Player Dossier

2023-2025

South Alabama

Cole Blaylock

S • 6'0" • 191 lbs • Mobile, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Cole Blaylock shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.7 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.9

Efficiency

8.7

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

8.6

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · South Alabama

23242425

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
South Alabama
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss

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 Blaylock, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · South Alabama. Cole Blaylock shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 8.7 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

South Alabama paired 0 primary output with 6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 8.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss

Win with 1 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 · South Alabama

Games

8

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

8.7

Usage

1.9

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Texas State

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

Game-by-Game Trend

12345678

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 0. Coastal Carolina: 0. North Texas: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Georgia State: 0. UL Monroe: 1. Southern Miss: 1. Texas State: 0

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. Auburn: 2 by 8.3. Coastal Carolina: 1 by 4.2. North Texas: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas State: 2 by 8.3. Georgia State: 2 by 8.3. UL Monroe: 1 by 14.2. Southern Miss: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Wins0.7 · n=3 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=5 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=4 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=4 · +0.5 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Southern Miss

Best efficiency game

18.3 vs Southern Miss

Result
Sat 11/29@ Texas StateL 26-49
Sat 11/22vs Southern MissW 42-35210010
Sat 11/15@ UL MonroeW 26-1411001
Thu 10/23@ Georgia StateW 38-3120000
Tue 10/14vs Arkansas StateL 14-1521000
Sat 9/27@ North TexasL 22-3621000
Sat 9/20vs Coastal CarolinaL 20-3810000
Sat 9/13@ AuburnL 15-3121000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    South Alabama

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama0
2024 PostseasonSouth Alabama0610
2024 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama0610
2025 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama28.71.92

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Southern Miss

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.8 takeover score.

#2

UL Monroe

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.5 takeover score.

#3

Georgia Southern

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.8 takeover score.

#4

Auburn

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.4 takeover score.

#5

North Texas

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · South Alabama

0 primary output · 6 efficiency · 1 usage

35.6

#2

2024 Regular Season · South Alabama

35.6

0 primary · 6 efficiency · 1 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · South Alabama

8.6

2 primary · 8.7 efficiency · 1.9 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.8096

UMS-Wright Preparatory School · Mobile, AL

Committed To
South Alabama
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

1

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

22

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 15 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cole Blaylock quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
4
Career tackles
22