Randy Cochran, Jr.

Position:
CB
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
6-0
Weight:
188
Hometown:
Doraville, Ga.
High School:
Norcross

2021: Appeared in seven games for the Zips, including five starts...garnered 23 overall tackles, with 12 solo stops and 11 assisted tackles...posted five or more tackles in three games, including a season-best six tackles against Buffalo (Oct. 23), while also adding a fumble recovery...registered five tackles, with a pair of solo stops, versus Temple (Sept. 11)...added a five-tackle effort, including three solo stops in Akron’s win over Bryant (Sept. 18)...recorded three, two, one and one tackles, respectively, in a triumph past Bowling Green (Oct. 9), No. 10 Ohio State (Sept. 25), Auburn (Sept. 4) and Miami (Oct. 16).

2020: Appeared in all six games for the Zips, including four starts...recorded 17 tackles on the campaign, including 10 solo stops...posted a sack, while registering a fumble recovery and a pass break-up...collected a season-best eight-tackle performance at Buffalo (Dec. 12)...made five solo stops as part of a seven-tackle effort in Akron’s win over Bowling Green (Dec. 5), while also tallying a sack and a pass break-up...earned a fumble recovery at Kent State (Nov. 17)...SAAC representative.

2020 preseason second-team All-MAC selection by Lindy’s Sports, and a fourth-team All-MAC pick by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele.

2019: Played in 11 games with 10 starts...one of only seven true freshmen to earn a starting nod...went finished with 41 tackles, five break-ups, and a forced fumble...at Miami, had five solo tackles and a break-up...against Eastern Michigan, led the Zips with 10 tackles, including eight solo stops, and a forced fumble...at Bowling Green, had seven tackles, including a TFL...against Kent State, had five tackles, including four solo stops and 1.0 TFL...at UMass, had two solo stops...against Troy, had three tackles and a break-up...at Central Michigan, had two solo stops and a break-up...against UAB, had two tackles...made his collegiate debuts as a starter in the secondary at Illinois...had two tackles and a break-up.

PRIOR TO AKRON: Two-star recruit by 247Sports.com…played cornerback for coach Keith Maloof at Norcross HS...All-Region and All-County selection...also returned kicks and punts...the Blue Devils went 7-5 overall and 5-1 in the region in 2018...as a senior, had 50 tackles, including 35 solo stops, 15 break-ups, seven interceptions, and a forced fumble...one of 11 football signees from Norcross HS...also ran track.

PERSONAL: Majoring in exercise science/coaching...son of Randy Cochran, Sr. and Lareena McClain... has an older sister Shylin and an older brother Malik.