#84

Nate Cole

Wide receiver for Cincinnati. 2016: 57 catches, 518 receiving yards, 4 TD.

WR · Cincinnati · #84

6′1″ · Memphis, TN

Cincinnati 2016 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 758 nationally · Signed with Cincinnati

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2016 wide receiver for Cincinnati. 2016: 57 catches, 518 receiving yards, 4 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2012.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Cincinnati, 925 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 81 yds at Purdue.Purdue · W 38-202016

2012

Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of Mitchell

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#758 national

CFB

College

Cincinnati

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

1 coach

2014–2016

Tommy Tuberville

Cincinnati

Played his entire career under Tommy Tuberville.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Tommy Tuberville — 20-18 over that span.

2014Cincinnati9-4HC: Tommy Tuberville · Balanced

2015Cincinnati7-6HC: Tommy Tuberville · Balanced, fast tempo

2016Cincinnati4-8HC: Tommy Tuberville · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (84th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (7th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#83 / 524 · 84th pct

Rec TDs#154 / 524 · 67th pct

Rec yards#193 / 524 · 63rd pct

518

Fumbles lost#80 / 216 · 40th pct

Long catch#462 / 524 · 11th pct

Yards / catch#484 / 524 · 7th pct

9.1

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.9	40.6	9.0	0.3
Road5g	4.6	46.8	10.3	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	5.8	60.7	10.2	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	3.7	25.7	8.8	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Satterfield

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Cincinnati	57	518	9.1	4	--
2015	Cincinnati	19	262	13.8	1	--
2014	Cincinnati	15	145	9.7	2	--
Career		91	925	10.2	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2016

W 28–7

vs UT Martin

6 rec · 64 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 21-point win at home against UT Martin.

With H. Moore — 260 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 74.0 · 13 rush yds (5 car) · S. Geraci — 1 rec · 6 yds

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 28-7vs UT Martin	6	64	10.7	1	17
Wk 2	W 38-20@ Purdue	6	81	13.5	2	28	Season-high 81 yds
Wk 3	L 16-40vs Houston	9	60	6.7	1	15
Wk 4	W 27-20vs Miami (OH)	2	10	5.0	0	6
Wk 5	L 20-45vs South Florida	7	73	10.4	0	16
Wk 6	L 9-20@ UConn	5	76	15.2	0	27
Wk 8	W 31-19vs East Carolina	3	28	9.3	0	10
Wk 9	L 13-34@ Temple	5	32	6.4	0	19
Wk 10	L 3-20vs BYU	1	15	15.0	0	15
Wk 11	L 3-24@ UCF	2	25	12.5	0	21
Wk 12	L 7-34vs Memphis	6	34	5.7	0	9
Wk 13	L 37-40@ Tulsa	5	20	4.0	0	6
Total		57	518	9.5	4	28

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