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Looks like a man among boys.  Literally.   

First thing I noticed was there were no Texas recruiters in the stands.    Second thing: wondering is how Cotton's team managed to line up a whole bunch of 5th grade opponents week after week.  Both of Columbia HS's  WRs  looked like they were visiting Lilliput.  The third thing I noticed was his QB was really good at threading the ball between defenders.  Threw a lot of timing, relatively high-risk plays across the middle and they ended up as completions.  Also,  threw a lot of balls where only Cotton could have gotten them.

I can also see why many college staffs would evaluate him as a WR.  He lined up there and was not used in a classic TE formation.  If some other coaches just pigeon-holed him as a WR  he would be evaluated against a larger population of fast, pass catching recruits.  I don't think Stanford owns the patent on using TEs extensively or creatively,  but our staff does have first hand knowledge of what they can do with tall, fast TE raw material and didn't have to adjust thinking about a position change.

Things I liked:  Cotton also played defense.  Not sure if stand-up DE or OLB,  but collapsed some plays on the corner taking on blockers.  Midget blockers,  but those guys are rough once they get into your legs.  Says to me Cotton's tough and loves the game.  Gonna need that attitude as a true TE w/ blocking responsibilities.    Also shows he's quick,  not just top end speed,  although watching him use his long legs vs. shorter, high-rev guys at full speed was fun, too.

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Looks like a man among boys.  Literally.   

First thing I noticed was there were no Texas recruiters in the stands.    Second thing: wondering is how Cotton's team managed to line up a whole bunch of 5th grade opponents week after week.  Both of Columbia HS's  WRs  looked like they were visiting Lilliput.  The third thing I noticed was his QB was really good at threading the ball between defenders.  Threw a lot of timing, relatively high-risk plays across the middle and they ended up as completions.  Also,  threw a lot of balls where only Cotton could have gotten them.

I can also see why many college staffs would evaluate him as a WR.  He lined up there and was not used in a classic TE formation.  If some other coaches just pigeon-holed him as a WR  he would be evaluated against a larger population of fast, pass catching recruits.  I don't think Stanford owns the patent on using TEs extensively or creatively,  but our staff does have first hand knowledge of what they can do with tall, fast TE raw material and didn't have to adjust thinking about a position change.

Things I liked:  Cotton also played defense.  Not sure if stand-up DE or OLB,  but collapsed some plays on the corner taking on blockers.  Midget blockers,  but those guys are rough once they get into your legs.  Says to me Cotton's tough and loves the game.  Gonna need that attitude as a true TE w/ blocking responsibilities.    Also shows he's quick,  not just top end speed,  although watching him use his long legs vs. shorter, high-rev guys at full speed was fun, too.