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Brandon Tyler Cottom (born December 21, 1992) is a former
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fullback. He played
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at
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.


College career

Cottom committed to the
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on February 2, 2011. Cottom 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.


Statistics


Professional career


Seattle Seahawks

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. On August 20, 2016, Cottom was waived by the Seahawks with an injury designation. On May 5, 2017, Cottom re-signed with the Seahawks. On May 15, 2017, Cottom was waived by the Seahawks.


Outside the NFL

On September 14, 2018, Cottom signed with the
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of the
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. On March 29, 2019, Cottom was assigned to the
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of the
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.


''Survivor''

Cottom was cast to compete on the 44th season of the American reality TV series ''
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''. He started the game on the Ratu tribe and was ultimately the 7th person voted out and the ninth person eliminated, placing 10th overall.


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Seattle Seahawks bio
1992 births Living people American football fullbacks Players of American football from Bucks County, Pennsylvania Purdue Boilermakers football players Seattle Seahawks players Salt Lake Stallions players Survivor (franchise) contestants Philadelphia Soul players 21st-century African-American sportsmen 21st-century American sportsmen {{Tightend-stub