Player Career

Cole Gustafson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Cole Gustafson story

Cole Gustafson built his college career from 2024 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Rocklin, CA wearing No. 99, spending time with Florida International and UTEP. The clearest part of Cole Gustafson's career was his defensive production: 23 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 13 career games in the available record. That gives Cole Gustafson'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
Florida International
2024
Opening stop
2
UTEP
2025
Final stop

Season Value Progression

20242025

Season	Team	Primary	Efficiency	Usage	Delta
2024 Regular Season	Florida International	0	5.6	0.8	—
2025 Regular Season	UTEP	8.5	16.4	3.5	8.5

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

Season	Path	Movement	Value	Date
2025	Florida International to UTEP	G5/FCS to G5/FCS	73.5	May 12, 2025

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 77 Louisiana Tech

Week 5 · L 11-30 · Conference game

Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

Havoc Plays

84.7 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.

Game stats

vs UT Martin

Week 2 · W 42-17

Havoc Plays

45 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.

Game stats

@ No. 89 Kennesaw State

Week 10 · L 20-33 · Conference game

1.5

Havoc Plays

35.3 takeover

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 35.3 takeover score.

Game stats

@ No. 17 Texas

Week 3 · L 10-27 · Ranked opponent

0.5

Havoc Plays

19.2 takeover

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 19.2 takeover score.

Game stats

@ No. 108 Missouri State

Week 12 · L 24-38 · Conference game

0.5

Havoc Plays

12.8 takeover

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 12.8 takeover score.

Game stats

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · UTEP

8.5 primary output · 16.4 efficiency · 3.5 usage

41.3

2024 Regular Season · Florida International

37.5

0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 0.8 usage

Milestones

Impact games

Splash games

10+ tackle games

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