St. Thomas redshirt freshman wide receiver Quentin Cobb-Butler has excelled in the Tommies’ first four games of the season, leading the team with 16 catches for 239 yards and three touchdowns.

Clearly, Cobb-Butler is making the most of his opportunity, but his on-field production tells only part of the story.

The 5-foot-7, 165-pound sophomore, a former standout for the Woodbury Royals, sustained a fracture in his back last year, the cumulative effect of a number of hits, and was sidelined after four games. He was able to avoid surgery, but forced to shut down all activity for 10 weeks.

“I could have felt, ‘Why me?'” he said. “But there is always a reason for it.”

Once healthy, Cobb-Butler was determined to make an impact on the field, and the Tommies needed someone to step up at wide r

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