Sam Cotton

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

2016 Nebraska 5 games, 8 catches, 87 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 24	atNorthwestern	W 24–⁠13	1	11	0	11
Oct 1	vs.Illinois	W 31–⁠16	1	12	0	12
Oct 15	atIndiana	W 27–⁠22	3	37	0	17
Oct 22	vs.Purdue	W 27–⁠14	3	27	0	12
Oct 29	atWisconsin	L 17–⁠23	–	–	–	–

2015 Nebraska 3 games, 3 catches, 35 yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Sep 19	atMiami	L 33–⁠36	1	8	0	8
Sep 26	vs.Southern Miss	W 36–⁠28	1	13	0	13
Nov 27	vs.Iowa	L 20–⁠28	1	14	0	14

2014 Nebraska 3 games, 3 catches, 41 yards, 2 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Aug 30	vs.Florida Atlantic	W 55–⁠7	1	10	0	10
Sep 13	atFresno State	W 55–⁠19	1	23	1	23
Oct 25	vs.Rutgers	W 42–⁠24	1	8	1	8

2013 Nebraska 3 games, 3 catches, 22 yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Oct 5	vs.Illinois	W 39–⁠19	1	17	0	17
Oct 12	atPurdue	W 44–⁠7	1	2	0	2
Oct 26	atMinnesota	L 23–⁠34	1	3	1	3

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.