Player Dossier

2024-2025

Florida International

Cole Gustafson

DL • 6'4" • 279 lbs • Rocklin, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Cole Gustafson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.8

Efficiency

5.6

Consistency

100

Season Value

35.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Florida International

2425

Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
2
Program Path
Florida International • UTEP
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana 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 Gustafson, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Florida International. Cole Gustafson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 14.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Florida International paired 0 primary output with 5.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 5.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from 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: Unknown

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · Florida International

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

5.6

Usage

0.8

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

New Mexico State

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Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Central Michigan: 0. Unknown: 0. New Mexico 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. Central Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 2 by 8.3. New Mexico State: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2
First Half0 · n=2
All Games0 · n=3

Game Log

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

3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

8.3 vs Unknown

Result
Tue 10/29vs New Mexico StateW 34-1311000
Sat 9/21vs Unknown21000
Sat 9/7vs Central MichiganW 52-1611000

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Florida International

    2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UTEP

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonFlorida International05.60.8
2025 Regular SeasonUTEP6.514.43.46.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Louisiana Tech

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.

#2

Kennesaw State

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 25.3 takeover score.

#3

Unknown

1

Primary metric

Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 20.2 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 12 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 9.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Florida International

0 primary output · 5.6 efficiency · 0.8 usage

35.5

#2

2025 Regular Season · UTEP

18.3

6.5 primary · 14.4 efficiency · 3.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

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.

Quick Answers

Cole Gustafson quick answers

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
2
Career tackles
23