Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 9-35vs Houston | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 4 yds |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
#7
Artis Cole
Senior wide receiver for Rice. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 194 lb · Benton, LA
CFB Index 25 · #455 of 466 WRsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Rice)
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
4
receiving yards · 2025
1 catches · 4 per catch
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 4 yds, vs Houston
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Rice. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Fresno State in 2023.
Artis Cole
Moves the chains on third down. Three head coaches in three seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 4 rec yds, 1 receptions against Houston — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Fresno State3-star out of Glendale C.C.
20248 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023–2024
Rice
2025era →
Scott Abell
Rice
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Bloomgren → Scott Abell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Rice
DestinationTBD
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Fresno State9-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Pass-leaning
2024UL Monroe5-7HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Rice5-8HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 4.0 YDS/g, 4.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Abell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rice | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | UL Monroe | 12 | 152 | 12.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 14 | 163 | 11.6 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Glynn Johnson Jr’s 2021 season.
91%match
Matches Glynn on
TD rate
Height
Reception volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brady Boyd's sophomore season at Texas Tech (2022).
79%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Brady on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Brady on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology