Tight end for Nebraska. 2016: 8 catches, 87 receiving yards.
6′5″ · Lincoln, NE
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 1375 nationally · Signed with Nebraska
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2016 tight end for Nebraska. 2016: 8 catches, 87 receiving yards.
Sam Cotton
Sam Cotton has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Nebraska. The receipt: 37 rec yds, 3 receptions against Indiana — Week 7, 2016.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Nebraska, 163 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bo Pelini → Mike Riley. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 19.5 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 16.0 | 11.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 20.0 | 11.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2016
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 24-13@ Northwestern | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-16vs Illinois | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-22@ Indiana | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 17 | Season-high 37 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 27-14vs Purdue | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-23@ Wisconsin | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 8 | 87 | 11.1 | 0 | 17 |