Senior defensive lineman on Texas's 2025 roster.
6′3″ · 346 lb · Carmel, IN
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.
How he plays
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.
QB hurries: 72nd percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
sacks · 2025
1 TFL · 18 tackles · 2 hurries
Best game: 0.5 TFL, 3 tackles, at Kentucky
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Texas's 2025 roster.
Cole Brevard
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Cole Brevard has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 3 tackles against Texas A&M — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Steve Sarkisian.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: sacks (24th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #269 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #54 of 60 SEC DLs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2025
W 27–17
vs Texas A&M
3 TOT · 3 SOLO
With J. Bouwmeester — 48 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 58 LONG · A. Manning — 179 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 91.5 · 53 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-14@ Ohio State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-7vs San José State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-10vs UTEP | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 55-0vs Sam Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-29@ Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 16-13@ Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 10-35@ Georgia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-37vs Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-17vs Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
2026 Outlook
Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Texas
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas · Last season: 10-3 (AP #14) · Talent rank #2 · 2026 recruiting class #7
Player DNA
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mazi Smith’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Taki Taimani's senior season at Oregon (2023).
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Player DNA