown in 10-carry, 97-yard game in a win over No. 2 ranked Northwest Missouri in Week 4 and had two in the game ... His 83-yard touchdown in win over NWMSU was the longest run of the season in the MIAA ... Had a season-high five receptions twice and his 77 yards on five catches against Central Missouri in Week 11 was also a season-high ... Averaged 5.1 rushing yards per game and 5.7 receiving yards per game.

2021: Sat out redshirt season.

2020: Gained a year of experience through practice while UCO didn't play due to the pandemic.

High School: Prep standout at Lexington High School ... Earned All-City honors from The Oklahoman after senior season.

Personal: Physical Education - Health major ... Birthdate is Nov. 30, 2001.

Statistics

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2025

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 175 lbs

  • 2021Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 175 lbs
  • 27

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    6'2" 180 lbs
    27
  • 20

    2023Sophomore

    Running Back
    6'2" 180 lbs
    20
  • 0

    2024Junior

    Running Back
    6'2" 180 lbs
    0
  • 0

    2025Senior

    Running Back
    6'2" 210 lbs
    0
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