Career
Games: 25
Maryville Debut: Sept. 10, 2022, at Centre
Stats: 77 tackles, including 48 solo; 4½ tackles-for-loss for minus-7 yards; 1 sack for minus-1 yard; 2 interceptions for 36 yards; 8 pass breakups.

Awards
2023 USA South Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11)

2024 (Junior)
Games: 8
Position: DB
Stats: 15 tackles, including 11 solo ... 1 tackle-for-loss for minus-1 yard ... 1 interception ... Tied for fourth on team with 3 pass breakups.
Best Games: Helped Maryville win its first NCAA playoff game and reach nine wins in season for second time in history and first time since 1946 ... Scots also captured USA South Conference championship with perfect 7-0 record in final season of competition in that league ... Maryville finished second in Division III in pass efficiency defense with a rating of 94.11, eighth in total defense at 234.6 yards, 15th in rush defense at 73.5 yards and 20th in scoring defense at 14.5 points ... Best tackle game was 5 against Methodist ... Followed that one week later with four-tackle game at Belhaven ... Three games with three solo tackles against Centre, Methodist and Belhaven ... One of those solo stops was TFL for minus-1 at Belhaven ... Second career interception at Centre ... Continued to be force in defensive secondary with two pass breakups at Greensboro and one against Sewanee.

2023 (Sophomore)
Games: 9
Position: DB
Stats: Third on team with 41 tackles ... Second on team with 25 solo stops ... 2½ tackles-for-loss for minus-4 yards ... 1 sack for minus-1 yard ... 1 interception for 36 yards ... Tied for third on team with 3 pass breakups.
Best Games: Career-high eight tackles and first collegiate interception with 36-yard return keyed defensive effort in Maryville's 34-23 victory over Centre, snapping six-game losing streak to Colonels ... That effort earned USA South Defensive Player of the Week honors ... On defensive possession immediately immediately following Scots taking their first lead of game, Cottingham recorded his key interception to set up eventual game-winning Maryville touchdown ... At least one tackle in all nine games played ... Six tackles including 1-yard sack at Huntingdon ... Six tackles against Belhaven to spark 20-7 overtime triumph against eventual league champions ... Five solo tackles and two pass breakups to help Scots win 27-20 at Shenandoah ... Five tackles in 26-6 victory against LaGrange.

2022 (First Year)
Games: 8
Position: DB
Stats: 21 tackles, including 12 solo ... Third on team with 7 special teams tackles ... 1 tackle-for-loss for minus-2 yards ... 2 pass breakups.
Best Games: Season-high seven tackles against both Southern Virginia and Brevard ... Season-high five solo stops at Brevard, including first collegiate TFL for minus-2 yards ... Three solo tackles at Southern Virginia to support 45-7 triumph, with four assists ... Single tackles in fourth other games ... Two pass breakups in 61-7 Homecoming victory against North Carolina Wesleyan.

Before Maryville
Attended Montevallo High School in Montevallo, Alabama … Played one season under head coach Brandon Wilcox and then two seasons under head coach Blake Boren … Two-year captain.

Position: QB/DB/WR
Stats: As senior, rushed for 650 yards … Contributed 80 tackles and four interceptions on defense … Finished career with 13 interceptions.
Honors: Two-time All-State at defensive back … All-County at wide receiver … Team Most Athletic Award.
Get to Know: Also played baseball and basketball … 2021 Golden Glove Award … Helped Bulldogs to 2022 state baseball quarterfinals … Four-time All-Area in basketball … All-Tournament Team.

Personal
Born: Kial Jaquan Cottingham in Birmingham, Alabama.
Family: Parents are Latoya Cottingham and Dajuan Chappell … Four siblings, Kobe, MaKayla, Nia and Caleb.