Chris Cole
Georgia Bulldogs
91
Elite

Chris Cole

Georgia BulldogsElite
MONEYDefenseElite
Projected Starter

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Chris Cole is the projected starter at MONEY for Georgia Bulldogs.

Junior · #9 · 6'3", 235 lbs

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Depth at MONEY · Georgia Bulldogs

  1. 1991Chris ColeStarter
  2. 21084Zayden Walker
  3. 33066Terrell Foster
  4. 43561Elijah Littlejohn
  5. 54657Eli Barrow

Georgia Starting Lineup

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The Story

A Five-Star Talent

A 5-star recruit out of Salem, ranked #29 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 61 tackles, 7 TFL, 4.5 sacks. That's 11% of the team's production at his spot and 93th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit5★ · #29 Natl2-Yr Total77 tackles · 4.5 sacksTeam Share11%Percentile93th
Salem, VA
Jersey
#9
Class
JR
Height
6'3"
Weight
235 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20256174.5
20241620

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★★5-star
Composite
0.9866
National Rank
#29
High School
Salem
Hometown
Salem, VA

Why this rating?

On a 97-rated defense; 93th-percentile production (×1.00 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
97
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 93% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top <1% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×1.00)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WALATKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
5
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
2

Final W 20-17

Oct 3WVANTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-14

Sep 26WOUTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
7
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-13

Sep 19WARKTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-17

Sep 12WWKUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 70-20

Sep 5WTNSTTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 63-3

Chris Cole's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

61 tkl · 7 TFL · 4.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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