#16

Avarion Cole

Senior defensive back for Western Kentucky. 2025: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 20 tackles.

DB · Western Kentucky · Sr. · #16

5′11″ · 197 lb · Charlotte, NC

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The numbers

1

interception · 2025

3 PBU · 20 tackles

Best game: 1 INT, 2 PBU, 4 tackles, vs New Mexico State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Western Kentucky. 2025: 1 interception, 3 pass breakups, 20 tackles.

  • Transferred from App State to Western Kentucky in 2025.
His career, year by year

How he plays

Erases the deep middle of the field.

Passes defended: 78th percentile.

The full scouting read

Avarion Cole

DB · Western Kentucky · Sr · #16

Erases the deep middle of the field. Avarion Cole has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against LSU, Week 13, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • head-coach lineage
  • game log

The secondary · Western Kentucky

  1. #7Jaylen LewisDB · R-Sr.74 tackles · 2025
  2. #5Dave HerardDB · R-Sr.58 tackles · 2025
  3. #11Kent RobinsonDB · Jr.29 tackles · 2025
  4. #2Al-Ma'Hi AliDB · Sr.28 tackles · 2025
  5. #16Avarion ColeDB · Sr.20 tackles · 2025

23 more on the roster · Western Kentucky team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology