Cole Wisniewski: DB · Texas Tech · #5.
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Cole Wisniewski
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Transferred to Texas Tech from North Dakota State. The first one came in 2023: All-America (NCAA). One game to point at: 10 tackles against BYU — Week 11, 2025.
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
75 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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 this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Nov 3
On3 Oct 28
Heartland College Sports Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 75 | 38 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 6 |
| Career | 75 | 38 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 67-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-14vs Oregon State | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-10@ No. 16 Utah | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-11@ Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 42-17vs Kansas | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 22-26@ Arizona State | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-0vs Oklahoma State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 43-20@ Kansas State | 6 | 6 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 29-7vs No. 8 BYU | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 48-9vs UCF | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-0@ West Virginia | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 34-7vs No. 11 BYU | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 0-23vs No. 5 Oregon | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 38 | 5.5 | 1.0 | — | 6 |
Week 10 · 2025
W 43-20
at Kansas State
2 tackles for loss · 6 tackles · 1 pass breakup
Dominant 23-point win on the road against Kansas State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
75tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%6 TFL75 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 1 sack · 6 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 6.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
47.6%
484 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
72.6
14 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
482 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
75 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #132 at the position.
Selector Grid · 2023
How it ended
One season at Texas Tech, 75 tackles — drafted at #244 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2023)
named by 1 selector
Next stop · NFL
Philadelphia Eagles2026 NFL rookie season
Philadelphia Eagles2026 NFL rookie season
