Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016New 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.
Impact Production
5
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
4
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
16
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- 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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | New Mexico | 11 | - | 0 | 9 | 100 |
| 2013 Regular Season | New Mexico | 9 | - | 0 | 15 | 50.6 |
| 2014 Regular Season | New Mexico | 6 | - | 0 | 2 | 50.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 61.5 |
Related Context
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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
2016 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 46.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · New Mexico
Games
3
Receiving Yards / G
4.7
Efficiency
46.7
Usage
10.4
Consistency
64.6
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. New Mexico State: 8. Hawai'i: 0. Nevada: 6
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins3 · Games = 2 · -5 vs Losses
Losses8 · Games = 1 · +5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
New Mexico State
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs New Mexico State
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
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico | 14 | 46.7 | 10.4 | 14 |
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
0
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
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