Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-52@ Arkansas | 9 | 402 | 44.7 | 51 | 1 |
#8
Robert Cole
Former punter at Troy. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 216 lb · Coral Springs, FL
Troy 2024 — college career complete
The story
Former punter at Troy. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
The record fills in as he plays.
The full story, with sourcesRobert Cole
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane. Two seasons at Troy, two different head coaches: Jon Sumrall and Gerad Parker. His first career honor landed in 2024: All-Sun Belt.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
How it ended
Two seasons at Troy — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202412 games
- All-Sun Belt
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Troy
NFL
NFL Draft
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Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
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ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2024
2 coaches2023
Jon Sumrall
Troy
Coaching transition mid-career: Jon Sumrall → Gerad Parker. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Game log
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Troy11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Balanced
2024Troy4-8HC: Gerad Parker · Run-leaning
How he plays
Play style
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
CFB Index positional classification
The battery
Troy’s specialists
- #49Austin LewisLong snapper · Fr.
- #87Colton WallsLong snapper · So.
- #24Kinnick ManleyLong snapper · Jr.
- #28Evan CrenshawPunter · Jr.68 punts · 45.7 avg · 29 inside the 20
- #40Scott Taylor RenfroeKicker · Sr.11 of 16 on field goals
- #32Paddy McAteerKicker · Jr.1 of 2 on field goals
- #19Jaden TynesKicker · Fr.
DNA match
Player DNA
Steady
Handles the punting job without giving the return man a lane.
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His 2024 production profile sits closest to Daniel Davies’s 2020 season.
Matches Daniel on
Class year
In-20 rate
Yards / punt
Differs from Daniel on
Weight (higher)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to CJ Kolodziey's sophomore season at Massachusetts (2022).
Matches CJ on
Class year
Yards / punt
In-20 rate
Differs from CJ on
Height (lower)
Weight (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Robert Cole
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology