Cole Worthington
Junior linebacker on Sam Houston's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
5′11″ · 215 lb · League City, TX · Clear Falls HS / Nelson University
The story
3 linebacker on Sam Houston's roster. No game stats recorded yet.
The record fills in as he plays.
Cole Worthington
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Cole Worthington plays linebacker for Sam Houston.
He hasn't recorded a college stat yet. Here's what we know about him.
Sam Houston has produced 2 All-Conference linebackers.
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Sam Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Sam Houston
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (20 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sam Houston · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #117 · 2026 recruiting class #126
Background
Nelson University 2024 Season Played in 5 games ... had 15 tackles and 1.5 TFLs ... opened season with 6 tackles and 1.5 TFLs vs Arkansas Baptist Personal Son of Paige and Brent Worthington ... father and grandfather each played football at Florida
The linebacker corps · Sam Houston
- #21Dean Ford32 tackles · 2025
- #42Ca'lub Holloway29 tackles · 2025
- #26Tokyo Gordon19 tackles · 2025
- #45Eli Wallace1 tackle · 2025
- #40Cole Worthingtonno box-score line yet
7 more on the roster · Sam Houston team page