Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 10-70@ Washington | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Total | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#23
Cole Batson
Former defensive back at Boston College. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′4″ · 210 lb · San Clemente, CA
CFB Index 41 · #350 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceBoston College 2024 — college career complete
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 1188 nationally · Signed with Boston College
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive back at Boston College. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boston College in 2021.
- Transferred from Boston College to UC Davis in 2025.
Cole Batson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three seasons at Boston College, two different head coaches: Jeff Hafley and Bill O'Brien. One game to point at: 11 tackles against Washington — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Boston College, 65 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2021
- Signed with Boston College3-star out of San Clemente
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Boston College
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
2 coaches2022–2023
Boston College
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeff Hafley → Bill O'Brien. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Boston College3-9HC: Jeff Hafley · Pass-leaning
2023Boston College7-6HC: Jeff Hafley · Run-leaning
2024Boston College7-6HC: Bill O'Brien · Run-heavy
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 11.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill O'Brien
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
41 · #350 of 538 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #350 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Boston College | 37 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Boston College | 27 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 65 | 44 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2023 production profile sits closest to C.J. Baskerville’s 2021 season.
Matches C.J. on
PD rate
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from C.J. on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kaleb Oliver's sophomore season at Western Kentucky (2021).
90%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Kaleb on
Class year
PD rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Cole Batson
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology