Is Cole Funderburk starting?
Cole Funderburk is the projected starter at LDE for Marshall Thundering Herd.
Redshirt freshman · #55 · 6'3", 244 lbs
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Marshall Starting Lineup
- LDECole FunderburkThis player
- NT
- DT
- RDE
- WLB
- MLB
- SLB
- LCB
- SS
- FS
- RCB
- RES
Top defensive linemen in the Sun Belt
The Story
The Story
A 3-star recruit out of North Gwinnett, ranked #1,458 nationally coming out of high school.
- Jersey
- #55
- Class
- RS FR/TR
- Height
- 6'3"
- Weight
- 244 lbs
- Transfer
- Wake Forest
At 6'3", 244 lbs, Cole Funderburk plays for a Marshall team rated 62 overall in the Sun Belt.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8581
- National Rank
- #1458
- High School
- North Gwinnett
- Hometown
- Suwanee, GA
Why this rating?
On a 63-rated defense; 73th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 70 after depth penalty.
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 10LCCUTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 27-21
Oct 3LJMUTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- SOLO
- 3
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 45-17
Sep 26WGWEBTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 36-35
Sep 19WMOSTTKL 4
- TKL
- 4
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 30-24
Sep 12WMTSUTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 28-26
Sep 5LPSUTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 45-0
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | LCCU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | LJMU | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | WGWEB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | WMOST | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | WMTSU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | LPSU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cole Funderburk's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.