Receiver, Columbia (from Northwestern), 2021–⁠25

Cole Freeman

Number
No. 4
Height
6′0″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
Summit, NJ

Cole Freeman played receiver at Northwestern (2021–⁠23) and Columbia (2024–⁠25).

Career highs

211passing yards, career highat Georgetown, 202482rushing yards, career highvs. Yale, 2024

Team titles: Ivy League champions, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Northwestern18663.7021
2024Columbia602053.4230
2025Columbia273.505
Career802783.5230

Passing

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Northwestern224548.91784.005
2024Columbia6111354.07556.776
Career8315852.59335.9711

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Northwestern4WRRS
2022Northwestern4WRFr.
2023Northwestern4WRSo.
2024Columbia4WRJr.
2025Columbia4WRSr.6′0″205

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
2022Northwestern560.12––6.629%
2024Columbia (FCS)1560.3257th (n=238)0.3050.227%
2025Columbia (FCS)24-0.38––-9.15%

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

2025 Columbia 4 games, 6 catches, 74 yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 19atLafayetteL 14–⁠38––––341
Oct 3atPrincetonL 10–⁠171202––
Oct 24atDartmouthL 3–⁠491505127
Nov 1atYaleL 10–⁠24––––26
2024 Columbia 9 games, 755 passing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 21vs.LafayetteW 31–⁠202000––
Sep 28atGeorgetownL 17–⁠201058019––
Oct 5vs.PrincetonW 34–⁠172101––
Oct 12atWagnerW 24–⁠6423013––
Oct 19atPennsylvaniaW 23–⁠172−102––
Oct 26vs.DartmouthL 21–⁠241413115––
Nov 1vs.YaleW 13–⁠101482019––
Nov 9atHarvardL 6–⁠26921130––
Nov 23vs.CornellW 17–⁠93804––
2022 Northwestern 3 games, 178 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 12atMinnesotaL 3–⁠3121608––
Nov 19atPurdueL 9–⁠1791807––
Nov 26vs.IllinoisL 3–⁠41732021––

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

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