Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2012Vanderbilt
John Cole
WR • 5'10" • Somerset, KY, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
John Cole reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
24
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Vanderbilt
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Player Story
John Cole built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Somerset, KY wearing No. 83, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of John Cole's career was his receiving role: 65...
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- Committed To
- Vanderbilt
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
John Cole, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · Vanderbilt. John Cole reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 758
- Receptions
- 65
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
John Cole quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Vanderbilt · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 758
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
- Top game
- UConn
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Somerset · Vanderbilt
- High school pipeline
- Somerset · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 83 · Class 2012
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 10 | 36 | 382 | 2 | 81.5 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 11 | 25 | 317 | 1 | 61.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 2 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 51.2 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
Keep exploring John Cole
John Cole played WR for Vanderbilt. Across 5 tracked seasons, John Cole recorded 39 rushing yards, 758 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Vanderbilt.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
Vanderbilt paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 80 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2012 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2011 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
Games
2
Receiving Yards / G
29.5
Efficiency
80
Usage
14.7
Consistency
60.2
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Elon: 9. UConn: 50
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Split Comparison
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First Half9 · Games = 1 · -41 vs Second Half
Second Half50 · Games = 1 · +41 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
UConn
Best efficiency game
100 vs UConn
Player Story
John Cole story
John Cole built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Somerset, KY wearing No. 83, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of John Cole's career was his receiving role: 65 catches, 758 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns, and 39 rushing yards across 24 career games in the available record. His career also includes 39 rushing yards and 196 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives John Cole's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Vanderbilt
2008-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20082009201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 382 | 70.1 | 25.3 | 382 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 317 | 67.8 | 17.3 | -65 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 59 | 80 | 14.7 | -258 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Vanderbilt | 0 | — | — | -59 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UConn
Week 2 · W 24-21
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
50
Receiving Yards
92.3 takeover
50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Kentucky
Week 11 · L 13-24 · Conference game
61
Receiving Yards
90.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
61 receiving yards with a 81.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 6 · W 52-6
103
Receiving Yards
90.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
103 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Rice
Week 4 · W 36-17
67
Receiving Yards
87.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
67 receiving yards with a 63.8 efficiency score.
#5
@ Army
Week 6 · L 13-16
56
Receiving Yards
86.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
56 receiving yards with a 74.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2009 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
81.5
382 primary · 70.1 efficiency · 25.3 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Vanderbilt
61.5
317 primary · 67.8 efficiency · 17.3 usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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