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Jersey Number 32
Brian Cole II
- Position:
- S
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Saginaw, MI
- High School/Previous School:
- East Mississippi CC
2020 NFL Scouting Combine
2020 Senior Bowl
2019 Team Captain
CAREER:ย Athletic playmaker, who played his final two years of eligibility at MSU and served as a team captain during his senior season โฆ Excellent length and physicality with all the tools to make an impact โฆ Dynamic and explosive off the edge โฆ. Versatile in coverage, allowing him to play various roles in the secondary โฆ Started all 12 games played in 2019 โฆ Appeared in the first five games of the 2018 season, earning four starts, before being sidelined with an upper-body injury โฆ Returned from injury with a standout performance in spring practices, resuming his role at the STAR position โฆ Earned his undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies in May 2019 โฆ Started 16 of 17 career game played with the Bulldogs โฆ Finished career with 78 total tackles, including 10.5 for loss, three sacks, two interceptions, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries.
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2019 REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON:ย Started all 12 games played at STAR โฆ Third on the team in tackles with 65 โฆ Second on the team in tackles for loss with 7.5 โฆ Led MSU defensive backs in sacks with two โฆ Made one interception and broke up a pair of passes โฆ Registered 12 total pressures, including four QB hits, according to Pro Football Focus โฆ Recorded 5.5 tackles for loss and two sacks over the first three games of the season โฆ Logged at least 0.5 TFL in six different games โฆ Returned six kicks for 104 yards โฆ Recovered a fumble and made one tackle for loss in the season openerย at Louisiana (8/31)ย โฆ Turned in a career-high 2.5 TFLs and one sackย vs. Southern Miss (9/7)ย โฆ Collected two TFLs, one sack and a forced fumbleย vs. Kansas State (9/14)ย โฆ Made one TFL and recorded his second career interception at Tennessee (10/12) โฆ Led the team with a career-high nine tacklesย at Texas A&M (10/26)ย โฆ Tallied five tackles and recovered a fumble in the Egg Bowlย vs. Ole Miss (11/28).
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2018 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON:ย Appeared in the first five contests of the season, earning four starts at the STAR position โฆ Crucial in the kick return game in those contests โฆ Totaled 11 tackles, adding three for loss and a sack โฆ Added one interception on the season โฆ Held opposing quarterbacks to a 75.1 passer rating and allowed zero receptions in two of his five appearances โฆ Allowed just 9.4 yards per reception in coverage โฆ On special teams, returned a team-leading 10 kicks for 225 total yards โฆ Averaged 22.5 yards per return โฆ Made his debut vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/1), collecting two tackles with one for loss of a yard โฆ Returned to two kicks against the Lumberjacks for a season-high of 59 yards โฆ His return of 40 yards was the longest of the year by a Bulldog โฆ Lone sack of the season came at Kanas State (9/8) โฆ Also returned a kick for 37 yards against the Wildcats to set up an MSU scoring drive โฆ Earned a season-high defensive grade of 80.8 from Pro Football Focus in his SEC debut at Kentucky (9/22) โฆ His lone tackle against the Wildcats was for a loss of five yards โฆ Was targeted once and made an athletic interception, the first of his career, to earn a season-high 86.8 coverage grade against Kentucky โฆ Collected a career-high six tackles vs. Florida (9/29), earning a season-high tacking grade of 81.1 from PFF, and returned a career-high three kicks for a total of 45 yards โฆ Suffered an upper-body injury during the first quarter against the Gators, forcing him to miss the remainder of the 2018 season.
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2017 JUNIOR SEASON:ย Redshirted for academic reasons in his first season on campus.
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JUNIOR COLLEGE:ย One of the top five junior college safeties in America according to 247 Sports and Scout.com โฆ No. 47 on Scout.comโs JUCO Top 100 overall list and No. 84 on 247Sports โฆ Recorded 54 tackles with one sack and three forced fumbles in 2016 at East Miss. CC โฆ Returned one fumble for a touchdown and also blocked three kicks.
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2015 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (AT MICHIGAN):ย Played three games at wide receiver and on special teams at the University of Michigan and caught one pass in his debut against Utah.
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HIGH SCHOOL:ย A four-star prospect out of Heritage High School where he was coached by Don Maloneyโฆ Signed with Michigan and was the No. 1 player in the state of Michigan according to 247Sports and ESPN.com โฆ Rated the No. 1 wide receiver prospect in Michigan before making the switch to defensive back in junior college.
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PERSONAL:ย Born Brian Keith Cole II on April 3, 1997 โฆ Son of Brian and Kim Cole โฆ Grew up in Saginaw, Mich., and played 7-on-7 football in Detroit โฆ Earned his undergraduate degree interdisciplinary studies in May of 2019 โฆ Currently pursuing a second degree in communications.
