SUNY Cortland Athletics

2024: Sam played in two games with one start but missed most of the season due to injury...Made 14 catches for 165 yards and one touchdown with a long reception of 49 yards, and threw one pass for 42 yards and a touchdown...Caught 10 passes for 140 yards, including a 19-yard touchdown reception, in a road win over Brockport...Made four catches for 25 yards, and threw a 42-yard touchdown pass on a trick play in a home win over Ithaca in the 65th Cortaca Jug Game.

2023: Empire 8 Rookie of the Year and all-league first team defensive back...Finished fourth on the team with 49 tackles despite playing in only 10 games due to injury...Registered two interceptions, two pass breakups and a forced fumble...Averaged 6.3 yards on four punt returns...Empire 8 Co-Defensive Player of the Week and D3football.com National Team of the Week selection after totaling 10 tackles, an interception and a pass breakup in a win over Brockport that clinched the league title for the Red Dragons...Nine tackles, six solo, in NCAA second round versus Grove City...Eight tackles, six solo, against Alfred...Intercepted a pass at St. John Fisher...Empire 8 President’s List for fall semester.

High School: Graduated from G. Ray Bodley in 2023...National Honor Society member...School’s Senior Athlete of the Year...Oswego Palladium Times Male Athlete of the Year...Three-year football starter...Two-time all-league...All-Central New York as a senior...Four-year member of basketball team, three as a starter...Two-time first team all-league...All-state and All-CNY as a senior...Five-year baseball starter...Four-time first team all-league...All-CNY as a junior and senior...Played one year of golf and earned second team all-league honors.

Other: Parents are Kim and Randy Cotton...Has two siblings, Cole and Rylie.