5′11″ · 175 lb · Tucson, AZ · Sahuaro
Cole Sterns: S · SMU · #21.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Cole Sterns
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. 2 stars out of high school, 1 seasons of real snaps at SMU since. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against TCU — Week 2, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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 Dallas Morning News Oct 20
On3 Oct 11Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | SMU | 22 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Career | 22 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-46@ North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 12-42vs No. 16 TCU | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 31-30vs Navy | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-23@ Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 20-26vs Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-31vs No. 17 Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 62-50@ UConn | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 18-28vs Memphis | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFL22 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Pass share
54.3%
465 pass / 391 run
Plays / game
71.3
12 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
511 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
One season at SMU, 22 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
