Cole Schnettgoecke is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at New Mexico State.
Schnettgoecke wins the gap play after play. Second year in the New Mexico State defensive front. One game to point at: 6 tackles against UTEP — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico State | 29 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2024 | New Mexico State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 34 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-3vs Bryant | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-49@ Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-38@ New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 37-10vs Sam Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-30@ Liberty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-24vs Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 16-35@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-24vs Kennesaw State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 9-42@ No. 21 Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-31@ UTEP | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 24-31vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
7%2 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
14%4 hurries29 tackles · 2 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
2 seasons under Tony Sanchez — 7-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Sanchez
Pass share
57.4%
472 pass / 350 run
Plays / game
68.5
12 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
556 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #80 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #9 of 45 Conference USA DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
