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Southern Athlete had the opportunity to work with some of the best high school athletes in the southeast United States over the past weekend at Atlantas NIKE SPARQ COMBINE. An athlete by the name of Nathan Cottrell clocked a laser-timed 40-yard dash at 4.35 seconds (note LASER-TIMED and if you want a comparison bump it to a mid/low 4.2 second hand-timed 40-yard dash). The 510.5 178 lbs. Running Back out of Knoxville, TN had only one offer (Austin Peay) going into the weekend, despite some impressive numbers from last season, which culminated in a state championship game where Cottrell and his teammates came up just one point short of a state title. The young man posted impressive numbers across the board with a 4.09 second 20-yard Shuttle (5th best of the day with the fastest being 4.00), a 39 Kneeling Power Ball Throw (10th best of the day excluding Linemen with the best coming from fellow TN Running Back Jaylen Burgess at 42.5), a 40.8 vertical (3rd best of the day with the best coming from Taj Griffin at 46), and an overall SPARQ Rating of 132.72 (best of the day). Last season Cottrell ran the ball 120 times for 1,756 yards and 22 Touchdowns, meaning he gained more than 14.6 yards per carry and made a trip to the end zone every 5.5 carries. He had 13 receptions for 276 yards and 4 Touchdowns, which puts him at 21.2 yards per reception and a Touchdown every 3.3 receptions. He had 1 Punt Return for a Touchdown and 3 Kick Returns for Touchdowns for a total of 30 Touchdowns as a Junior at Knoxville West High School. The best part of all of this? Working with incredibly talented young men who genuinely want to work hard and be great at what they do. Nathan Cottrell and Taj Griffin are two incredible athletes who left me wondering if I was more impressed with their talent or their character. The question still remains, but there is no doubt in my mind that both possess outstanding talent and character. hudl/athlete/1351705/nathan-cottrell espn.go/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/combine/_/id/184623/nathan-cottrell
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 22:33:10 +0000

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