Last confirmed: NC State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 218 lb · College Park, GA
A.J. Cole III: P · NC State · #90.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
NC State’s specialists
A.J. Cole III
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. This is his fourth season at NC State.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
42.1 gross, but 22 of 46 inside the 20 (47.8%) — a pinner. pinner
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-13vs James Madison | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 44 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-7vs Georgia State | 2 | 94 | 47.0 | 55 | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 37-20@ Marshall | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 35-21vs Virginia | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 45 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-23vs Boston College | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-41@ No. 3 Clemson | 6 | 290 | 48.3 | 61 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 41-51@ Syracuse | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 55 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 47-28vs Florida State | 2 | 84 | 42.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-27vs Wake Forest | 5 | 198 | 39.6 | 47 | 5 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-28@ North Carolina | 8 | 309 | 38.6 | 53 | 5 | |
| Wk 14 | W 58-3vs East Carolina | 2 | 77 | 38.5 | 40 | 2 | |
 Bowl | L 13-52@ No. 21 Texas A&M | 6 | 285 | 47.5 | 72 | 3 | |
| Total | 46 | 1936 | 42.1 | 72 | 22 |
Season context: team record and system
4 seasons under Dave Doeren — 32-20 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
48%22 of 46Touchback rate
9%4 of 46Yards / punt
42.146 puntsLong
72yards42.1 yards/punt on 46 punts · 48% placed inside the 20 · 4 touchbacks.
NC State carries three punters; III has taken all 46 punts.
How it ended
Four seasons at NC State — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dave Doeren.
