Usage Score
3.4
Player Dossier
2024-2025Florida 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.
Efficiency
14.4
Consistency
22.8
Season Value
18.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 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
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
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 14.4 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: Louisiana Tech
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · UTEP
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
14.4
Usage
3.4
Consistency
22.8
Best Game by takeover score
Delaware
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Texas: 0.5. Louisiana Tech: 3. 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
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. Unknown: 3 by 22.5. Texas: 2 by 13.3. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 46.7. 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
Losses0.7 · n=8
First Half0.9 · n=5 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · -0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.7 · n=10
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
46.7 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 Tech | 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 Unknown | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Florida International
2024
Opening stop
- 2
UTEP
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida International | 0 | 5.6 | 0.8 | — |
| 2025 Regular Season | UTEP | 6.5 | 14.4 | 3.4 | 6.5 |
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
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.