Mike Cotton

Class:
Junior
Height:
6-1
Weight:
208
Hometown:
O'Fallon, Ill.
High School:
O'Fallon Township

2015 (Junior):
2015 Game-by-Game 2014 (Sophomore)
2014 Game-by-Game
Played in four games (TU, SEMO, USD and @ILS)...Recorded three tackles, all in the season opener against Taylor...Had a strip sack that resulted in a Saluki touchdown against Taylor.

Prior to SIU
Spent two seasons at Northern Illinois...Played in nine games as a true freshman in 2012 and posted four tackles...Played primarily on special teams units...Made a season-high two stops against Kansas...Appeared in two games in 2013 before suffering a season-ending injury and taking a redshirt.

High School
As a senior, earned first team All-State, St. Louis Post-Dispatch All-Metro and All-Conference honors...Recorded 81 tackles and seven sacks in 2011, helping the Panthers to a share of the Southwestern Conference Championship...Led the OTHS defense that gave up only 15.7 points per game in 2011 en route to an appearance in the Class 7A quarterfinals...As a junior, earned All-State and first-team All-Conference honors...Recorded 91 tackles and 10 sacks for the Panthers..Helped O'Fallon to a conference championship in 2010.

Personal
Born June 18, 1993, in Belleville, Ill....Son of Mike and Mary Cotton...Has five siblings, Victoria, Miquel, Micquell, Jaylen and Lawrence...Majoring in sociology.