Cole Cabana, 2023
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Running back, Western Michigan (from Michigan), 2023–⁠26

Cole Cabana

Number
No. 4
Height
5′11″
Weight
197 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Dexter, MI

Cole Cabana plays running back for Western Michigan, after Michigan (2023–⁠24). Last time out, against Kent State: 2 catches, 35 yards.

2026 so far

19 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 2 catches, 35 yards vs. Kent State, W 38–⁠7

Next game: at Toledo, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 6@MICH
  2. 6MONM
  3. 7BOIS

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Team titles: National champions, 2023 (Michigan); Big Ten champions, 2023; MAC champions, 2025

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Michigan263.005
2025Western Michigan8182.309
2026Western Michigan9192.115
Career19432.319

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025Western Michigan221.002
2026Western Michigan4369.0030
Career6386.3030

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Michigan4RBYr 1
2024Michigan4RBYr 2
2025Western Michigan4RBYr 3
2026Western Michigan4RBJr. (Yr 4)5′11″197

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Michigan2-0.21––-0.4–
2025Western Michigan10-0.38––-3.8–
2026Western Michigan14-0.02––-0.3–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Western Michigan 4 games, 19 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 5atMichiganL 12–⁠13360210
Sep 12vs.MonmouthW 49–⁠14460–––
Sep 26vs.Boise StateL 7–⁠32271–––
Oct 10vs.Kent StateW 38–⁠7–––2350
2025 Western Michigan 2 games, 18 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 13atIllinoisL 0–⁠38220120
Sep 27vs.Rhode IslandW 47–⁠146160100
2023 Michigan 1 game, 6 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 16vs.Bowling GreenW 31–⁠6260–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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