6-foot-8 red-zone target with Tennessee grit
In the 2009 season, Jeff Cottam was a massive 6-foot-8, 260-pound tight end for Tennessee who brought mismatched-size value and experience to the Vols’ offense, with 48 career games and 9 starts by that point[2]. He was known as a reliable, physical seam and red-zone option—he caught Tennessee’s first touchdown in a wild 2007 four-overtime win at Kentucky—and his career also shows real resilience after battling a nagging back injury that required surgery and cost him time[2][10]. If a team wants a big-bodied tight end with catch-point length and toughness, he fits the bill; if it wants elite burst, he’s not that guy.
