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Jersey Number 70
Cole Spencer
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Super-Senior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
- High School:
- Trinity
2023 SEASON (SUPER SENIOR)
Appeared in six games - all starts - during his lone season as a Red Raider โฆ veteran presence along the offensive line, appearing primarily at left guard โฆ moved inside with the Red Raiders after previously playing primarily left tackle while at Western Kentucky โฆ missed half the regular season due to a leg injury suffered during Big 12 play โฆ injury was suffered late in the win over Houston (9/30) that kept him off the field for the remainder of the regular season โฆ returned for the Radiant Technologies Independence Bowl versus Cal (12/16) โฆ credited with 454 offensive snaps on the season by Pro Football Focus, which gave him a 70.4 overall grade โฆ received a 78.2 grade as a pass blocker after allowing only six pressures over 261 opportunities โฆ surrendered only one sack during that span, giving him only nine allowed over 2,176 opportunities at the college level between his time at Texas Tech and Western Kentucky โฆ only gave up one quarterback hit and four additional pressures overall on the season โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: member of the watch list for the Comeback Player of the Year by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) ...ย 2024 NFL DRAFT: signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titansย organization immediately following the draft.ย
2022 SEASON (SUPER SENIOR)
Forced to miss the entire 2022 campaign following a preseason injury โฆ considered a good off-the-field role model for a young offensive line โฆ will return for the 2023 season for his final year of eligibility thanks to a medical redshirt season โฆ named to the Outland Trophy preseason watch list.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Transferred from Western Kentucky to play his final year of eligibility with the Red Raiders โฆ spent the past five seasons with the Hilltoppers where he made 44 starts during his career โฆ will reunite with former WKU coaches Stephen Hamby and Zach Kittley ...ย 2021 SEASON (SENIOR): started in all 13 games he appeared as he made 36 consecutive starts to end his career at WKU โฆ collected first team All-CUSAย honors by the conference coachesย โฆ ranked by Pro Football Focus as the best pass-blocker in the conference, grading out at 90.7 overall โฆ grade was also fifth nationally among FBS offensive linemen โฆ WKUโs offensive line was ranked first in the nation by PFF with a 90.7 pass block grade โฆ credited with 980 snaps overall, grading out an 76.9 overall according to PFF, which led the offensive line โฆ allowed only two sacks and six quarterback hurries over 683 pass attempts for a WKU offense that ranked second nationally in scoring and led the country in passing ...ย 2020 SEASON (JUNIOR): started all 12 games as a junior, pushing his streak to 23 consecutive starts โฆ credited with 764 offensive snaps at the left tackle position โฆ ranked third among C-USA tackles with a 78.2 overall blocking grade according to PFF โฆ trailed only teammate Mason Brooksโ 83.4 graduate and the 85.8 rating from Will Ulmer of Marshall โฆ his 84.7 pass-blocking grade led all C-USA tackles and placed him 11th in FBS โฆ allowed only one sack and one quarterback hit all season ...ย 2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): played in all 13 games with 11 starts at left tackle for the Hilltoppers โฆ accounted for 813 offensive snaps, finishing with an 81.8 overall blocking grade and 87.4 pass-blocking grade by PFF, which led all C-USA offensive tackles โฆ his pass blocking grade ranked 13th among all tackles in the nation, while his overall blocking grade tied for 22nd โฆ his 72.9 run-blocking grade tied for third in C-USA โฆ was the only C-USA tackle who did not give up a sack or did not get called for a penalty โฆ allowed only three quarterback hits, four hurries and five pressures all season ...ย 2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): started the first three games of the season at left tackle and played all 223 snaps at left tackle โฆ missed remainder of the season due to an injury suffered at Louisville (9/15) โฆ was granted a redshirt to restore his sophomore year of eligibility โฆ allowed only one sack and was called for one penalty in those three contests ...ย 2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): started the final five games of his true freshman season at right tackle after not appearing in his first eight games.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Trinity High School in Louisville, Ky. โฆ three-year letterwinner for one of the top high school programs in the state of Kentucky โฆ helped push the Shamrocks to two Class 6A state titles his sophomore and seniors seasons โฆ Trinity finished a perfect 15-0 his senior season โฆ an All-State second team honoree by the Louisville Courier-Journal his senior season โฆ also had scholarship offers from Bowling Green and Tulane before committing to Western Kentucky.
