Brian Cole II: S · Mississippi State · #32.
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Brian Cole II
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jim Harbaugh and Joe Moorhead. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Texas A&M — Week 9, 2019.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
67 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 7.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 67 | 38 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 11 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2015 | Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 78 | 43 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-28vs Louisiana | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-15vs Southern Miss | 7 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | L 24-31vs Kansas State | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-13vs Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-56@ No. 7 Auburn | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-20@ Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-36vs No. 2 LSU | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 30-49@ Texas A&M | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 54-24@ Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-38vs No. 4 Alabama | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-7vs Abilene Christian | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 21-20vs Ole Miss | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 38 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
67tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%8 TFL67 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
37.5%
315 pass / 524 run
Plays / game
64.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
67 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Michigan and Mississippi State, 78 tackles — drafted at #249 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2019
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Brady Hoke, Jim Harbaugh and Joe Moorhead.
Next stop · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 7th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 7th NFL season
