Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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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.
Impact Production
45
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
23
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · UTEP
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Florida International • UTEP
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player 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...
Read the storyCole Gustafson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · UTEP. Cole Gustafson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 23
- TFL
- 3
- Sacks
- 1.5
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Cole Gustafson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTEP · DL
- Career Tackles
- 23
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · UTEP
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 19 tackles · DL 381st (top 36%) · Conference USA 195th (top 36%) · National 2,101st (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida International | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | UTEP | 10 | 19 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41.3 |
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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 |
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: 2025 Regular Season
UTEP paired 8.5 primary output with 16.4 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
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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 | — | — |
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
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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
vs No. 77 Louisiana Tech
Week 5 · L 11-30 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#2
vs UT Martin
Week 2 · W 42-17
2
Havoc Plays
45 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45 takeover score.
#3
@ 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.
#4
@ 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.
#5
@ 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.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · UTEP
8.5 primary output · 16.4 efficiency · 3.5 usage
41.3
#2
2024 Regular Season · Florida International
37.5
0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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