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COLE IIโS CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles: 9, at Texas A&M (10-26-19)
Tackles For Loss: 2.5, vs. Southern Miss (9-7-19)
Sacks: 1.0, (3x), last vs. Kansas State (9-14-19)
Pass Breakups: 1, (twice), last at Arkansas (11-2-19)
Interceptions: 1, (twice), last vs Tennessee (10-12-19)
Fumbles Forced: 1, vs. Kansas State (9-14-19)
Fumbles Recovered: 1, (twice), last vs. Ole Miss (11-28-19)
2020 Senior Bowl
2019 Team Captain
CAREER:ย Athletic playmaker, who played his final two years of eligibility at MSU and served as a team captain during his senior season โฆ Excellent length and physicality with all the tools to make an impact โฆ Dynamic and explosive off the edge โฆ. Versatile in coverage, allowing him to play various roles in the secondary โฆ Started all 12 games played in 2019 โฆ Appeared in the first five games of the 2018 season, earning four starts, before being sidelined with an upper-body injury โฆ Returned from injury with a standout performance in spring practices, resuming his role at the STAR position โฆ Earned his undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies in May 2019 โฆ Started 16 of 17 career game played with the Bulldogs โฆ Finished career with 78 total tackles, including 10.5 for loss, three sacks, two interceptions, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries.
ย
2019 REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON:ย Started all 12 games played at STAR โฆ Third on the team in tackles with 65 โฆ Second on the team in tackles for loss with 7.5 โฆ Led MSU defensive backs in sacks with two โฆ Made one interception and broke up a pair of passes โฆ Registered 12 total pressures, including four QB hits, according to Pro Football Focus โฆ Recorded 5.5 tackles for loss and two sacks over the first three games of the season โฆ Logged at least 0.5 TFL in six different games โฆ Returned six kicks for 104 yards โฆ Recovered a fumble and made one tackle for loss in the season openerย at Louisiana (8/31)ย โฆ Turned in a career-high 2.5 TFLs and one sackย vs. Southern Miss (9/7)ย โฆ Collected two TFLs, one sack and a forced fumbleย vs. Kansas State (9/14)ย โฆ Made one TFL and recorded his second career interception at Tennessee (10/12) โฆ Led the team with a career-high nine tacklesย at Texas A&M (10/26)ย โฆ Tallied five tackles and recovered a fumble in the Egg Bowlย vs. Ole Miss (11/28).
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2018 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON:ย Appeared in the first five contests of the season, earning four starts at the STAR position โฆ Crucial in the kick return game in those contests โฆ Totaled 11 tackles, adding three for loss and a sack โฆ Added one interception on the season โฆ Held opposing quarterbacks to a 75.1 passer rating and allowed zero receptions in two of his five appearances โฆ Allowed just 9.4 yards per reception in coverage โฆ On special teams, returned a team-leading 10 kicks for 225 total yards โฆ Averaged 22.5 yards per return โฆ Made his debut vs. Stephen F. Austin (9/1), collecting two tackles with one for loss of a yard โฆ Returned to two kicks against the Lumberjacks for a season-high of 59 yards โฆ His return of 40 yards was the longest of the year by a Bulldog โฆ Lone sack of the season came at Kanas State (9/8) โฆ Also returned a kick for 37 yards against the Wildcats to set up an MSU scoring drive โฆ Earned a season-high defensive grade of 80.8 from Pro Football Focus in his SEC debut at Kentucky (9/22) โฆ His lone tackle against the Wildcats was for a loss of five yards โฆ Was targeted once and made an athletic interception, the first of his career, to earn a season-high 86.8 coverage grade against Kentucky โฆ Collected a career-high six tackles vs. Florida (9/29), earning a season-high tacking grade of 81.1 from PFF, and returned a career-high three kicks for a total of 45 yards โฆ Suffered an upper-body injury during the first quarter against the Gators, forcing him to miss the remainder of the 2018 season.
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2017 JUNIOR SEASON:ย Redshirted for academic reasons in his first season on campus.
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JUNIOR COLLEGE:ย One of the top five junior college safeties in America according to 247 Sports and Scout.com โฆ No. 47 on Scout.comโs JUCO Top 100 overall list and No. 84 on 247Sports โฆ Recorded 54 tackles with one sack and three forced fumbles in 2016 at East Miss. CC โฆ Returned one fumble for a touchdown and also blocked three kicks.
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2015 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (AT MICHIGAN):ย Played three games at wide receiver and on special teams at the University of Michigan and caught one pass in his debut against Utah.
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HIGH SCHOOL:ย A four-star prospect out of Heritage High School where he was coached by Don Maloneyโฆ Signed with Michigan and was the No. 1 player in the state of Michigan according to 247Sports and ESPN.com โฆ Rated the No. 1 wide receiver prospect in Michigan before making the switch to defensive back in junior college.
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PERSONAL:ย Born Brian Keith Cole II on April 3, 1997 โฆ Son of Brian and Kim Cole โฆ Grew up in Saginaw, Mich., and played 7-on-7 football in Detroit โฆ Earned his undergraduate degree interdisciplinary studies in May of 2019 โฆ Currently pursuing a second degree in communications.
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COLE IIโS CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles: 9, at Texas A&M (10-26-19)
Tackles For Loss: 2.5, vs. Southern Miss (9-7-19)
Sacks: 1.0, (3x), last vs. Kansas State (9-14-19)
Pass Breakups: 1, (twice), last at Arkansas (11-2-19)
Interceptions: 1, (twice), last vs Tennessee (10-12-19)
Fumbles Forced: 1, vs. Kansas State (9-14-19)
Fumbles Recovered: 1, (twice), last vs. Ole Miss (11-28-19)
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