Texas Tech · L 26-34
No tackles.
Cole has tackles in 7 of Arizona’s 8 games: none against Texas Tech.
5 stories in the last 30 days, from 4 outlets.
Arizona football: CB Jay’Vion Cole to miss Texas Tech game, 2 injured receivers could return
Arizona Desert Swarm +1 Oct 28
Jay'Vion Cole
Played for two head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The first one came in 2025: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Washington State — Week 4, 2026.
23 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 4 outlets
Arizona football: CB Jay’Vion Cole to miss Texas Tech game, 2 injured receivers could return
Arizona Desert Swarm +1 Oct 28 · 2 outlets
from 4 outlets
Arizona football: CB Jay’Vion Cole to miss Texas Tech game, 2 injured receivers could return
Arizona Desert Swarm +1 Oct 28 · 2 outlets
Arizona Daily StarArizona Daily StarEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories we tracked, by school.
Arizona6 stories2025 to nowMost about: profile and feature, preview and matchup, in his words.
Arizona Desert Swarm +1A look at Arizona football Big 12 Media Days rep Jay’Vion ColeJul 3Arizona Desert Swarm +1Arizona football: CB Jay’Vion Cole to miss Texas Tech game, 2 injured receivers could returnOct 28Arizona Daily StarJay'Vion Cole 'has emerged as a great leader' for Arizona footballOct 20Arizona Daily StarArizona could return multiple starters to lineup vs. Texas Tech; CB Jay'Vion Cole outOct 28
Arizona SportsArizona’s Jay’Vion Cole listed out, Ismail Mahdi questionable ahead of Texas Tech showdownOct 28
Texas2024not tracked
San José State2023not trackedStories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona | 23 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Arizona | 23 | 16 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | San José State | 38 | 28 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 3 |
| Career | 85 | 61 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 17 | 8 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Northern Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-28@ No. 15 BYU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 42-17vs Northern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24@ Washington State | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 34-7vs Cincinnati | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 52-31@ West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 39-3vs Iowa State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 24 · W 39-3 vs Iowa State, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 7 games with play by play.
How Arizona’s defense played that day
Iowa State’s 10 drives: 9 stopped (1 takeaway) · 1 scored.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up. The fumble he forced ended West Virginia’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, up 24-17. Ended West Virginia’s drive (fumble).
5 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
1 tackle.
Week 6 · 2026
W 52-31
1 tackle for loss · 4 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 21-point win on the road against West Virginia.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
13%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
23tackles this season23 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Pass share
52.5%
284 pass / 257 run
Plays / game
67.6
8 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
326 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #244 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #3 of 42 Big 12 DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
2026 is in progress.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 3 schools: Brent Brennan and Steve Sarkisian.
