A.J. Cole III: P · NC State · #90.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
NC State’s specialists
A.J. Cole III
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Now in a fourth season at NC State.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.1 gross, but 22 of 46 inside the 20 (47.8%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-13vs James Madison | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-7vs Georgia State | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 55 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-20@ Marshall | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-21vs Virginia | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 45 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-23vs Boston College | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-41@ No. 3 Clemson | 6 | 290 | 48.3 | 61 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 41-51@ Syracuse | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 55 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 47-28vs Florida State | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-27vs Wake Forest | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 47 | 5 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-28@ North Carolina | 8 | 309 | 38.6 | 53 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | W 58-3vs East Carolina | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 40 | 2 | |
 Bowl | L 13-52vs No. 21 Texas A&M | 6 | 285 | 47.5 | 72 | 3 | |
| Total | 46 | 1936 | 42.1 | 72 | 22 |
Season context: team record and system
4 seasons under Dave Doeren — 32-20 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
48%22 of 46Touchback rate
9%4 of 46Yards / punt
42.146 puntsLong
72yards42.1 yards/punt on 46 punts · 48% placed inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks.
NC State carries three punters; III has taken all 46 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons at NC State — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed every college season under Dave Doeren.
