steady, high-upside FSU punter with NFL-style leg talent
Keith Cottrell is the kind of punter coaches love because he combined quarterback athleticism with field-flipping consistency at Florida State, where he averaged 41.3 yards per punt in the 2000 season and finished as a Ray Guy Award finalist. He stood out for hang time, placement, and pinning teams deep — 24 of his 48 punts were not returned, and opponents averaged just 4.79 return yards per punt. The big takeaway: he wasn’t just booming it; he was controlling the field like a hidden weapon.
