Chris Cole

Position:
ILB
Height:
6-3
Weight:
235
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Salem, Va.
High School:
Salem HS
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2024 SEC All-Freshman Team

CAREER HIGHS

7 tackles vs. Texas, 2025; Ole Miss (CFP), 2026
1.0 TFL six times; last vs. Texas, 2025
1 sacks vs. Austin Peay, Tennessee, Alabama, 2025
1 forced fumble vs. UMass, 2024

2025: Played in 14 games during the season, making one start...finished season with 59 tackles, 35 solo, seven tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks...made five tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack against Marshall in the season-opener...added another sack and one tackle for loss in game against Austin Peay... credited with six tackles, one for a loss and a sack for 10 yards with a pass break up in an overtime win at Tennessee...made five stops, three solo with a tackle for loss and sack for six yards...had one solo stop at home against Kentucky...made three solo tackles and a pass break up at Auburn...had four tackles, three solo...one tackle against Florida in Jacksonville...had five tackles, two solo at Mississippi State...career-best seven tackles, four solo and a tackle for loss for five yards at home against Texas...made four tackles, two solo, and a tackle for loss and sack for 10 yards against Charlotte...tallied five tackles, three solo and half a tackle for loss for a yard at Georgia Tech ...recorded five tackles, three solo and half a tackle for loss and sack for four yards in an SEC Championship win over Alabama...tied career high with seven tackles in Sugar Bowl against Ole Miss...selected to SEC Football Leadership Council...named to preseason All-SEC Third Team by Pick Six Previews...also named to preseason watch list for the Butkus Award.

2024: Named to SEC All-Freshman Team...played in all 14 games as a reserve inside linebacker, also appearing on special teams...tied for most fumble recoveries (two) to conclude the season...credited with a pair of stops, including one for a loss of two yards in home opener win over Tennessee Tech...had a pair of tackles and a pass breakup in win over Texas...credited with four tackles, including three solo stops, in win over Florida in Jacksonville, Fla...credited with a pair of stops, including one for a loss of two yards, against Ole Miss...recovered a fumble and tallied a pair of stops with a QB pressure in win over Tennessee...recovered a fumble and recorded a 28-yard return in win over UMass…enrolled at UGA in January and participated in spring drills.

High School: Salem HS, coached by Don Holter…High School Butkus Award semifinalist...selected to Under Armour All-America Game…On3.com five-star prospect, #31 prospect nationally, #3 linebacker prospect and #1 prospect in Virginia...247sports.com composite five-star prospect, #23 prospect nationally, #3 linebacker prospect and #1 prospect in Virginia...ranked as the #40 prospect nationally, #3 linebacker prospect and #1 prospect in Virginia…PrepStar Magazine five-star prospect, #51 prospect nationally, #4 LB prospect and #1 prospect in Virginia…ESPN.com five-star prospect, #20 prospect nationally, #1 LB prospect and #1 prospect in Virginia…rivals.com four-star prospect, #66 prospect nationally, #2 LB prospect and #1 prospect in Virginia…DawgPost four-star prospect and #1 prospect in Virginia… semifinalist for Maxwell Football Club Defensive Player of the Year…as a senior, led Salem to 13-2 record and VHSL Class 4 runner-up finish and was named to the All-State First Team...Watkins Award winner…as a junior, led Spartans to 10-3 record and VHSL Class 4 regional final… made the transition from defensive back to linebacker, making 76 tackles, with 11 for loss…named to VHSL Class 4 All-State Second Team…as a freshman, earned a state title with Salem varsity track and field team… finished fourth at 2023 Nike Indoor Nationals in the 60-meter hurdles with school-record time of 8.44, while also finishing sixth in the 55-meter hurdles.

Personal: Full name: CHRISTOPHER SEAN COLE...Major: Biology...Recipient of the Tommy Reeder Football Scholarship and William P. Bruckner Football A.E.P. Scholarship.