Jerricho Cotchery (born June 16, 1982, in
Birmingham, Alabama) is a wide receiver for the New
York Jets. He was drafted in the fourth round in the
2004 NFL Draft out of North Carolina State
University.
Cotchery was a two-time All-Atlantic Coast
Conference selection. He broke school records with
200 career receptions and 15 career 100-yard
receiving games, both previously held by consensus
All-American Torry Holt (1995-98), and finished
second to Holt in school history with 3,119 yards
and 21 touchdown catches. Cotchery and Florida
State's Peter Warrick are the only two receivers in
ACC history to record 200 career receptions and
3,000 career receiving yards. He caught at least one
pass in 39 consecutive games, which ties for the
longest streak in school history. He ranks 33rd in
NCAA history for career receiving yards and tied for
42nd for career receptions. He majored in sports
management.
