Senior running back for Akron. 2019: 12 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 5 catches.
5′9″ · 195 lb · Lyndhurst, OH
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 1345 nationally · Signed with Indiana
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Akron. 2019: 12 rushing yards, 1 rushing TD, 5 catches.
Cole Gest
Cole Gest has been at Akron through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 6 rush yds, 3 receptions against Ohio State, Week 3, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Indiana, 504 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Terry Bowden → Tom Arth. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
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
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2019
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-24@ 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 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 |