Player Dossier

2020-2024

Michigan State

Cole DeMarzo

LB • 6'4" • 240 lbs • Hilton Head Island, SC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Cole DeMarzo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.7

Efficiency

14.7

Consistency

61.7

Season Value

22.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Wyoming

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Michigan State • Wyoming
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State

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 DeMarzo, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Wyoming. Cole DeMarzo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Wyoming paired 1.5 primary output with 14.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 14.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2024 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Michigan State, Wyoming.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State

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

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2024 Regular Season · Wyoming

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

14.7

Usage

5.7

Consistency

61.7

Best Game by takeover score

Colorado State

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona State: 1. Air Force: 0. Colorado State: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona State: 2 by 18.3. Air Force: 4 by 16.7. Colorado State: 1 by 9.2

Split Comparison

Losses0.8 · n=2
First Half0.5 · n=2
All Games0.5 · n=3

Game Log

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

3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Arizona State

Best efficiency game

18.3 vs Arizona State

Result
Sat 11/16@ Colorado StateL 10-24100.5000
Sun 9/29vs Air ForceW 31-1941000
Sun 9/1@ Arizona StateL 7-4821100

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Michigan State

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Wyoming

    2022-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020212022202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan State0
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan State00
2022 PostseasonWyoming0.511.52.80.5
2022 Regular SeasonWyoming0.511.52.80
2023 Regular SeasonWyoming18.61.90.5
2024 Regular SeasonWyoming1.514.75.70.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Arizona State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.2 takeover score.

#2

Hawai'i

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.3 takeover score.

#3

Air Force

0.5

Primary metric

Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 23.1 takeover score.

#4

Colorado State

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 21.6 takeover score.

#5

Illinois

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Wyoming

1.5 primary output · 14.7 efficiency · 5.7 usage

22.2

#2

2022 Postseason · Wyoming

5.2

0.5 primary · 11.5 efficiency · 2.8 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Wyoming

5.2

0.5 primary · 11.5 efficiency · 2.8 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8844

Benedictine Military School · Savannah, GA

Committed To
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

40

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 18 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cole DeMarzo quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
40