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Jersey Number 44
DJ Cotton Jr.
- Year:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Hometown:
- Reston, Va.
- High School:
- The Avalon School
- Previous:
- West Virginia
- Major:
- Sociology
2025:
2024:
2023 at West Virginia:
High School:
Personal:
- Played in nine games
- Had one sack at Liberty (Sept. 20)
2024:
- Played in 10 games
- Had one tackle in opener at Charlotte (Aug. 31)
2023 at West Virginia:
- Played in one game, redshirting to retain a year of eligibility
High School:
- Washington Post First Team All-Metro as a senior
- First Team All-State as a senior
- First Team All-Region as a junior and senior
- First Team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference as a junior and senior
- Had 16.5 sacks and a pick-six as a senior
- Team captain in final two years at The Avalon School
- Part of Under Armour All-American Camp, being voted one of top DL in 2022 class
- Dual-sport athlete who also wrestled
- Honor roll student
Personal:
- Son of Lakiesha and Shon Cotton
- Has a sister, Dejah
- His cousin, Thomas Mayo, played football at California (PA) and in the NFL with the Raiders, Jets and Dolphins
- Majoring in sociology
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