Player Dossier

2017-2021

App State

Madison Cone

S • 5'9" • 182 lbs • Kernersville, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Madison Cone shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.9 disruption score.

Usage / Role

63%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

58

Solid production for a safety

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

48

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Wisconsin

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Wisconsin • App State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Player Story

Madison Cone built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Kernersville, NC wearing No. 31, spending time with App State and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Madison Cone's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8778

Eagle's Landing Christian Academy · McDonough, GA

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Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Madison Cone, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Wisconsin. Madison Cone shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.9 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
51
TFL
1
Passes defended
6

Quick Answers

Madison Cone quick answers

Latest team and position
App State · S
Career Tackles
51
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 29 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Wisconsin
Top game
UL Monroe
Recruit profile
3-star · Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
High school pipeline
Eagle's Landing Christian Academy · 11 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 31 · Senior
2021 Tackles rank
25 tackles · S 227th (top 45%) · Sun Belt 135th (top 30%) · National 1,676th (top 28%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 PostseasonWisconsin20-0-1020.2
2017 Regular SeasonWisconsin21-0--020.2
2018 Regular SeasonWisconsin918-0-1025.9
2019 PostseasonWisconsin61-0--038.6
2019 Regular SeasonWisconsin66-0--038.6
2020 Regular SeasonWisconsin00-0--0-
2021 PostseasonApp State124-0-1036.3
2021 Regular SeasonApp State122110-3036.3

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2021Wisconsin to App StateP4 to G5/FCS16.4Feb 11, 2021

Madison Cone played S for Wisconsin and App State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Madison Cone recorded 51 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with App State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Wisconsin paired 0 primary output with 4.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 12.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Wisconsin, App State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: UL Monroe

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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Season Explorer

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2021 Postseason · App State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

12.9

Usage

2.2

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

UL Monroe

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Western Kentucky: 1. East Carolina: 0. Miami: 0. Elon: 0. Marshall: 0. Coastal Carolina: 1. UL Monroe: 1. Arkansas State: 0. South Alabama: 1. Troy: 0. Georgia Southern: 0. Louisiana: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Kentucky: 4 by 26.7. East Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 2 by 8.3. Elon: 2 by 8.3. Marshall: 1 by 4.2. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 22.5. UL Monroe: 2 by 18.3. Arkansas State: 2 by 8.3. South Alabama: 5 by 30.8. Troy: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Southern: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana: 1 by 14.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.3 · Games = 9 · -0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.7 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

UL Monroe

Best efficiency game

30.8 vs South Alabama

Result
Sat 12/18vs Western KentuckyL 38-5944001
Sat 12/4@ LouisianaL 16-2410001
Sat 11/27vs Georgia SouthernW 27-311000
Sat 11/20@ TroyW 45-711000
Sat 11/13vs South AlabamaW 31-754001
Sat 11/6@ Arkansas StateW 48-1422000
Sat 10/30vs UL MonroeW 59-2822100
Wed 10/20vs Coastal CarolinaW 30-2732001
Thu 9/23vs MarshallW 31-3011000
Sat 9/18vs ElonW 44-1021000
Sat 9/11@ MiamiL 23-2521000
Thu 9/2vs East CarolinaW 33-1911000

Player Story

Madison Cone story

Madison Cone built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Kernersville, NC wearing No. 31, spending time with App State and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Madison Cone's career was his defensive production: 51 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 2 interceptions, and 6 passes defended across 29 career games in the available record. That gives Madison Cone'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.

  1. 1

    Wisconsin

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    App State

    2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20172017201820192019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonWisconsin17.10.5
2017 Regular SeasonWisconsin17.10.50
2018 Regular SeasonWisconsin311.732
2019 PostseasonWisconsin04.91.3-3
2019 Regular SeasonWisconsin04.91.30
2020 Regular SeasonWisconsin00
2021 PostseasonApp State512.92.25
2021 Regular SeasonApp State512.92.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs UL Monroe

Week 9 · W 59-28 · Conference game

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Havoc Plays

60.3 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.

#2

vs New Mexico

Week 2 · W 45-14

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Havoc Plays

55.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.8 takeover score.

#3

vs South Alabama

Week 11 · W 31-7 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

53.9 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.

#4

vs Western Kentucky

Week 1 · L 38-59 · Postseason

1

Havoc Plays

50.8 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

#5

vs Coastal Carolina

Week 8 · W 30-27 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

48.3 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Wisconsin

0 primary output · 4.9 efficiency · 1.3 usage

38.6

#2

2019 Regular Season · Wisconsin

38.6

0 primary · 4.9 efficiency · 1.3 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · App State

36.3

5 primary · 12.9 efficiency · 2.2 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games