Earl Cochran

Cochran, Earl
Position: DE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 278
Born: April 19, 1981 Birmingham, AL
Died: October 31, 2025
High School: Bessemer City (Bessemer, AL)

Year	College	Participation
1999	Alabama State	Played
2000	Alabama State	Played
2001	Alabama State	Played
2002	Alabama State	Played

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
2005 Amsterdam Admirals (NFLE)2005 AMS NFLE	94	RDT-DE	10	2
2006 Amsterdam Admirals (NFLE)2006 AMS NFLE	99	LDE-RDE	10	9
2006 Houston Texans (NFL)2006 HOU NFL	60	DE	1	0
2007 Houston Texans (NFL)2007 HOU NFL	96	LDE	15	1
2008 Houston Texans (NFL)2008 HOU NFL	96	DE-DT	8	1
2009 California Redwoods (UFL)2009 CAL UFL	98	DE	5	4
3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL			24	2

Team	Date	Transaction
2003 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2003 GB NFL	7/14/2003	Signed
2003 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2003 GB NFL	8/5/2003	Injured Reserve
2003 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2003 GB NFL	7/23/2004	8/5/2003
2005 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2005 MIN NFL	6/20/2005	Signed
2005 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2005 MIN NFL	9/3/2005	6/20/2005
2005 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2005 MIN NFL	10/19/2005	Practice Squad
2005 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2005 MIN NFL	10/25/2005	10/19/2005
2006 Amsterdam Admirals (NFLE)2006 AMS NFLE		Signed by League
2006 Amsterdam Admirals (NFLE)2006 AMS NFLE		Free Agent
2006 Houston Texans (NFL)2006 HOU NFL	6/1/2006	Signed
2006 Houston Texans (NFL)2006 HOU NFL	9/1/2006	6/1/2006
2006 Houston Texans (NFL)2006 HOU NFL	11/15/2006	Practice Squad
2006 Houston Texans (NFL)2006 HOU NFL	12/27/2006	Signed
2006 Houston Texans (NFL)2006 HOU NFL	3/2/2007	12/27/2006
2007 Houston Texans (NFL)2007 HOU NFL	3/28/2007	Signed
2007 Houston Texans (NFL)2007 HOU NFL	2/29/2008	3/28/2007
2008 Houston Texans (NFL)2008 HOU NFL	3/19/2008	Signed
2008 Houston Texans (NFL)2008 HOU NFL	11/19/2008	Injured Reserve
2008 Houston Texans (NFL)2008 HOU NFL	3/11/2009	11/19/2008
2009 California Redwoods (UFL)2009 CAL UFL	10/12/2009	Signed
2009 California Redwoods (UFL)2009 CAL UFL		10/12/2009

SACKS	NO	YDS
2005 Amsterdam Admirals (NFLE)2005 AMS NFLE	3.0	9.0
2006 Amsterdam Admirals (NFLE)2006 AMS NFLE	5.0	33.0
2007 Houston Texans (NFL)2007 HOU NFL	1.0	6.0
2008 Houston Texans (NFL)2008 HOU NFL	2.0	21.0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	3.0	27.0

FUMBLES	OPP	REC
2007 Houston Texans (NFL)2007 HOU NFL	1	1
2009 California Redwoods (UFL)2009 CAL UFL	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	1

DEFENSE	TKL	DEF	ST	MT	QH	TFL	FF	PD	BL
2005 Amsterdam Admirals (NFLE)2005 AMS NFLE	20	20	0	0			0	3	0
2006 Amsterdam Admirals (NFLE)2006 AMS NFLE	51	51	0	0			0	1	0
2007 Houston Texans (NFL)2007 HOU NFL	26	25	1	0	1	2	1	4	0
2008 Houston Texans (NFL)2008 HOU NFL	17	17	0	0	2	4	0	1	0
2009 California Redwoods (UFL)2009 CAL UFL	9					0.5	1	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	43	42	1	0	3	6	1	5	0

PENALTIES	Called	Declined	Accepted	Yards	Nullified Yards	First Downs	Stalled Drives
2007 Houston Texans (NFL)2007 HOU NFL	1	0	1	15	0	1	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	0	1	15	0	1	0