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Jersey Number 4
Zayion Cotton
- Position:
- TE
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Grenada, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Grenada HS
High Schoolย
Prepped at Grenada High School โฆย Cotton is rated as a 4-star prospect by the Rivals/On3 Industry Rankings โฆ Both ESPN and 247 rate Cotton as a 3-star prospect โฆ Rivals/On3 rank Cotton as theย 21st best Tight End and the 14th best player in the state of Mississippi โฆ Member of the 2025 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game Rosterย โฆย In 2024, he earned Second Team All-State honors as a wide receiver and First Team All-Region 1-6A honorsย โฆย For stats available in 2025, Cottonย hadย 50ย receptions forย 807ย yardsย andย 12ย touchdownsย โฆย In 2024, Cotton helped lead Grenada to a 14-1 record and the Mississippi State 6A State Championship, which was alsoย heย schoolโs first state title in football โฆ During his junior season in 2024 he had 48 receptions forย 700 yardsย and six touchdownsย โฆ As a sophomore in 2023, Cotton helped Grenada to the State Championship game, finishing as the runner-upย ..ย He had 37 receptions forย 636 yardsย and five touchdownsย โฆย While in high school, Cotton also played basketball and ran trackย โฆ Ran the 110 hurdles (17.17 PR), 400m (55,26 PR), 4x1 and 4x4 relays.ย
Personalย
Mississippi State was Cottonโs first Division I offer in May of 2024 โฆย Committed to Mississippi State on June 22,ย 2025ย โฆย Chose Mississippi State over Ole Miss, Arkansas, NCย Stateย and others.ย
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Prepped at Grenada High School โฆย Cotton is rated as a 4-star prospect by the Rivals/On3 Industry Rankings โฆ Both ESPN and 247 rate Cotton as a 3-star prospect โฆ Rivals/On3 rank Cotton as theย 21st best Tight End and the 14th best player in the state of Mississippi โฆ Member of the 2025 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game Rosterย โฆย In 2024, he earned Second Team All-State honors as a wide receiver and First Team All-Region 1-6A honorsย โฆย For stats available in 2025, Cottonย hadย 50ย receptions forย 807ย yardsย andย 12ย touchdownsย โฆย In 2024, Cotton helped lead Grenada to a 14-1 record and the Mississippi State 6A State Championship, which was alsoย heย schoolโs first state title in football โฆ During his junior season in 2024 he had 48 receptions forย 700 yardsย and six touchdownsย โฆ As a sophomore in 2023, Cotton helped Grenada to the State Championship game, finishing as the runner-upย ..ย He had 37 receptions forย 636 yardsย and five touchdownsย โฆย While in high school, Cotton also played basketball and ran trackย โฆ Ran the 110 hurdles (17.17 PR), 400m (55,26 PR), 4x1 and 4x4 relays.ย
Personalย
Mississippi State was Cottonโs first Division I offer in May of 2024 โฆย Committed to Mississippi State on June 22,ย 2025ย โฆย Chose Mississippi State over Ole Miss, Arkansas, NCย Stateย and others.ย
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