The son of Barney and Christine Cotton, Sam was born on Jan. 27, 1994. He is a business administration/marketing major and is a four-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll selection. He has volunteered his time with the NFL Fuel Up to Play 60 Event, Uplifting Athletes, Husker Heroes, the Lincoln Marathon and school and hospital visits. He has been named to both the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and Tom Osborne Citizenship Team twice for his outreach efforts. His father earned three letters for the Huskers from 1975 to 1978 as both an offensive and defensive lineman.
