Jay'Vion Cole
Jay'Vion Cole
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jedd Fisch → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Awards
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona | 23 | 16 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | San José State | 38 | 28 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 62 | 45 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 14 | 8 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 23–17
vs Kansas State
1 PD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arizona
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Arizona
Returning around him
- 56% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 4 Arizona players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (22 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Arizona · Last season: 9-4 (AP #21) · Talent rank #67 · 2026 recruiting class #42
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mac McWilliams’s 2021 season.
Matches Mac on
Differs from Mac on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Chau Smith-Wade's senior season at Washington State (2023).
Matches Chau on
Differs from Chau on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #4027
Peaked at #4027 this season.