Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-14vs SE Louisiana | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-28@ Tulane | 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#14
Cole Blaylock
Senior safety on South Alabama's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 190 lb · Mobile, AL
Returning to South Alabama for 2026
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 2472 nationally · Signed with South Alabama
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on South Alabama's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Alabama in 2023.
Cole Blaylock
This is his third year in the same secondary at South Alabama. The receipt: 7 tackles, 2 TFL against Tulane — Week 2, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with South Alabama3-star out of UMS-Wright Preparatory School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
South Alabama
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
South Alabama
Played his entire career under Major Applewhite.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Major Applewhite — 12-15 over that span.
2024South Alabama7-6HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced
2025South Alabama4-8HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy
2026South Alabama1-1HC: Major Applewhite · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (91st percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 6.0 TKL/g, 1.2 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
Major Applewhite
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Alabama | 12 | 7 | 2.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | South Alabama | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 34 | 17 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 39–14
vs SE Louisiana
5 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL
Dominant 25-point win at home against SE Louisiana.
With K. Phillips — 66 rush yds (13 car) · B. Davenport — 154 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 23 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
South Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · South Alabama
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -18 net (12 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Alabama · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #107 · 2026 recruiting class #77
The secondary · South Alabama
- Christopher Wallace Jr.73 tackles · 2025
- #8Mike Harris31 tackles · 2025
- #2Jayvon Henderson27 tackles · 2025
- #8Dallas Young17 tackles · 2025
- #14Cole Blaylock12 tackles · 2025
29 more on the roster · South Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology