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|---|---|
| Position | Fullback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1992-12-21)December 21, 1992 (age 33) Newtown, Pennsylvania |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 262 lb (119 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Newtown (PA) Council Rock North |
| College | Purdue |
| NFL draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Stats atPro Football Reference  | |
Brandon Tyler Cottom (born December 21, 1992) is an American formerfootballfullback. He playedcollege football atPurdue University.[1] He competed onSurvivor 44 in 2023.
Cottom committed to thePurdue Boilermakers football program on February 2, 2011.[2] He played all four years with the Boilermakers, playing in 38 games over that span. Cottom scored 6 touchdowns, 436 rushing yards with an average of 5.7 yards per carry.[3]
Purdue Boilermakers | ||||||||||||||
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | Kickoff returns | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yards | Avg | Yds/G | TD | Rec | Yards | TD | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | ||
| 2011 | 8 | 70 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 23 | 209 | 9.1 | 16.1 | 2 | 7 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | |
| 2013 | 45 | 154 | 3.4 | 17.1 | 1 | 7 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 0 | 15 | |
| NCAA career totals | 77 | 436 | 5.7 | 11.5 | 3 | 16 | 188 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 15 | |
| Source:[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 262 lb (119 kg) | 32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 4.62 s | 1.63 s | 2.65 s | 4.33 s | 7.06 s | 33.5 in (0.85 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 22 reps | |
| All values fromPro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
On May 2, 2015, Cottom was signed by the Seahawks. On August 31, 2015, he was waived. On September 1, 2015, Cottom was placed on injured reserve. On September 3, 2015, he was waived by the Seahawks. On November 16, 2015, Cottom was re-signed to the practice squad.[5]
On August 20, 2016, Cottom was waived by the Seahawks with an injury designation.[6]
On May 5, 2017, Cottom re-signed with the Seahawks.[7] On May 15, 2017, Cottom was waived by the Seahawks.[8]
On September 14, 2018, Cottom signed with theSalt Lake Stallions of theAlliance of American Football.[9]
On March 29, 2019, Cottom was assigned to thePhiladelphia Soul of theArena Football League.
Cottom was cast to compete on the44th season of the American reality TV seriesSurvivor.[10] He started the game on the Ratu tribe and was ultimately the 7th person voted out and the ninth person eliminated, placing 10th overall.