Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Northern Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-28@ BYU | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#8
Jay'Vion Cole
5th-year cornerback on Arizona's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 190 lb · Oakland, CA · McClymonds HS
CFB Index 86 · #21 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Arizona for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
2★
ATH recruit
No. 2977 nationally · Signed with Cal Poly
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on Arizona's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Cal Poly in 2022.
- Transferred from Texas to Arizona in 2025.
Jay'Vion Cole
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Jay'Vion Cole has played for two head coaches across four seasons and three programs. 2025 brought the first one: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 2 tackles against BYU — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2022
- Signed with Cal Poly2-star out of McClymonds
2024
- Entered the portal
202510 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
- All-Big 12
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Arizona
Coaching transition mid-career: Jedd Fisch → Brent Brennan. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023San José State7-6HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Texas13-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2025Arizona9-4HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced
2026Arizona1-1HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
86 · #21 of 364 corners
Two-star recruit. Now #21 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #3 of 42 Big 12 DBs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Arizona | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 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 | 65 | 46 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 15 | 8 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 35–7
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Arizona
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Arizona
Returning around him
- 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 #54 · 2026 recruiting class #42
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Mac McWilliams’s 2021 season.
84%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Mac on
Tackle volume
Height
TFL rate
Differs from Mac on
Weight (higher)
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).
70%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Chau on
PD rate
Weight
Height
Differs from Chau on
TFL rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jay'Vion Cole
Background
Headlines Therapy helped Arizona cornerback Jay'Vion Cole 'become the best version of myself' (Arizona Daily Star) Awards & Honors 2025: Third Team All-Big 12 2025: Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year honorable mention 2023: All-Mountain West Honorable Mention 2023: Pro Football Focus All-Mount...
The secondary · Arizona
- #17Lee Molette III65 tackles · 2025
- #12Dwight Bootle II38 tackles · 2025
- #9Tyrese Boss36 tackles · 2025
- #8Jay'Vion Cole23 tackles · 2025
- #23Gavin Hunter19 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Arizona team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology