Player Dossier

2021-2024

UCF

Cole Joyce

LB • 6'0" • 230 lbs • Bentonville, AR, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

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

Usage Score

3.9

Efficiency

14.7

Consistency

9.5

Season Value

10.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Utah State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
UCF • Utah State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Air Force

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 Joyce, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Utah State. Cole Joyce shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Utah State paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 14.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 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 UCF, Utah State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State

Win with 3 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 · Utah State

Games

7

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

14.7

Usage

3.9

Consistency

9.5

Best Game by takeover score

San Diego State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Utah: 0. Boise State: 0. New Mexico: 0. Washington State: 1. Hawai'i: 0. San Diego State: 3

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. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. Utah: 1 by 4.2. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. Washington State: 1 by 14.2. Hawai'i: 4 by 16.7. San Diego State: 6 by 55

Split Comparison

Wins1.5 · n=2 · +1.3 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · n=4 · -1.3 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=4 · -1.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · n=3 · +1.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

San Diego State

Best efficiency game

55 vs San Diego State

Result
Sat 11/23vs San Diego StateSplash gameW 41-2064210
Sat 11/16vs Hawai'iW 55-1042000
Sun 11/10@ Washington StateL 28-4911100
Sat 10/19vs New MexicoL 45-50
Sat 10/5@ Boise StateL 30-6211000
Sat 9/14vs UtahL 21-3810000
Sat 8/31vs Unknown22000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    UCF

    2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Utah State

    2022-2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

2021202220232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonUCF0
2022 Regular SeasonUtah State04.20.60
2023 Regular SeasonUtah State4189.54
2024 Regular SeasonUtah State414.73.90

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Air Force

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.1 takeover score.

#2

San Diego State

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 55.9 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

2

Primary metric

Game with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 49.7 takeover score.

#4

Washington State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 18.9 takeover score.

#5

Hawai'i

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Utah State

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.6 usage

34.9

#2

2023 Regular Season · Utah State

12.8

4 primary · 18 efficiency · 9.5 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Utah State

10.9

4 primary · 14.7 efficiency · 3.9 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

1

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.8511

McEachern · Powder Springs, GA

Committed To
Kennesaw State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

41

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cole Joyce quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
41