Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-26vs Delaware | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs NC State | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 25 yds |
| Total | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 16 |
#7
Cole Adams
Senior wide receiver for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 183 lb · Owasso, OK · Owasso
Transferred Alabama → Vanderbilt for 2026
The numbers
25
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 25 yds, vs NC State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior wide receiver for Vanderbilt. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2023.
- Transferred from Alabama to Vanderbilt in 2026.
Cole Adams
Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Nick Saban, Kalen DeBoer and Clark Lea. One game to point at: 25 rec yds, 2 receptions against NC State — Week 3, 2026.
25 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2023
- Signed with Alabama4-star out of Owasso
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Vanderbilt
Played his entire career under Clark Lea.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Vanderbilt
2025Alabama
2026Vanderbilt
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Alabama | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Alabama | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Alabama | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 15 | 201 | 13.4 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vanderbilt | -- | -- | -- | 11 | -- |
| 2025 | Alabama | -- | -- | 20 | 168 | -- |
| 2024 | Alabama | -- | -- | 15 | 58 | -- |
| 2023 | Alabama | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | 35 | 237 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 35–31
vs NC State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Alabama12-2HC: Nick Saban · Run-heavy
2024Alabama9-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-leaning
2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced
2026Vanderbilt3-0HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
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 2 games: 1.0 REC/g, 12.5 YDS/g, 12.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clark Lea
Pass share
48.4%
90 pass / 96 run
Plays / game
62.0
3 games
Team sack rate
2.1%
95 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The receiver room · Vanderbilt
- Junior Sherrill784 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Ja'Cory Thomas714 receiving yards · 2025
- #5Tristen Brown137 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Cole Adams71 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Brycen Coleman67 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Vanderbilt team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology