Usage Score
10
Player Dossier
2014-2018North Carolina
LB • 6'1" • 225 lbs • New Smyrna Beach, FL, USA
Cole Holcomb shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48 disruption score.
Usage Score
10
Efficiency
48
Consistency
38.3
Season Value
49.1
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · North Carolina
Snapshot
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 Season Value: 2016 Postseason · North Carolina. Cole Holcomb shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 48 disruption score.
Cole Holcomb played LB for North Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cole Holcomb recorded 312 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with North Carolina.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
North Carolina paired 13 primary output with 46.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 48 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 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
48
Usage
10
Consistency
38.3
Best Game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 2. East Carolina: 0.5. Pittsburgh: 5. Miami: 1. Virginia Tech: 1. Syracuse: 0. Virginia: 0. Georgia Tech: 0. Duke: 1.5. Western Carolina: 0.5. NC State: 2.5
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 7 by 49.2. East Carolina: 5 by 25.8. Pittsburgh: 12 by 100. 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. Western Carolina: 6 by 30. NC State: 6 by 50
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11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Pittsburgh
Best efficiency game
100 vs Pittsburgh
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs NC StateSplash game | L 28-34 | 6 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Western Carolina | W 49-26 | 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 | @ CaliforniaSplash game | L 17-24 | 7 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
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North Carolina
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | North Carolina | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | North Carolina | 13 | 46.5 | 8.7 | 13 |
| 2016 Regular Season | North Carolina | 13 | 46.5 | 8.7 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | North Carolina | 10 | 43.2 | 8.2 | -3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | North Carolina | 14 | 48 | 10 | 4 |
#1 Featured game
Pittsburgh
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Primary metric
5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.8 takeover score.
#2
Miami
4
Primary metric
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 62.9 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
James Madison
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 58.2 takeover score.
#5
Duke
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 39.1 takeover score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · North Carolina
13 primary output · 46.5 efficiency · 8.7 usage
50.7
#2
2016 Regular Season · North Carolina
50.7
13 primary · 46.5 efficiency · 8.7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · North Carolina
49.1
14 primary · 48 efficiency · 10 usage
3
Impact games
7
Splash games
14
10+ tackle games
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.
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