Usage Score
20
Player Dossier
2015-2016Louisville
TE • 6'5" • Sacramento, CA, USA
Cole Hikutini reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Usage Score
20
Efficiency
77.5
Consistency
42.1
Season Value
59.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Louisville
Snapshot
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 Hikutini, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Louisville. Cole Hikutini reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Cole Hikutini played TE for Louisville. Across 2 tracked seasons, Cole Hikutini recorded 1,016 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Louisville.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Louisville paired 668 primary output with 77.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 77.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
51.4
Efficiency
77.5
Usage
20
Consistency
42.1
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 12. Charlotte: 25. Syracuse: 41. Florida State: 26. Marshall: 85. Clemson: 84. Duke: 14. NC State: 118. Virginia: 89. Boston College: 18. Wake Forest: 26. Houston: 30. Kentucky: 100
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 1 by 80. Charlotte: 2 by 83.3. Syracuse: 4 by 68.3. Florida State: 2 by 86.7. Marshall: 4 by 100. Clemson: 7 by 80. Duke: 2 by 46.7. NC State: 6 by 100. Virginia: 6 by 98.9. Boston College: 2 by 60. Wake Forest: 3 by 57.8. Houston: 4 by 50. Kentucky: 7 by 95.2
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Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
100 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/31 | vs LSU | L 9-29 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Kentucky100 receiving yards | L 38-41 | — | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 1 | 24 |
| Fri 11/18 | @ Houston | L 10-36 | — | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 1 | 12 |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Wake Forest | W 44-12 | — | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 8.70 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Boston College | W 52-7 | — | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Virginia | W 32-25 | — | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 14.80 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs NC State100 receiving yards | W 54-13 | — | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 1 | 67 |
| Fri 10/14 | vs Duke | W 24-14 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| Sun 10/2 | @ Clemson | L 36-42 | — | 7 | 84 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| Sun 9/25 | @ Marshall2+ TD | W 59-28 | — | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 21.30 | 2 | 36 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Florida State | W 63-20 | — | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Syracuse | W 62-28 | — | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Thu 9/1 | vs Charlotte | W 70-14 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 1 | 24 |
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Louisville
2015-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Postseason | Louisville | 348 | 77.1 | 11.5 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisville | 348 | 77.1 | 11.5 | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Louisville | 668 | 77.5 | 20 | 320 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisville | 668 | 77.5 | 20 | 0 |
#1 Featured game
NC State
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
118
Primary metric
118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Texas A&M
103
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
103 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Kentucky
100
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
100 receiving yards with a 95.2 efficiency score.
#4
Virginia
89
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
89 receiving yards with a 98.9 efficiency score.
#5
Marshall
85
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Louisville
668 primary output · 77.5 efficiency · 20 usage
59.9
#2
2016 Regular Season · Louisville
59.9
668 primary · 77.5 efficiency · 20 usage
#3
2015 Postseason · Louisville
46.9
348 primary · 77.1 efficiency · 11.5 usage
3
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
1,016
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 23 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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