Joe Cotton
2025 HONORS Big 12 Offensive Line of the Week (NW State, Kansas, Iowa State) PFF Big 12 Team of the Week (Iowa State) Prior to Cincinnati Played three seasons at South Dakota, earning two all-league nods from the Missouri Valley conference…Named to All-Newcomer Team in 2022 and Second Team All-Conference in 2023…Earned Phil Steele Freshman All-America honors in 2023 as well…Started 27 games at left tackle over the last two seasons…Part of an offensive line in 2024 that paved the way for the sixth-ranked rushing attack in FCS (215.9) and the ninth-ranked offense (436.9)…Helped lead South Dakota to an FCS Playoff semifinal appearance in 2024 and a quarterfinal appearance in 2023…All-conference and all-state offensive lineman at Roosevelt High School. a
- SignedUnknown · Jun 9, 2026Joe Cotton (OL) signed with an agency
- TransferredJoe Cotton (OL) officially transferred from University of South Dakota to University of Cincinnati
| YR | SCHOOL | GP | GS | OFF SNAPS | PROD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | University of Cincinnati | 7 | 7 | 465 | High |
| 2025 | University of Cincinnati | 12 | 12 | 610 | High |
| 2024 |  University of South Dakota | 14 | 14 | 55 | High |
| 2023 | University of South Dakota | 13 | 13 | -- | Elite |
| 2022 | University of South Dakota | 1 | 0 | -- | Low |
| Career | 47 | 46 | 1,130 | High |
Profile last updated Nov 5, 2026