Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/39Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 39 inside-the-5 carries (2.6%).
Cole Gest
Cole Gest: RB · Akron · #20.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Cole Gest
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Played for two head coaches: Kevin Wilson and Tom Allen. On tape: 6 rushing yards and 3 receptions against Ohio State, Week 3, 2019.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Akron in the news
- Former Akron assistant Chuck Amato dies at 80
Akron Beacon Journal Oct 20
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-24vs Ball State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 2 | W 52-0vs Eastern Illinois | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-51vs No. 6 Ohio State | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 6 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 38-3vs UConn | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 5 |
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Eastern Illinois · 1st and 3 · Q1 · EPA +1.46Cole Gest run for 3 yds for a TD, (Logan Justus KICK)
- Week 3 · Ohio State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.94Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Cole Gest for a loss of 3 yards to the OhSt 24
- Week 3 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.91Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Cole Gest for 1 yd to the Ind 48
- Week 3 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.83Cole Gest run for 1 yd to the Ind 36
- Week 3 · Ohio State · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.35Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Cole Gest for a loss of 3 yards to the Ind 17
- Week 2 · Eastern Illinois · 2nd and 14 · Q2 · EPA −0.23Michael Penix Jr. pass complete to Cole Gest for 3 yds to the Ind 41
3 more plays
- Week 1 · Ball State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −0.20Cole Gest run for 3 yds to the BalSt 30
- Week 3 · Ohio State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +0.09Cole Gest run for 5 yds to the Ind 25
- Week 4 · UConn · 2nd and 17 · Q2 · EPA −0.06Peyton Ramsey pass complete to Cole Gest for 1 yd to the Ind 12
Teams and coaches
2016Indiana6-7HC: Kevin Wilson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2017Indiana5-7HC: Tom Allen · Balanced, fast tempo
2018Indiana5-7HC: Tom Allen · Balanced, fast tempo
2019Indiana8-5HC: Tom Allen · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Allen
Pass share
50.9%
472 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
71.4
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
522 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2019
5 catches and 4 carries in 4 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Six seasons, two schools
- 2021 Akron ArthYear 6 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2020 Akron ArthYear 5 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2019 Indiana AllenYear 4 · 4 games
- 2018 Indiana AllenYear 3 · 1 game
- 2017 Indiana AllenYear 2 · 10 games
- 2016 Indiana WilsonYear 1 · 3 games
- High school St. EdwardLakewood, OH · Class of 2016Three-star, No. 1,345 in the 2016 class. Signed with Indiana.Also from St. Edward: Loghan Thomas (Notre Dame), Deontae Armstrong (Ohio State), Ben Roebuck (Western Michigan) and 12 more.
How it ended
Four seasons at Indiana, 504 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
The week the volume broke through — put up 104 yds vs Rutgers.Rutgers · W 41-02017
2016 3 games
- Signed with IndianaThree-star, out of St. Edward
Coaching lineage · 2016–2021
4 coaches2016
Indiana
Played for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Kevin Wilson, Tom Allen, Tom Arth and Oscar Rodriguez.