Cole Cabana

Junior running back for Western Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

RB · Western Michigan · Jr. · #4

5′11″ · 197 lb · Dexter, MI

Returning to Western Michigan for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7 pm ETat RiceRice StadiumWestern Michigan by 9.5

How he plays

Receptions: 17th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

rushing yards · 2026

1.7 per carry · 2 catches

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 rush yds, vs Monmouth

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 running back for Western Michigan. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan in 2023.
Transferred from Michigan to Western Michigan in 2025.

His career, year by year

Cole Cabana

RB · Western Michigan · Jr · #4

Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 6 rush yds against Monmouth, Week 2, 2026.

12 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 7 CARRIES

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
head-coach lineage
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2025Western Michigan10-4HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy

2026Western Michigan1-1HC: Lance Taylor · Run-heavy, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#12 / 15 · 17th pct

Rush TDs#13 / 15 · 10th pct

Rec yards#15 / 15 · 7th pct

Rush yards#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Yards / carry#16 / 15 · 0th pct

1.7

Long run#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Carries#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 6.0 YDS/g, 1.8 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lance Taylor

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	Western Michigan	7	12	1.7	--
2025	Western Michigan	8	18	2.2	--
2023	Michigan	2	6	3.0	--
Career		17	36	2.1	--

Season	Team
2026	Western Michigan	2	1	0.5	0	--
2025	Western Michigan	2	2	1.0	0	--
2023	Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
Career		4	3	0.8	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 49–14

vs Monmouth

6 rush yds (4 car)

Dominant 35-point win at home against Monmouth.

With B. Lowry — 212 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.4 · 40 rush yds (4 car) · R. Millmore — 48 AVG · 56 LONG · 4 NO

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Michigan · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.94(02:26) Shotgun #4 C.Cabana rush right for 0 yards to the UOM43 (#8 D.Nichols)
Week 1 · Michigan · 3&11 · Q4 · EPA -0.63(11:14) Shotgun #4 C.Cabana rush right for 1 yard gain to the UOM21 (#8 D.Nichols)
Week 2 · Monmouth · 3&1 · Q4 · EPA +0.57Shotgun #4 C.Cabana rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WMU25 (#1 R.Russo), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Michigan · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.56(06:47) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry pass complete short middle to #4 C.Cabana caught at UOM35, for 0 yards to the UOM30 (#44 N.Staehling)
Week 1 · Michigan · 3&8 · Q2 · EPA -0.53(10:09) Shotgun #12 B.Lowry pass complete short left to #4 C.Cabana caught at WMU38, for 1 yard to the WMU46 (#3 S.Snowden)
Week 2 · Monmouth · 1&15 · Q4 · EPA -0.48No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Cabana rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WMU31 (#93 K.Johnson-Wilson; #50 A.Barnes)
Week 2 · Monmouth · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -0.26Shotgun #4 C.Cabana rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WMU15 (#2 J.Jones)
Week 2 · Monmouth · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.26#4 C.Cabana rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MON15 (#5 C.Sasso)
Week 1 · Michigan · 2&6 · Q3 · EPA +0.11(03:47) Shotgun #4 C.Cabana rush left for 5 yards gain to the UOM48 (#4 C.Taylor)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 12-13@ Michigan	3	6	2.0	5	Season-high 6 yds
Wk 2	W 49-14vs Monmouth	4	6	1.5	2
Total		7	12	1.8	5

The backfield · Western Michigan

#6Jalen BuckleyRB · Sr.1,003 rushing yards · 2025
#5Devin MilesRB · Jr.425 rushing yards · 2025
#24Ofa MataeleRB · Sr.252 rushing yards · 2025
#26Tre' HartwellRB · So.34 rushing yards · 2025
#4Cole CabanaRB · Jr.18 rushing yards · 2025

4 more on the roster · Western Michigan team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology