Player Dossier

2012-2016

New Mexico

Cole Gautsche

TE • 6'4" • Rio Rancho, NM, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Cole Gautsche reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

0%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

41

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

14

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

63

Useful peak profile

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · New Mexico

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
New Mexico
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Player Story

Cole Gautsche built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a tight end from Rio Rancho, NM wearing No. 8, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Cole Gautsche's career was his backfield work: 1,859...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2012 · Rating 0.8198

Cleveland · Rio Rancho, NM

Committed To
New Mexico
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Cole Gautsche, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · New Mexico. Cole Gautsche reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
14
Receptions
2
Touchdowns
26

Quick Answers

Cole Gautsche quick answers

Latest team and position
New Mexico · TE
Career Receiving Yards
14
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 29 games
Best season
2012 Regular Season · New Mexico
Top game
New Mexico State
Recruit profile
3-star · Cleveland · New Mexico
High school pipeline
Cleveland · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 8 · Class 2016
2016 Receiving yards rank
14 receiving yards · TE 259th (top 84%) · Mountain West 141st (top 86%) · National 1,625th (top 85%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2012 Regular SeasonNew Mexico11-09100
2013 Regular SeasonNew Mexico9-01550.6
2014 Regular SeasonNew Mexico6-0250.3
2015 Regular SeasonNew Mexico0-00-
2016 Regular SeasonNew Mexico3214061.5

Related Context

Cole Gautsche played TE for New Mexico. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cole Gautsche recorded 966 passing yards, 1,859 rushing yards, and 14 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2013 with New Mexico.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season

New Mexico paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with — efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2014 Regular Season · New Mexico

Games

6

Receiving Yards / G

0

Efficiency

Usage

0.2

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

UNLV

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UTEP: 0. New Mexico State: 0. UTSA: 0. San Diego State: 0. Air Force: 0. UNLV: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins0 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · +0 vs Wins

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

UNLV

Best efficiency game

— vs UNLV

Result
Sat 11/1@ UNLVW 31-283.7
Sat 10/18@ Air ForceL 31-353.8
Sat 10/11vs San Diego StateL 14-240
Sat 10/4@ UTSAW 21-99.3
Sun 9/21@ New Mexico StateW 38-358.8
Sun 8/31vs UTEPL 24-3113.1

Player Story

Cole Gautsche story

Cole Gautsche built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a tight end from Rio Rancho, NM wearing No. 8, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Cole Gautsche's career was his backfield work: 1,859 rushing yards, 268 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 14 receiving yards across 29 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with New Mexico. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 966 passing yards, 14 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 29 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico.

The arc is straightforward: Cole Gautsche moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    New Mexico

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20122013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonNew Mexico0
2013 Regular SeasonNew Mexico00.30
2014 Regular SeasonNew Mexico00.20
2015 Regular SeasonNew Mexico00
2016 Regular SeasonNew Mexico1446.710.414

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ New Mexico State

Week 2 · L 31-32

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

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Receiving Yards

60.3 takeover

8 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.

#2

vs Nevada

Week 10 · W 35-26 · Conference game

6

Receiving Yards

52.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

6 receiving yards with a 40 efficiency score.

#3

@ Colorado State

Week 13 · L 20-24 · Conference game

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Receiving Yards

takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

0 receiving yards with a — efficiency score.

#4

vs Nevada

Week 12 · L 24-31 · Conference game

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Receiving Yards

takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

0 receiving yards with a — efficiency score.

#5

vs Wyoming

Week 11 · L 23-28 · Conference game

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Receiving Yards

takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

0 receiving yards with a — efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · New Mexico

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2016 Regular Season · New Mexico

61.5

14 primary · 46.7 efficiency · 10.4 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · New Mexico

50.6

0 primary · efficiency · 0.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games