Chase Cota
{{Short description|American football player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
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| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|11|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Medford, Oregon, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 200
| high_school = South Medford
(Medford, Oregon)
| college = UCLA (2018–2021)
Oregon (2022)
| undraftedyear = 2023
| pastteams =
- Detroit Lions ({{nfly|2023}})*
- Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
- Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2024}})*
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| statlabel1 = Receptions
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| pfr = C/CotaCh00
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Chase Cota (born November 9, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football at UCLA and Oregon.
College career
Cota began his college football at UCLA. During his freshman year in 2018, he appeared in all 12 games, being one of only to freshmen on the offense to do so, and had 13 receptions for 168 yards. During his sophomore year in 2019, he played in all 12 games, making 10 starts, and had 25 receptions for 350 yards and three touchdowns. He had the second-highest yards-per-reception average on the team with 14.0. During his junior year in 2020 he played in all seven games, making five starts, and had 11 receptions for 79 yards and two touchdowns in a season that was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During his senior year in 2021 he played in all 12 games, making 10 starts, and had 18 receptions for 286 yards and one touchdown. He placed second in yards per catch on the team, gaining an average of 15.9 yards per reception.{{cite web |url=https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster/chase-cota/11323 |title=Chase Cota |website=goducks.com |access-date=August 13, 2023}}
On February 18, 2022, Cota announced he was transferring to Oregon, the same college his father Chad Cota attended. He finished his career at UCLA with 67 receptions for 883 yards and six touchdowns.{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/college/oregon/recruiting/oregon-lands-ucla-wide-receiver-transfer-chase-cota |title=UCLA Transfer Wide Receiver Chase Cota Commits to Oregon Ducks |website=SI.com |first=Dylan |last=Reubenking |date=February 18, 2022 |access-date=August 13, 2023}} During his fifth-year senior year in 2022 he played in 10 of Oregon's 13 games, making nine starts, and had 36 receptions for 497 yards, and a career-high three touchdowns. He played the first eight games of the season, before getting injured on October 29, 2022, in a game against California. As a result, he missed the next three games due to injury. At the time of his injury he was the team's second-leading receiver in yards with 313, trailing only Troy Franklin.{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/college/oregon/football/oregon-football-wide-receiver-chase-cota-leaves-cal-game-with-injury |title=Chase Cota Leaves Cal Game With Injury |website=SI.com |first=Josh |last=Parker |date=October 29, 2022 |access-date=August 13, 2023}} Following the season he was named an All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention.{{cite web |url=https://pac-12.com/article/2022/12/06/fifteen-ducks-earn-all-pac-12-recognition |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814020812/https://pac-12.com/article/2022/12/06/fifteen-ducks-earn-all-pac-12-recognition |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 14, 2023 |title=Fifteen Ducks Earn All-Pac-12 Recognition |website=pac-12.com |date=December 6, 2022 |access-date=August 13, 2023}} He finished his college career with 103 receptions for 1,380 yards and nine touchdowns in 53 games.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3 1/4
| weight = 201
| dash = 4.50
| ten split = 1.56
| twenty split = 2.59
| shuttle = 4.14
| cone drill = 6.86
| vertical = 37.5
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 6
| bench = 10
| arm span = 32
| hand span = 9 3/4
| note = Sources:{{Cite web |title=2023 NFL Draft Scout Chase Cota College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1022630&DraftYear=2023 |access-date=August 13, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}{{cite web | last=Neel | first=Zachary | title=Official measurements and times for all players at Oregon Ducks Pro Day | website=Ducks Wire|publisher=USA Today | date=2023-03-14 | url=https://duckswire.usatoday.com/lists/official-measurements-and-times-for-all-players-at-oregon-ducks-pro-day/#:~:text=Bench%20Press%3A%2028-,WR%20Chase%20Cota,-40%2Dyard%20Dash | access-date=2024-08-13}}
}}
=Detroit Lions=
