Player Career

Cole Holcomb Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Cole Holcomb story

Cole Holcomb built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a linebacker from New Smyrna Beach, FL wearing No. 36, spending time with North Carolina. The clearest part of Cole Holcomb's career was his defensive production: 312 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 12 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with North Carolina. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Cole Holcomb's production has multiple signals. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Carolina.

The arc is straightforward: Cole Holcomb moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    North Carolina

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420152016201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina0
2015 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina00
2016 PostseasonNorth Carolina1346.58.713
2016 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina1346.58.70
2017 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina1043.28.2-3
2018 Regular SeasonNorth Carolina1448104

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Pittsburgh

Week 4 · W 38-35 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

100 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.

#2

vs Miami

Week 9 · L 19-24 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#3

vs Georgia

Week 1 · L 24-33

3

Havoc Plays

89.2 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.

#4

vs James Madison

Week 3 · W 56-28

3

Havoc Plays

86.4 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.

#5

vs Duke

Week 4 · L 17-27 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

67.5 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Regular Season · North Carolina

14 primary output · 48 efficiency · 10 usage

67.3

#2

2016 Postseason · North Carolina

66.6

13 primary · 46.5 efficiency · 8.7 usage

#3

2016 Regular Season · North Carolina

66.6

13 primary · 46.5 efficiency · 8.7 usage

Milestones

9

Impact games

7

Splash games

14

10+ tackle games