Senior tight end for Vanderbilt. 2025: 15 catches, 233 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′7″ · 255 lb · Roswell, GA · Mount Pisgah Christian
How he plays
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
Yards / catch: 96th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
receiving yards · 2025
15 catches · 2 TD · 15.5 per catch
Best game: 5 rec, 56 yds, 1 TD, vs LSU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Vanderbilt. 2025: 15 catches, 233 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Cole Spence
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. He has spent three seasons in the Vanderbilt receiving corps. The receipt: 56 rec yds, 5 receptions against LSU — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Clark Lea — 22-16 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (96th percentile). Concern: receptions (17th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 33.0 | 14.5 | 0.4 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 34.0 | 22.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 34.0 | 21.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.5 | 32.8 | 13.6 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | 15 | 233 | 15.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 101 | 10.1 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 334 | 13.4 | 4 | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 70-21vs Georgia State | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-30@ Alabama | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 33 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs LSU | 5 | 56 | 11.2 | 1 | 21 | Season-high 56 yds |
| Wk 10 | L 31-34@ Texas | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-38vs Auburn | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-17vs Kentucky | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 27 | |
| Bowl | L 27-34vs Iowa | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 21 | |
| Total | 15 | 233 | 16.9 | 2 | 33 |
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Vanderbilt
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Vanderbilt
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Vanderbilt · Last season: 10-3 (AP #13) · Talent rank #42 · 2026 recruiting class #33
Player DNA
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Messiah Swinson’s 2022 season.
Matches Messiah on
Differs from Messiah on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Messiah Swinson's junior season at Arizona State (2022).
Matches Messiah on
Player DNA
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