Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ Penn State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-26vs Middle Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#55
Cole Funderburk
Freshman defensive lineman on Marshall's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 244 lb · Suwanee, GA
Transferred Wake Forest → Marshall for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
6 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, at Penn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive lineman on Marshall's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2025.
- Transferred from Wake Forest to Marshall in 2026.
Cole Funderburk
He got to Marshall by way of Wake Forest. The receipt: 3 tackles against Middle Tennessee — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Wake Forest3-star out of North Gwinnett
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Marshall
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Marshall
2025Wake Forest
2026Marshall
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Marshall1-1HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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: 3.0 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
Tony Gibson
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 | Marshall | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–26
3 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With C. Heimbach — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 54 LONG · C. Del Rio-Wilson — 92 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.2 · 43 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Game log
Background
HERD FILE: Funderburk joins the Thundering Herd from Wake Forest where he redshirted last season. Was ranked as a three-star transfer prospect for this portal class and was a three-star prospect out of North Gwinnett (Ga.) H.S. where he recorded 62 tackles, including 34 tackles for loss and 10 sa...
The defensive line · Marshall
- #58Braydin Ward6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #21Tyas Martin2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #6Jalil Rivera-Harvey1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #7Kelvon Mcbride0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55Cole Funderburk2 games · 2026
15 more on the roster · Marshall team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology