Usage Score
3.5
Player Dossier
2024-2025UTEP
Cole Gustafson
DL • 6'4" • 279 lbs • Rocklin, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Cole Gustafson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.4 disruption score.
Efficiency
16.4
Consistency
19.8
Season Value
34.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Florida International
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Florida International • UTEP
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Scouting Read
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Cole Gustafson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Florida International. Cole Gustafson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.4 disruption score.
Cole Gustafson played DL for Florida International and UTEP. Across 2 tracked seasons, Cole Gustafson recorded 23 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with UTEP.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Florida International paired 0 primary output with 5.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 16.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 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 Florida International, UTEP.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · UTEP
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
16.4
Usage
3.5
Consistency
19.8
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UT Martin: 2. Texas: 0.5. Louisiana Tech: 4. Liberty: 0. Sam Houston: 0. Kennesaw State: 1.5. Jacksonville State: 0. Missouri State: 0.5. New Mexico State: 0. Delaware: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UT Martin: 3 by 32.5. Texas: 2 by 13.3. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 56.7. Liberty: 2 by 8.3. Sam Houston: 1 by 4.2. Kennesaw State: 1 by 19.2. Jacksonville State: 1 by 4.2. Missouri State: 1 by 9.2. New Mexico State: 3 by 12.5. Delaware: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 2 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 8 · -0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
56.7 vs Louisiana Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Delaware | L 31-61 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs New Mexico State | L 31-34 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Missouri State | L 24-38 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Jacksonville State | L 27-30 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 10/29 | @ Kennesaw State | L 20-33 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 10/15 | @ Sam Houston | W 35-17 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/9 | vs Liberty | L 8-19 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/28 | vs Louisiana TechSplash game | L 11-30 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Texas | L 10-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | vs UT MartinSplash game | W 42-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
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- 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 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Louisiana Tech
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 56.1 takeover score.
#2
UT Martin
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 29.6 takeover score.
#3
Kennesaw State
1.5
Primary metric
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 20.9 takeover score.
#4
Texas
0.5
Primary metric
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 9.9 takeover score.
#5
Missouri State
0.5
Primary metric
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 7.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Florida International
0 primary output · 5.6 efficiency · 0.8 usage
35.5
#2
2025 Regular Season · UTEP
34.9
8.5 primary · 16.4 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
23
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 13 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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