Cole Joyce: LB · Utah State · #20.
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Cole Joyce
Ranges from hash to hash and finishes the tackle. The three seasons at Utah State span two head coaches: Blake Anderson and Nate Dreiling. On tape: 6 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against San Diego State, Week 13, 2024.
Play style
Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 7 games
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| 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 No. 12 Utah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-62@ No. 21 Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 45-50vs New Mexico | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-49@ No. 20 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 |
Week 13 · 2024
W 41-20
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against San Diego State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
15tackles this seasonTFL rate
20%3 TFLSack rate
7%1 sackPD rate
0%0 pass breakups15 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack.
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
Nate Dreiling
Pass share
51.1%
458 pass / 438 run
Plays / game
74.7
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
438 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Utah State, 41 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Gus Malzahn, Blake Anderson and Nate Dreiling.
