Zack Cotchery
6' 3", 254 lbs
Draft: Round 33, Pick 21 (2020)
Drafted By: Carolina Panthers
College: Western Kentucky
Player_ID: 1687
Yrs Pro: 13
Cap Cost: N/A
Defensive Stats
| Yr | Tm | GP | GS | Tkl | Tkl% | Ast | TFL | TFL% | Sk | Hur | QBkd | PB | PR% | Int | ThA | ThA% | PD | PA | PD% | PA% | BPA | FF | FR | Pen | DAV | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2032 | PIT |
8 | 4 | 17 | 10.6 | 5 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 18 | 15.5 | 3 | 6 | 16.7 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.290 |
| 2031 | CIN |
15 | 8 | 51 | 14.0 | 15 | 6 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 31 | 12.4 | 4 | 16 | 12.9 | 51.6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4.3 | 0.440 |
| 2030 | CAL |
16 | 6 | 38 | 14.9 | 16 | 4 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 24 | 12.9 | 2 | 21 | 8.3 | 87.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.5 | 0.320 |
| 2029 | CIN |
13 | 13 | 76 | 17.0 | 32 | 5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 43 | 13.5 | 2 | 44 | 4.7 | 100.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6.3 | 0.660 |
| 2028 | CIN |
16 | 16 | 118 | 16.9 | 32 | 15 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 61 | 12.2 | 5 | 53 | 8.2 | 86.9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 | 0.630 |
| 2027 | MIA |
13 | 8 | 43 | 18.2 | 10 | 8 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | 0 | 25 | 17.1 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | 64.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.270 |
| 2026 | TBY |
16 | 16 | 81 | 14.5 | 30 | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 37 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | 8.2 | 0.860 |
| 2025 | CAR |
16 | 16 | 85 | 13.9 | 30 | - | - | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 3 | - | - | 6 | 40 | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 9.4 | 0.980 |
| 2024 | CAR |
14 | 13 | 93 | 15.9 | 31 | - | - | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 | - | - | 7 | 45 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | 8.2 | 0.890 |
| 2023 | CAR |
16 | 16 | 85 | 12.1 | 28 | - | - | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 35 | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | - | 9.4 | 0.860 |
| 2022 | CAR |
15 | 12 | 81 | 13.0 | 26 | - | - | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 38 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 8.1 | 0.890 |
| 2021 | CAR |
14 | 1 | 7 | 9.5 | 2 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | - | 1.6 | 0.090 |
| 2020 | CAR |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0.8 | 0.010 |
| Career | 188 | 129 | 775 | 14.6 | 257 | 39 | - | 13.0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0.7 | 4 | 202 | 5.1 | 57 | 356 | - | - | 16 | 18 | 11 | 10 | - | - | |
Defensive Stats
| Yr | Tm | GP | GS | Tkl | Tkl% | Ast | TFL | TFL% | Sk | Hur | QBkd | PB | PR% | Int | ThA | ThA% | PD | PA | PD% | PA% | BPA | FF | FR | Pen | DAV | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2032 | PIT |
2 | 1 | 5 | 12.5 | 2 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 2030 | CAL |
3 | 1 | 12 | 16.7 | 2 | 2 | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 2029 | CIN |
1 | 1 | 4 | 10.4 | 1 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 2027 | MIA |
2 | 1 | 1 | 9.8 | 3 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| 2025 | CAR |
2 | 2 | 8 | 9.2 | 2 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2021 | CAR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 2 | - | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| Career | 12 | 6 | 30 | 11.8 | 12 | 2 | - | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 4.4 | 3 | 8 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
Salary Information
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Cap Cost | Cap Percentage |
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Ratings History
