Last confirmed: Mississippi State, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 210 lb · Saginaw, MI
Brian Cole II: S · Mississippi State · #32.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Brian Cole II
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Jim Harbaugh and Joe Moorhead. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Texas A&M — Week 9, 2019.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
67 tackles. 2 passes defended. 1 interception. 7.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Mississippi State | 67 | 38 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | Mississippi State | 11 | 5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2015 | Michigan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 78 | 43 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-28@ Louisiana | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-15vs Southern Miss | 7 | 5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 3 | L 24-31vs Kansas State | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-13vs Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-56@ No. 7 Auburn | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-20@ Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-36vs No. 2 LSU | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 30-49@ Texas A&M | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 54-24@ Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-38vs No. 4 Alabama | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-7vs Abilene Christian | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 21-20vs Ole Miss | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 38 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
67tackles this seasonTFL rate
11%8 TFL67 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 2 sacks · 2 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
37.5%
315 pass / 524 run
Plays / game
64.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
349 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
67 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at Michigan and Mississippi State, 78 tackles — drafted at #249 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2019
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Brady Hoke, Jim Harbaugh and Joe Moorhead.
Where he ended up · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 7th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 7th NFL season
