| Daniel Cole, Free Safety | HOU |
Current/Potential | TAK | SACK | PD | INT | TD |
63/80 | | | | | | Houston Cougars |
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Attributes |
Morale: | Content |
Height: | 6-1 |
Weight: | 181 |
Ideal Wt: | 186 |
Jersey: | 36 |
Age: | 23 |
Year: | |
Status: | OK |
Energy: | 0 |
HS Ranking: | #191 |
Pos Ranking: | #13 FS |
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Position Ratings |
Hands: | 66 |
Tackling: | 66 |
Coverage: | 62 |
Punt Return: | 35 |
Kick Return: | 84 |
Durability: | 71 |
Endurance: | 87 |
Adaptability: | 64 |
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Athletic Ratings |
Arm Strength: | 1 |
Acceleration: | 37 |
Agility: | 73 |
Speed: | 46 |
Strength: | 39 |
Jumping: | 39 |
Instincts: | 97 |
Aggressiveness: | 68 |
Discipline: | 58 |
Intelligence: | 65 |
Work Ethic: | 43 |
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Personal Bests |
Tackles: | 12 |
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Sacks: | 1 |
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Passes defensed: | 2 |
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Interceptions: | 2 |
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TD: | 2 |
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Game Logs |
Week | Opp | Res | Tak | Solo | Ast | Sack | FF | PD | Int | Yds | Ave | TD | MT | OOP | BPA |
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Defensive Statistics |
Year | GP | GS | Tak | Solo | Ast | Sack | Stuf | Hur | DP | FF | PD | MT | OOP | BPA | |
2025 | 16 | 16 | 92 | 58 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | - |
2026 | 15 | 13 | 77 | 56 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | - |
2027 | 13 | 10 | 99 | 60 | 39 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | - |
2028 | 13 | 13 | 82 | 58 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
Total | 57 | 52 | 350 | 232 | 118 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 19 | - |
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Turnover Statistics |
Year | GP | GS | Ints | Yds | Avg | RecF | Yds | Avg | TD | | | | | | |
2025 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 177 | 29.5 | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2026 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 141 | 14.1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2027 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2028 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 57 | 52 | 33 | 448 | 13.6 | 12 | 91 | 7.6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Returning Statistics |
Year | GP | GS | KRet | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PRet | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FC | | |
2026 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
2027 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 292 | 24.3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
2028 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 617 | 24.7 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Total | 57 | 52 | 39 | 939 | 24.1 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
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Scouting Report | Potential |
| Being able to blitz the quarterback is a skill that could someday take his game to the next level. With more coaching and hard work, his ability to handle receivers one on one will be outstanding. I'm fairly certain that this young man will end up having well above average speed for his position. He's always been an outstanding athlete and will someday have exceptional agility compared to other safeties. |
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Player Awards |
Won the 2026 Chuck Bednarik award |
Named Second Team All-Southeastern (2027) |
Named First Team All-Southeastern (2028) |
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