Usage Score
4.5
Player Dossier
2021-2025South Alabama
Cole Daniels
DL • 6'0" • 300 lbs • Sumrall, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cole Daniels shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
14.2
Consistency
40.2
Season Value
21.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Old Dominion
2123232425
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- South Alabama • Old Dominion
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
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 Daniels, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Old Dominion. Cole Daniels shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Old Dominion paired 4.5 primary output with 14.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 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 South Alabama, Old Dominion.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.
Season Explorer
Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.
2025 Regular Season · Old Dominion
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
14.2
Usage
4.5
Consistency
40.2
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia State
Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.
Game-by-Game Trend
1234567
Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana: 1. Unknown: 1. Virginia Tech: 2. Liberty: 0. Marshall: 0. Troy: 0. Georgia 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. Indiana: 3 by 22.5. Unknown: 1 by 14.2. Virginia Tech: 3 by 32.5. Liberty: 1 by 4.2. Marshall: 1 by 4.2. Troy: 2 by 8.3. Georgia State: 2 by 13.3
Split Comparison
Wins0.6 · n=4 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · n=2 · -0.1 vs Wins
First Half1 · n=4 · +0.8 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=3 · -0.8 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
Virginia Tech
Best efficiency game
32.5 vs Virginia Tech
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
South Alabama
2021
Opening stop
- 2
Old Dominion
2023-2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20212023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | South Alabama | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Old Dominion | 2 | 8.7 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 2 | 8.7 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 2 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 4.5 | 14.2 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Virginia Tech
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Primary metric
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.7 takeover score.
#2
James Madison
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.
#3
Georgia Southern
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40.7 takeover score.
#4
South Carolina
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.5 takeover score.
#5
Indiana
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 28 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Old Dominion
4.5 primary output · 14.2 efficiency · 4.5 usage
21.7
#2
2023 Postseason · Old Dominion
8.4
2 primary · 8.7 efficiency · 2.5 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Old Dominion
8.4
2 primary · 8.7 efficiency · 2.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.823
Sumrall · Sumrall, MS
- Committed To
- South Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
44
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 25 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.