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2025 Football Roster

John Byrum

17 Samuel Cornett

  • Position Tight End
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 255
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Saint Johns, Fla.
  • Prev School Western Carolina
  • High School Frederick Douglas (Ky.)

Biography

2024: Played in all 12 games ... At Gardner-Webb (8/29) caught a pass for a two-point conversion ... Against VMI (10/12) had a reception for a two-point conversion ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ...  2023: Did not see action ... Named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... Enrolled at Wofford in the spring of 2023 ... BEFORE WOFFORD: 2022:  Played in one game at Western Carolina ... Was 4-of-4 passing for 64 yards with one touchdown in the fourth quarter against Presbyterian (9/17) ...

HIGH SCHOOL: Team captain his senior season at Frederick Douglas High School in Lexington, Kentucky ... Completed 166-of-266 passes for 2,604 yards and 26 touchdowns while adding 102 rushing yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns ... Helped lead the team to the state finals ... As a junior was 102-of-163 passing for 1,565 yards and 26 touchdowns as the team was 7-2 ... Selected first team All-District in both 2020 and 2021 ... Spent his early high school career at Bellevue Christian in Washington ...

PERSONAL:  Son of Tony and April Cornett ... A finance major ... Father played basketball at Morehead State ... Older brother, Will, played football at Eastern Kentucky.

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    Quarterback
    6'6" 230 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2024Sophomore

    Tight End
    6'6" 245 lbs
    15
  • 17

    2025Senior

    Tight End
    6'7" 255 lbs
    17