Safety, Utah, 2021–23
Cole Bishop
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 207 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Peachtree City, GA
- Born
- Oct 24, 2002
Cole Bishop played safety at Utah (2021–23). The Buffalo Bills took Bishop in round 2, No. 60 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
12tackles, career highat Florida, 2022Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2021 and 2022
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2023 Utah 11 games, 60 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Florida | W 24–11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at Baylor | W 20–13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Weber State | W 31–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. UCLA | W 14–7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | at Oregon State | L 7–21 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. California | W 34–14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at USC | W 34–32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Oregon | L 6–35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Arizona State | W 55–3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Washington | L 28–35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Colorado | W 23–17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Utah 12 games, 68 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | atFlorida | L 26–29 | 12 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Southern Utah | W 73–7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. San Diego State | W 35–7 | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | atArizona State | W 34–13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Oregon State | W 42–16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atUCLA | L 32–42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.USC | W 43–42 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Washington State | W 21–17 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Arizona | W 45–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Stanford | W 42–7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | atOregon | L 17–20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atColorado | W 63–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Utah 11 games, 54 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Weber State | W 40–17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | at BYU | L 17–26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Washington State | W 24–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Arizona State | W 35–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atOregon State | L 34–42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atStanford | W 52–7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | atArizona | W 38–29 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs.Oregon | W 38–7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Colorado | W 28–13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Oregon | W 38–10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | L 45–48 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2024 Senior Bowl (National team, won 16–7).
| Drill | Combine 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2″ |
| Weight | 206 lb |
| Arm length | 29¾″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 73″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 sW |
| Vertical jump | 39″ |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 34 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 84 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 (so far) | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 34 | 147 | 2 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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