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RaymondCottrell Jr.

  • position Wide Receiver
  • height 6-3
  • Weight 210
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Pensacola, Fla.
  • High school Milton
  • Previous School Texas A&M

2024 – r-Freshman
• Transferred to Kentucky after one season at Texas A&M
• Will have four years of eligibility remaining

2023 – Freshman (Texas A&M)
• Redshirt season
• Appeared in three games for the Aggies, catching one pass for a 13-yard touchdown
• Saw the field in the season-opening win against New Mexico
• Registered his first career receiving touchdown with a 13-yard score in the win over ULM
• Also saw action vs. Arkansas

High School
• Ranked a 4-star recruit by ESPN, 247 Sports and Rivals coming out of Milton High School in Florida
• Totaled 651 receiving yards with 46 catches and nine touchdowns as a senior
• Was a two-way player as a junior catching 63 passes for 985 yards and eight touchdowns, while also making snaps at defensive back
• Coached by Kelly Gillis at Milton High School

Personal
• Last name is pronounced “cah-TRELL”
• Born in Pensacola, Florida
• Son of Sherquese Riley and Raymond Cottrell
• Has three brothers, Rayvon, Rayquan and Quatarius
• Major is community and leadership development

Raymond Says
• Nickname is “Ray”
• Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be in real estate
• Three words to describe him are respectful, kind and unique
• Most people don’t know he likes country music
• His go-to karaoke song is “God’s Country” by Blake Shelton

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