Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2018South Alabama
Cole Garvin
QB • 6'1" • 205 lbs • Tyrone, GA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Cole Garvin is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
25
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
36
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · South Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- South Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
Cole Garvin built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a quarterback from Tyrone, GA wearing No. 13, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Cole Garvin's career was his passing role: 2,477...
Read the storyCole Garvin, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · South Alabama. Cole Garvin is a balanced quarterback profile with 12.8 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 2,528
- Passing yards
- 2,477
- Rushing yards
- 51
- Touchdowns
- 18
Quick Answers
Cole Garvin quick answers
- Latest team and position
- South Alabama · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 2,528
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · South Alabama
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Junior
- 2018 Total offense rank
- 591 total offense · QB 181st (top 50%) · Sun Belt 28th (top 19%) · National 329th (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | South Alabama | 6 | -3 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 34.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 6 | 479 | 463 | 16 | 4 | 34.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 8 | 1,461 | 1,490 | -29 | 9 | 63.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 5 | 591 | 524 | 67 | 5 | 41.5 |
Related Context
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Cole Garvin played QB for South Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Cole Garvin recorded 2,477 passing yards, 51 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with South Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
South Alabama paired 1,461 primary output with 51.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 55.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · South Alabama
Games
5
Primary Metric / G
118.2
Efficiency
55.6
Usage
12.8
Consistency
41.3
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 50. Oklahoma State: 13. UL Monroe: 83. Louisiana: 304. Coastal Carolina: 141
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana Tech: 22 by 30.8. Oklahoma State: 8 by 43.4. UL Monroe: 24 by 52.5. Louisiana: 40 by 66.8. Coastal Carolina: 14 by 84.4
Split Comparison
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Wins141 · Games = 1 · +28.5 vs Losses
Losses112.5 · Games = 4 · -28.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
84.4 vs Coastal Carolina
Player Story
Cole Garvin story
Cole Garvin built his college career from 2016 through 2018 as a quarterback from Tyrone, GA wearing No. 13, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Cole Garvin's career was his passing role: 2,477 passing yards, 16 touchdown passes, 374 attempts, and 51 rushing yards across 19 career games in the available record. His career also includes 51 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cole Garvin's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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South Alabama
2016-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | South Alabama | 476 | 55.3 | 13.1 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | South Alabama | 476 | 55.3 | 13.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | South Alabama | 1,461 | 51.2 | 15.8 | 985 |
| 2018 Regular Season | South Alabama | 591 | 55.6 | 12.8 | -870 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ New Mexico State
Week 14 · L 17-22 · Conference game
Loss with 264 yards of offense and 52.3 efficiency.
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Total Offense
72.4 takeover
264 total offense with 52.3 efficiency.
#2
@ Louisiana
Week 12 · L 38-48 · Conference game
304
Total Offense
71.2 takeover
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
304 total offense with 66.8 efficiency.
#3
vs San Diego State
Week 5 · W 42-24
256
Total Offense
70.7 takeover
Win with 256 yards of offense and 67.7 efficiency.
256 total offense with 67.7 efficiency.
#4
vs Arkansas State
Week 11 · W 24-19 · Conference game
323
Total Offense
63.2 takeover
Win with 323 yards of offense and 54.8 efficiency.
323 total offense with 54.8 efficiency.
#5
@ Ole Miss
Week 1 · L 27-47
222
Total Offense
60.6 takeover
Loss with 222 yards of offense and 59 efficiency.
222 total offense with 59 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · South Alabama
1,461 primary output · 51.2 efficiency · 15.8 usage
63.6
#2
2018 Regular Season · South Alabama
41.5
591 primary · 55.6 efficiency · 12.8 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · South Alabama
34.1
476 primary · 55.3 efficiency · 13.1 usage
Milestones
4
250+ passing yards
2
300+ total offense
2
3+ TD games
6
Above avg efficiency
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