Usage Score
10.8
Player Dossier
2014-2018North Carolina
Cole Holcomb
LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • New Smyrna Beach, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cole Holcomb shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47 disruption score.
Efficiency
47
Consistency
46.4
Season Value
29.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · North Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- North Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Cole Holcomb, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · North Carolina. Cole Holcomb shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 47 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
North Carolina paired 11 primary output with 45 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 47 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2018 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Pittsburgh
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2018 Regular Season · North Carolina
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
47
Usage
10.8
Consistency
46.4
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 2. East Carolina: 0.5. Pittsburgh: 4. Miami: 1. Virginia Tech: 1. Syracuse: 0. Virginia: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Duke: 1.5. Unknown: 0.5. NC State: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 7 by 49.2. East Carolina: 5 by 25.8. Pittsburgh: 12 by 90. Miami: 3 by 22.5. Virginia Tech: 9 by 47.5. Syracuse: 9 by 37.5. Virginia: 13 by 50. Georgia Tech: 22 by 50. Duke: 12 by 65. Unknown: 6 by 30. NC State: 6 by 50
Split Comparison
Losses0.9 · n=9
First Half1.4 · n=6 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · n=5 · -0.5 vs First Half
All Games1.2 · n=11
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
90 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs NC State | L 28-34 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Unknown | — | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Duke10+ tackles | L 35-42 | 12 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Georgia Tech10+ tackles | L 28-38 | 22 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Virginia10+ tackles | L 21-31 | 13 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Syracuse | L 37-40 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Virginia Tech | L 19-22 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/28 | @ Miami | L 10-47 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs Pittsburgh10+ tackles · Splash game | W 38-35 | 12 | 10 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ East Carolina | L 19-41 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | @ California | L 17-24 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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North Carolina
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Progression
201420152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | North Carolina | 11 | 45 | 8.4 | 11 |
| 2016 Regular Season | North Carolina | 11 | 45 | 8.4 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | North Carolina | 6 | 39.5 | 7.7 | -5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Carolina | 13 | 47 | 10.8 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Pittsburgh
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 72.6 takeover score.
#2
Miami
4
Primary metric
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#3
Georgia
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#4
NC State
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 41.5 takeover score.
#5
Stanford
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 38.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Postseason · North Carolina
11 primary output · 45 efficiency · 8.4 usage
29.9
#2
2016 Regular Season · North Carolina
29.9
11 primary · 45 efficiency · 8.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · North Carolina
29.1
13 primary · 47 efficiency · 10.8 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
14
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
312
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.