Player Career

Cole Hikutini Career Story

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Player Story

Cole Hikutini story

Cole Hikutini built his college career from 2015 through 2016 as a tight end from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 18, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Cole Hikutini's career was his receiving role: 69 catches, 1,016 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Cole Hikutini's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Louisville

    2015-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015201520162016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonLouisville34877.111.5
2015 Regular SeasonLouisville34877.111.50
2016 PostseasonLouisville66877.520320
2016 Regular SeasonLouisville66877.5200

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs NC State

Week 8 · W 54-13 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

118

Receiving Yards

98.4 takeover

118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Texas A&M

Week 1 · W 27-21 · Postseason

103

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

103 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Kentucky

Week 13 · L 38-41

100

Receiving Yards

93.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

100 receiving yards with a 95.2 efficiency score.

#4

@ Virginia

Week 9 · W 32-25 · Conference game

89

Receiving Yards

85.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

89 receiving yards with a 98.9 efficiency score.

#5

vs Virginia

Week 11 · W 38-31 · Conference game

59

Receiving Yards

85.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

59 receiving yards with a 98.3 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Louisville

668 primary output · 77.5 efficiency · 20 usage

71.5

#2

2016 Regular Season · Louisville

71.5

668 primary · 77.5 efficiency · 20 usage

#3

2015 Postseason · Louisville

53.6

348 primary · 77.1 efficiency · 11.5 usage

Milestones

3

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games