Last confirmed: Ohio, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 290 lb · Pinson, AL
Cole Baker: DL · Ohio · #43.
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Cole Baker
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Second year in the Ohio defensive front. On tape: 6 tackles against Western Michigan, Week 12, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-20vs Rhode Island | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-20@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-33@ Marshall | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 25-45vs Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-38vs Kent State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-21@ Ball State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-24vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 34-37vs Western Michigan | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 66-24@ Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-3@ Akron | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 10 | 4.5 | 3.0 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2019
W 41-20
vs Rhode Island
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Rhode Island.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%4 TFLSack rate
9%3 sacksHurry rate
12%4 hurries32 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
2 seasons under Frank Solich, all run-heavy offenses — 16-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Frank Solich
Pass share
39.2%
334 pass / 517 run
Plays / game
65.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Ohio, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Frank Solich.
