Joe Cotton Season 2026

BIG 12 OFFENSIVE LINE OF THE WEEK (NW STATE, KANSAS, IOWA STATE)
PFF BIG 12 TEAM OF THE WEEK (IOWA STATE)

2025
Started all 13 games after joining the Bearcats after spring ball...Part of collective group that was semifinalist for Joe Moore Award, presented annually to nation's best offensive line...UC finished second nationally and one off the lead with only eight sacks allowed.

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.