On May 12, 2023, the Detroit Lions signed Cota to a three-year, $2.71 million contract as an undrafted free agent.{{cite web |url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/a-closer-look-at-the-lions-undrafted-rookie-free-agents-martinez-cota-ibrahim |title=TWENTYMAN: A closer look at the Lions' undrafted rookie free agents |website=detroitlions.com |date=May 12, 2023 |access-date=August 13, 2023}}{{cite web |title=Spotrac.com: Chase Cota contract |url=https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/detroit-lions/chase-cota-82916/ |website=Spotrac.com |access-date=August 13, 2023}} During his preseason debut on August 11, 2023, in a game against the New York Giants, he led the team with four receptions on seven targets for 60 yards.{{cite web |url=https://www.mlive.com/lions/2023/08/udfa-lions-wr-chase-cota-makes-case-for-roster-spot-in-exhibition-debut.html |title=UDFA Lions WR Chase Cota makes case for roster spot in exhibition debut |website=MLive.com |first=Benjamin |last=Raven |date=August 12, 2023 |access-date=August 13, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2023/08/12/detroit-lions-udfa-receiver-chase-cota-excites-dan-campbell-with-strong-preseason-debut/70580549007/ |title=UDFA receiver Chase Cota excites Lions' Dan Campbell with strong preseason debut |newspaper=The Detroit News |first=Nolan |last=Bianchi |date=August 12, 2023 |access-date=August 13, 2023}} He was waived on August 29, 2023.{{cite web|title=Lions announce roster moves|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/news/lions-announce-roster-moves-x4161|website=DetroitLions.com|date=August 29, 2023}}
=Kansas City Chiefs=
On September 26, 2023, Cota was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad.{{cite web |last1=Goldman |first1=Charles |title=image caption Chiefs to sign former Lions WR Chase Cota to practice squad |url=https://atozsports.com/kansas-city/chiefs-signing-wr-chase-cota-practice-squad-2023-lions/ |website=A to Z Sports |access-date=27 September 2023}} He was released on December 5.{{cite web|title=Chiefs sign S Tyree Gillespie to practice squad, release WR Chase Cota|url=https://atozsports.com/kansas-city/chiefs-roster-moves-tyree-gillespie-signed-chase-cota-terminated-practice-squad/|work=A to Z Sports|date=December 5, 2023}}
=Houston Texans=
On December 12, 2023, the Houston Texans signed Cota to their practice squad, joining him with his cousin, Brady Breeze.{{cite web |title=Houston Texans Transactions (12-12-2023) |url=https://www.houstontexans.com/news/houston-texans-transactions-12-12-2023 |website=houstontexans.com |access-date=13 December 2023}} He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired.{{Cite web|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/texans/news/houston-texans-sign-12-players-to-reserve-future-contracts|website=Sports Illustrated|title=Texans Sign 12 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts|date=January 22, 2024|author=Thompson, Cole}}
=New York Giants=
On January 23, 2024, Cota signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants.{{cite web | last=Valentine | first=Ed | title=Roster moves: Giants sign two players to reserve/futures contracts | website=Big Blue View | date=2024-01-23 | url=https://www.bigblueview.com/2024/1/23/24048527/giants-roster-moves-chase-cota-jimmy-morrissey-signed-to-reserve-futures-contracts | access-date=2024-08-13}} On June 18, 2024, Cota was placed on injured reserve after suffering a fractured collarbone during minicamp.{{Cite web |title=Giants sign former UFL running back Jacob Saylors; WR Chase Cota to IR |url=https://www.giants.com/news/giants-sign-former-ufl-running-back-jacob-saylors-st-louis-battlehawks-east-tennessee-state |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=Giants.com |language=en-US}} He was released on September 13.
Personal life
Cota is the son of former professional football player Chad Cota, and the cousin of current Cleveland Browns safety Brady Breeze.{{cite web |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/highschoolsports/article/chase-cota-son-of-former-oregon-ducks-great-chad-coda-breaks-south-medford-record-with-282-yard-receiving-effort/ |title=Chase Cota, son of former Oregon Ducks great Chad Cota, breaks South Medford record with 282-yard receiving effort |newspaper=The Oregonian |date=September 29, 2015 |access-date=August 13, 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://theathletic.com/4502849/2023/05/10/detroit-lions-undrafted-rookies/ |title=Meet the Lions’ 14 UDFAs: Who has the best shot to make the roster? |publisher=The Athletic |first=Colton |last=Pouncy |date=May 10, 2023 |access-date=September 17, 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{Footballstats|nfl=chase-cota|espn=4367186}}
- [https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster/chase-cota/11323 Oregon Ducks bio]
- [https://uclabruins.com/sports/football/roster/chase-cota/10394 UCLA Bruins bio]
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Category:Sportspeople from Medford, Oregon
Category:Players of American football from Oregon
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Detroit Lions players
Category:Kansas City Chiefs players
Category:Houston Texans players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:Oregon Ducks football players