| Year | Scout Type | Age | RD | PT | PS | MM | ZN | BR | PD | PH | EN | ST | Overall | Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Pre-Camp | 23 | 35 | 31 | 68 | 44 | 59 | 24 | 55 | 49 | 54 | 22 | 34 | 34 |
| 2020 | Post-Camp | 23 | 86 | 49 | 74 | 92 | 68 | 75 | 52 | 45 | 77 | 64 | 40 | 73 |
| 2021 | Pre-Camp | 24 | 80 | 42 | 72 | 89 | 64 | 63 | 55 | 46 | 67 | 54 | 47 | 68 |
| 2021 | Post-Camp | 24 | 61 | 26 | 66 | 77 | 52 | 30 | 69 | 48 | 49 | 34 | 49 | 53 |
| 2022 | Pre-Camp | 25 | 62 | 25 | 66 | 77 | 52 | 31 | 62 | 49 | 52 | 36 | 54 | 54 |
| 2022 | Post-Camp | 25 | 62 | 25 | 67 | 77 | 51 | 28 | 59 | 49 | 52 | 35 | 53 | 53 |
| 2023 | Pre-Camp | 26 | 61 | 25 | 67 | 77 | 51 | 28 | 60 | 49 | 53 | 35 | 53 | 53 |
| 2023 | Post-Camp | 26 | 60 | 24 | 67 | 75 | 49 | 28 | 57 | 50 | 51 | 35 | 52 | 52 |
| 2024 | Pre-Camp | 27 | 60 | 24 | 67 | 75 | 49 | 28 | 57 | 50 | 51 | 35 | 52 | 52 |
| 2024 | Post-Camp | 27 | 72 | 32 | 72 | 88 | 66 | 33 | 47 | 44 | 37 | 28 | 58 | 58 |
| 2025 | Pre-Camp | 28 | 72 | 32 | 72 | 88 | 66 | 33 | 47 | 44 | 37 | 28 | 58 | 58 |
| 2025 | Post-Camp | 28 | 58 | 22 | 66 | 75 | 50 | 28 | 56 | 49 | 48 | 35 | 51 | 51 |
| 2026 | Pre-Camp | 29 | 58 | 22 | 66 | 74 | 50 | 28 | 56 | 49 | 48 | 35 | 51 | 51 |
| 2026 | Post-Camp | 29 | 59 | 21 | 65 | 75 | 50 | 28 | 56 | 47 | 49 | 35 | 51 | 51 |
| 2027 | Pre-Camp | 30 | 58 | 20 | 64 | 74 | 48 | 28 | 56 | 48 | 50 | 36 | 50 | 50 |
| 2027 | Post-Camp | 30 | 58 | 21 | 65 | 73 | 48 | 26 | 56 | 47 | 49 | 35 | 50 | 50 |
| 2028 | Pre-Camp | 31 | 56 | 20 | 64 | 71 | 47 | 26 | 56 | 46 | 49 | 36 | 49 | 49 |
| 2028 | Post-Camp | 31 | 56 | 20 | 66 | 72 | 48 | 24 | 57 | 46 | 48 | 36 | 49 | 49 |
| 2029 | Pre-Camp | 32 | 55 | 20 | 65 | 71 | 46 | 24 | 58 | 47 | 48 | 36 | 48 | 48 |
| 2029 | Post-Camp | 32 | 50 | 16 | 61 | 71 | 42 | 20 | 55 | 46 | 44 | 36 | 45 | 45 |
| 2030 | Pre-Camp | 33 | 49 | 15 | 61 | 70 | 42 | 20 | 55 | 46 | 45 | 36 | 44 | 44 |
| 2030 | Post-Camp | 33 | 66 | 18 | 62 | 90 | 61 | 18 | 42 | 36 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 51 |
| 2031 | Pre-Camp | 34 | 63 | 16 | 60 | 85 | 56 | 17 | 46 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 50 | 50 |
| 2031 | Post-Camp | 34 | 63 | 3 | 49 | 82 | 34 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 21 | 28 | 42 | 42 |
| 2032 | Pre-Camp | 35 | 64 | 3 | 49 | 82 | 34 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 21 | 28 | 43 | 43 |
| 2032 | Post-Camp | 35 | 62 | 3 | 45 | 82 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 39 |
Transactions
| Year | Team | Transaction |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Carolina Panthers | signed to a new contract: 2yrs, $1,520,000 |
| 2022 | Carolina Panthers | signed a renegotiated contract: 3yrs, $4,600,000 |
| 2024 | Carolina Panthers | signed a renegotiated contract: 3yrs, $11,830,000 |
| 2026 | Carolina Panthers | released |
| 2026 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,030,000 |
| 2027 | Miami Dolphins | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,220,000 |
| 2027 | Miami Dolphins | changed primary position |
| 2028 | Cincinnati Bengals | signed as an unrestricted free agent: 2yrs, $3,410,000 |
| 2029 | Cincinnati Bengals | signed a renegotiated contract: 3yrs, $14,100,000 |
| 2030 | Cincinnati Bengals | released |
| 2030 | California Chargers | signed as a free agent: 2yrs, $5,550,000 |
| 2030 | California Chargers | changed primary position from SILB |
| 2031 | California Chargers | released |
| 2031 | Green Bay Packers | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,340,000 |
| 2031 | Green Bay Packers | released |
| 2031 | Cincinnati Bengals | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,340,000 |
| 2032 | San Francisco 49ers | signed as an unrestricted free agent: 1yr, $2,840,000 |
| 2032 | San Francisco 49ers | released |
| 2032 | Pittsburgh Steelers | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,370,000 |
| 2032 | Pittsburgh Steelers | released |
| 2032 | Pittsburgh Steelers | signed as a free agent: 1yr, $1,370,000 |





