Senior defensive lineman for Old Dominion. 2025: 1 sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, 13 tackles.
6′0″ · 300 lb · Sumrall, MS
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.
The numbers
sack · 2025
2.5 TFL · 13 tackles
Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 3 tackles, at Virginia Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Old Dominion. 2025: 1 sack, 2.5 tackles for loss, 13 tackles.
Cole Daniels
Wins his gap play after play. Third year in the Old Dominion defensive front, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 sacks against Virginia Tech — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ricky Rahne.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Ricky Rahne — 21-17 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (4th 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 · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
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 at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Old Dominion | 13 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Old Dominion | 15 | 7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 16 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 13 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-27@ Indiana | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 54-6vs North Carolina Central | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-26@ Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-7vs Liberty | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-48@ Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-0vs Troy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-10vs Georgia State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Old Dominion
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Old Dominion
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Old Dominion · Last season: 10-3 · Talent rank #122 · 2026 recruiting class #96
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Poukesi Vakauta’s 2022 season.
Matches Poukesi on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jordan Branch's junior season at Middle Tennessee (2022).
Matches Jordan on
Player DNA
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