#46

Cole Mashburn

Freshman defensive end on Memphis's 2021 roster.

DE · Memphis · Fr. · #46

6′3″ · 245 lb · Norman, OK

CFB Index 27 · #302 of 370 edge rushersMedium confidenceMemphis 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

SDE recruit

No. 555 nationally · Signed with Norman North

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

1 defensive end on Memphis's roster.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Norman North in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Memphis — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2019

Recruited3-star out of Norman North

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#555 national

CFB

College

Memphis

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

2 coaches

2019

Mike Norvell

Memphis

2020–2021

Ryan Silverfield

Memphis

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Norvell → Ryan Silverfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Memphis12-2HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2020Memphis8-3HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Memphis6-6HC: Ryan Silverfield · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

27Below cohort / limited sample #302 of 370?

Medium confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (90th percentile). Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#213 / 2743 · 90th pct

Tackles#703 / 2743 · 74th pct

Solo tackles#764 / 2743 · 71st pct

Tackles for loss#1640 / 2743 · 37th pct

1.5

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

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

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	5.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
Road4g	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.4	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+3g	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Charles Huff

Pass share

38.2%

66 pass / 107 run

Plays / game

57.7

3 games

Team sack rate

5.2%

77 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

27 · #302 of 370 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #302 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Memphis	46	26	1.5	--	--	--
2020	Memphis	25	15	1.5	--	--	--
2019	Memphis	2	2	0.0	--	--	--
Career		73	43	3.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2021

W 31–29

vs Mississippi State

1 QB HUR · 3 SOLO · 4 TOT

Edged out Mississippi State at home in a shootout.

With J. Doyle — 51 LONG · 100 PCT · 7 PTS · C. Austin III — 9 rec · 105 yds · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 42-17vs Nicholls	5	3	1.0	—
Wk 2	W 55-50@ Arkansas State	5	3	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 31-29vs Mississippi State	4	3	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 28-31vs UTSA	4	1	0.5	—
Wk 5	L 31-34@ Temple	2	2	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 29-35@ Tulsa	7	2	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 35-17vs Navy	11	8	0.0	—	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 8	L 7-24@ UCF	2	1	0.0	—
Wk 10	W 28-25vs SMU	2	1	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 33-28vs Tulane	4	2	0.0	—
Total		46	26	1.5	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Cole Mashburn

2019

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Starter

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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