Former linebacker at Utah State. 2024: 15 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
6′0″ · 230 lb · Bentonville, AR
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.
Recruiting
LB recruit
No. 917 nationally · Signed with UCF
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former linebacker at Utah State. 2024: 15 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
Cole Joyce
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Three seasons at Utah State, two different head coaches: Blake Anderson and Nate Dreiling. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 2 TFL against San Diego State, Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Utah State, 41 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Blake Anderson → Nate Dreiling. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (17th 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
2024 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bronco Mendenhall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Utah State | 15 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Utah State | 25 | 9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Utah State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 41 | 19 | 5.0 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 36–14
2 SOLO · 2 TOT
Dominant 22-point win at home against Robert Morris.
With B. Barnes — 198 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 69.9 · 88 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · S. Kotsanlee — 45 AVG · 67 LONG · 4 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 36-14vs Robert Morris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-38vs Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-62@ Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 45-50vs New Mexico | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-49@ Washington State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-10vs Hawai'i | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-20vs San Diego State | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 15 | 10 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Alex Kilgore’s 2023 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Syeed Gibbs's junior season at Georgia Tech (2024).
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Player DNA