Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Cincinnati
Nate Cole
WR • 6'1" • Memphis, TN, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Nate Cole reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
49
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
70
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Cincinnati
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Cincinnati
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
Nate Cole built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Memphis, TN wearing No. 84, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Nate Cole's career was his receiving role: 95 catches,...
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- Committed To
- Cincinnati
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Nate Cole, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Cincinnati. Nate Cole reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 964
- Receptions
- 95
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
Nate Cole quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Cincinnati · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 964
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Cincinnati
- Top game
- Purdue
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mitchell · Cincinnati
- High school pipeline
- Mitchell · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 84 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 518 receiving yards · WR 196th (top 20%) · American Athletic 22nd (top 13%) · National 219th (top 12%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 28.8 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 10 | 15 | 145 | 2 | 38.4 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 11 | 19 | 262 | 1 | 48.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 12 | 57 | 518 | 4 | 72.9 |
Related Context
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Nate Cole played WR for Cincinnati. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nate Cole recorded 964 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Cincinnati.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Cincinnati paired 518 primary output with 63.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 63.4 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: Purdue
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Cincinnati
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
43.2
Efficiency
63.4
Usage
22.4
Consistency
53.6
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UT Martin: 64. Purdue: 81. Houston: 60. Miami (OH): 10. South Florida: 73. UConn: 76. East Carolina: 28. Temple: 32. BYU: 15. UCF: 25. Memphis: 34. Tulsa: 20
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UT Martin: 6 by 71.1. Purdue: 6 by 90. Houston: 9 by 44.4. Miami (OH): 2 by 33.3. South Florida: 7 by 69.5. UConn: 5 by 100. East Carolina: 3 by 62.2. Temple: 5 by 42.7. BYU: 1 by 100. UCF: 2 by 83.3. Memphis: 6 by 37.8. Tulsa: 5 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins45.8 · Games = 4 · +3.9 vs Losses
Losses41.9 · Games = 8 · -3.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
100 vs BYU
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | @ Tulsa | L 37-40 | — | 5 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Memphis | L 7-34 | — | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ UCF | L 3-24 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs BYU | L 3-20 | — | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Temple | L 13-34 | — | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 6.40 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs East Carolina | W 31-19 | — | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ UConn | L 9-20 | — | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 15.20 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs South Florida | L 20-45 | — | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 10.40 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Miami (OH) | W 27-20 | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Thu 9/15 | vs HoustonHigh volume | L 16-40 | — | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Purdue2+ TD | W 38-20 | — | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 2 | 28 |
| Thu 9/1 | vs UT Martin | W 28-7 | — | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 10.70 | 1 | 17 |
Player Story
Nate Cole story
Nate Cole built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Memphis, TN wearing No. 84, spending time with Cincinnati. The clearest part of Nate Cole's career was his receiving role: 95 catches, 964 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns across 37 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Nate Cole's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Cincinnati
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 39 | 50 | 4.2 | 39 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 145 | 55.8 | 6.5 | 106 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 262 | 76.2 | 6.6 | 117 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Cincinnati | 518 | 63.4 | 22.4 | 256 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Purdue
Week 2 · W 38-20
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
81
Receiving Yards
96.7 takeover
81 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.
#2
vs South Florida
Week 5 · L 20-45 · Conference game
73
Receiving Yards
86.5 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
73 receiving yards with a 69.5 efficiency score.
#3
@ UConn
Week 6 · L 9-20 · Conference game
76
Receiving Yards
83.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
76 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs UT Martin
Week 1 · W 28-7
64
Receiving Yards
81.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
64 receiving yards with a 71.1 efficiency score.
#5
@ Houston
Week 10 · L 30-33 · Conference game
66
Receiving Yards
78.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
66 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Cincinnati
518 primary output · 63.4 efficiency · 22.4 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Cincinnati
48.5
262 primary · 76.2 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Cincinnati
38.4
145 primary · 55.8 efficiency · 6.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
1
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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