Player Story
Cole Leininger story
Cole Leininger built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a punter from Fruit Cove, FL wearing No. 16, spending time with California. The clearest part of Cole Leininger's career was his field-position work: 218 punts, 8,955 punting yards, and 17 punts inside the 20 across 48 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2013 with California. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Special-teams careers depend on repeatable opportunity, not just one highlight. His career also includes 1 passing yard, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 48 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across California.
The arc is straightforward: Cole Leininger moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.