47   Keith Cottrell
	Class: Senior Hometown: Orlando, FL High School: Boon Height / Weight: 6-4 / 205 Position: Punter

At Florida State: Three-year starter who should contend for All-America honors as a senior...ranked second in the Atlantic Coast Conference and 26th nationally last year after averaging a career-high 42.8 yards per kick...has a strong leg and good athletic ability...handles pressure situations well.

Junior Year (1999): Florida State's starting punter for the third consecutive year...had the best season of his career, averaging 42.8 yards per punt...ranked second in the ACC and 26th in the nation...earned honorable mention All-ACC honors...averaged 45 yards per kick over the final four games of the season...best statistical game came against Maryland, when he booted a season-long 59-yarder and finished with a 48.3 yard average...punted extremely well in the win at Florida with several efforts coming from deep in his own end zone...averaged at least 40 yards per punt in seven of 11 games...earned ACC Specialist of the Week honors after averaging 47.8 yards on six punts in the win at Virginia.

Sophomore Year (1998): The Seminoles’ punter for the second consecutive year...showed great improvement from his freshman campaign...averaged 41.3 yards per punt on the season...banged a career-high 69-yarder at Miami...best game was at Wake Forest when he punted a season-high nine times and averaged a year-best 44.7 yards...also had a solid national championship game against Tennessee when he was called on nine times...had a stretch of four games - Georgia Tech through Wake Forest - where he averaged at least 42.0 yards...averaged at least 40 yards per kick in eight of 13 games...did have one kick blocked...

Freshman Year (1997): Began his collegiate career with a 42.7 yard punting average at Southern California ...booted career-long punts of 54 yards against Clemson and Florida...punted six times and averaged 41.3 yards versus Florida, including one inside the 20...his season average of 38.4 was on par with the sophomore season average of previous four-year starter Sean Liss...

High School: Considered one of the top punters in the Southeast as a senior at Boone High School in Orlando...averaged 43.8 yards per punt as a senior...rated as the No. 3 kicker/punter in Florida by the National Recruiting Advisor...Prep-Star’s No. 1 punter in the Southeast...ranked among the state’s top 50 recruits by the Tallahassee Democrat...also recruited as a quarterback by several other Division I programs... received the Bob Martin Scholar-Athlete Award in the Orlando area...selected Florida State over Florida, Tennessee, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati ...

Personal: Sport Management major...born October 23, 1978 and will turn 21 the day will play Clemson... graduated early from high school and enrolled at Florida State in January of 1997.

Cottrell's Career Statistics

Year	Punts	Yards	Avg.	Blk	Long
1997	58	2227	38.4	1	54
1998	62	2558	41.3	1	69
1999	44	1885	42.8	0	59
Career	164	6670	40.7	2	69

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