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Player Dossier
2012-2015California
P • 6'1" • Fruit Cove, FL, USA
Cole Leininger shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.
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Impact Production
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Production sample still building
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · California
Snapshot
Player 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:...
Read the storyCole Leininger, P. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · California. Cole Leininger shows a productive multi-phase profile across the tracked sample.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | TD | Primary | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | California | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2013 Regular Season | California | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2014 Regular Season | California | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2015 Postseason | California | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2015 Regular Season | California | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Related Context
Cole Leininger played P for California. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cole Leininger recorded 1 passing yards. His top tracked season came in 2013 with California.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
California paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with — efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Loss with a strong all-around stat line. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
12
Primary Metric / G
0
Efficiency
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Usage
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Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 0. Portland State: 0. Ohio State: 0. Oregon: 0. Washington State: 0. UCLA: 0. Oregon State: 0. Washington: 0. Arizona: 0. USC: 0. Colorado: 0. Stanford: 0
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12 games
Featured metric
Touchdowns
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
— vs Stanford
| Result | ||||||||||||||
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| Sat 11/23 | @ Stanford | L 13-63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Colorado | L 24-41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs USC | L 28-62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Arizona | L 28-33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 10/27 | @ Washington | L 17-41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 10/20 | vs Oregon State | L 17-49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 10/13 | @ UCLA | L 10-37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Washington State | L 22-44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 9/29 | @ Oregon | L 16-55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Ohio State | L 34-52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Portland State | W 37-30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs Northwestern | L 30-44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Player 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.
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California
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | California | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | California | 0 | — | — | 0 |
#1 Featured game
@ Oregon State
Week 12 · L 14-62 · Conference game
Loss with a strong all-around stat line.
0
Touchdowns
0 takeover
0 primary-metric impact.
#2
vs Oregon
Week 11 · L 17-59 · Conference game
0
Touchdowns
0 takeover
Loss with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#3
vs Washington
Week 10 · L 13-21 · Conference game
0
Touchdowns
0 takeover
Loss with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#4
@ Utah
Week 9 · L 27-49 · Conference game
0
Touchdowns
0 takeover
Loss with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#5
vs Stanford
Week 8 · L 3-21 · Conference game
0
Touchdowns
0 takeover
Loss with a strong all-around stat line.
0 primary-metric impact.
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · California
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2013 Regular Season · California
100
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · California
100
0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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