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Chad Cota

Oregon · Safety · 1991-94

COV
77
TAK
65
RNG
72

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Cota was a first-team all-conference pick in 1994.

In the Oregon record book, Cota ranks No. 10 in career tackles.

Cota was the No. 209 overall pick in the 1995 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 74 overall, the 5th-highest safety rating at Oregon since 1990 and No. 28 among all safeties of the 1990-1994 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1993
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 1994
    • Second-team All-American
    • First-team all-conference
  3. 1995
    • No. 209 overall pick, NFL Draft

Oregon Record Book

  • No. 10 in career tackles

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Oregon Teammates

  1. 80Alex Molden1992-95CB
  2. 80Herman O'Berry1992-94S
  3. 74Kenny Wheaton1994-96CB
  4. 74Ricky Whittle1992-95RB
  5. 72Bill Musgrave1987-90QB
  6. 72Danny O'Neil1991-94QB
  7. 72Eric Castle1990-92S
  8. 72Jeremy Asher1992-95LB
  9. 72Peter Brantley1990LB
  10. 71Ernest Jones1990-93LB

Full Oregon all-time roster

Top Safeties of the 1990-1994 Era

  1. 90Aaron GlennTexas A&M · 1992-93S
  2. 90Ken SwillingGeorgia Tech · 1990-91S
  3. 90Lawyer MilloyWashington · 1994-95S
  4. 90Tripp WelborneMichigan · 1990S
  5. 88Chris HudsonColorado · 1990-94S
  6. 86Brian RobinsonAuburn · 1994S
  7. 86Clifton AbrahamFlorida State · 1991-94S
  8. 86Darryl WilliamsMiami · 1990-91S

Best college safeties since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Chad Cota) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.