Arkansas State University

2020:  Phil Steele’s Preseason Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference.
 
2019:  Phil Steele’s First Team All-Sun Belt Conference . . . Played in all 13 games . . . Handled all deep snapper duties on special teams . . . With Cottengim setting up A-State’s punting and field goal opportunities, punter Cody Grace and kicker Blake Grupe were both named First Team All-Sun Belt Conference . . . The Red Wolves didn’t give up any punt blocks and allowed only one kick block . . . Phil Steele’s Preseason First Team All-Sun Belt . . . Athletics Director’s Honor Roll . . . Honored by the Arkansas State University College of Sciences & Mathematics as 1 of 21 outstanding students graduating in 2019-20.

2018: Phil Steele’s Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference . . . Played in all 13 games as deep snaper . . . Helped A-State set an NCAA record for punt return defense (-1.88 ypr) . . . The punting unit also ranked 14^th in the nation in net punting with a 40.53 average . . . A-State didn’t allow a blocked punt or field goal on the year, ranking tied for first in the nation . . . With Cottengim handling deep snapping, A-State punter Cody Grace was named Second Team All-Sun Belt and was a Ray Guy Award semifinalist . . . A-State Athletics Director’s Honor Roll . . . Phil Steele’s Preseason Fourth Team All-Sun Belt.

2017: Played in all 12 games . . . Handled deep snap duties on both field goals and punts . . . Helped A-State rank second in the nation in punt return defense, allowing just 2.0 yards per return . . . The punting unit also ranked 21st in the nation in net punting with a 40.35 average . . . With Cottengim snapping, A-State’s punt and field goal teams didn’t allow a blocked punt all season to rank tied for first in the nation . . . Played an important role in both A-State’s punter, Cody Grace, and kicker, Sawyer Williams, being named All-Sun Belt Conference . . . Arkansas State Athletics Director’s Honor Roll member.

WYOMING: Walk-on to the Wyoming football team . . . . Redshirted his true freshman season in 2016.

HIGH SCHOOL: Varsity football and lacrosse letterman at Fairport High School . . . Earned academic honors in mathematics and science . . . Also recruited by teams such as Tulane, Colorado State and Memphis.

PERSONAL: Born March 1, 1998 . . . Physics major.