PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers wrestling announced the addition of 2025 NCAA qualifier Remy Cotton to its roster. A transfer from Michigan State, Cotton will be immediately eligible for the Scarlet Knights this fall.
 
A native of Traverse, Michigan, Cotton produced 13 victories for the Spartans last season competing at 197 pounds. Cotton earned an automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA Championships last month in Philadelphia and closed the season No. 28 in the final NCAA Coaches Rank.
 
Cotton finished with 24 victories during his two seasons in East Lansing, posting 22 team points and six dual victories in 2024-25 as MSU's full-time 197-pound starter.
 
Cotton enjoyed a standout scholastic career in Michigan, winning an individual MHSAA Division I/Class A state championship at Davison High School as a senior in 2022. Cotton also earned a runner-up state finish at Traverse City Central as a junior in 2021, posting a 23-3 record at 189 pounds.
 
Cotton joins a program that had seven national qualifiers and three Blood Round participants at this year's NCAA Championships. Rutgers wrapped up the regular season No. 11 in the final NWCA Coaches Poll, marking the Scarlet Knights' highest finish in the rankings since they closed the 2015-16 campaign No. 10. It also signified the program's 13th top 25 final team ranking under head coach Scott Goodale.