ย
PERSONAL
Cole Spencer ... son of Robert Spencer and Julia Spencer โฆ has one older brother, Jackson โฆ both parents played tennis at the University of Louisville, while his aunt was a member of the Western Kentucky womenโs basketball team that made a run to the 1992 Final Four โฆ enjoys cooking BBQ and going to the pool โฆ interested in theย medical sales profession ...ย received his bachelorโs degree in marketing and also completed his masterโs degree in business administration with a focus in data analytics at Western Kentucky โฆ earned a master's degree from Texas Tech, May 2023, in interdisciplinary studies ... currently seeking an essentials of business certificate.
Appeared in six games - all starts - during his lone season as a Red Raider โฆ veteran presence along the offensive line, appearing primarily at left guard โฆ moved inside with the Red Raiders after previously playing primarily left tackle while at Western Kentucky โฆ missed half the regular season due to a leg injury suffered during Big 12 play โฆ injury was suffered late in the win over Houston (9/30) that kept him off the field for the remainder of the regular season โฆ returned for the Radiant Technologies Independence Bowl versus Cal (12/16) โฆ credited with 454 offensive snaps on the season by Pro Football Focus, which gave him a 70.4 overall grade โฆ received a 78.2 grade as a pass blocker after allowing only six pressures over 261 opportunities โฆ surrendered only one sack during that span, giving him only nine allowed over 2,176 opportunities at the college level between his time at Texas Tech and Western Kentucky โฆ only gave up one quarterback hit and four additional pressures overall on the season โฆ AWARDS AND HONORS: member of the watch list for the Comeback Player of the Year by the College Sports Communicators (CSC) ...ย 2024 NFL DRAFT: signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titansย organization immediately following the draft.ย
2022 SEASON (SUPER SENIOR)
Forced to miss the entire 2022 campaign following a preseason injury โฆ considered a good off-the-field role model for a young offensive line โฆ will return for the 2023 season for his final year of eligibility thanks to a medical redshirt season โฆ named to the Outland Trophy preseason watch list.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Transferred from Western Kentucky to play his final year of eligibility with the Red Raiders โฆ spent the past five seasons with the Hilltoppers where he made 44 starts during his career โฆ will reunite with former WKU coaches Stephen Hamby and Zach Kittley ...ย 2021 SEASON (SENIOR): started in all 13 games he appeared as he made 36 consecutive starts to end his career at WKU โฆ collected first team All-CUSAย honors by the conference coachesย โฆ ranked by Pro Football Focus as the best pass-blocker in the conference, grading out at 90.7 overall โฆ grade was also fifth nationally among FBS offensive linemen โฆ WKUโs offensive line was ranked first in the nation by PFF with a 90.7 pass block grade โฆ credited with 980 snaps overall, grading out an 76.9 overall according to PFF, which led the offensive line โฆ allowed only two sacks and six quarterback hurries over 683 pass attempts for a WKU offense that ranked second nationally in scoring and led the country in passing ...ย 2020 SEASON (JUNIOR): started all 12 games as a junior, pushing his streak to 23 consecutive starts โฆ credited with 764 offensive snaps at the left tackle position โฆ ranked third among C-USA tackles with a 78.2 overall blocking grade according to PFF โฆ trailed only teammate Mason Brooksโ 83.4 graduate and the 85.8 rating from Will Ulmer of Marshall โฆ his 84.7 pass-blocking grade led all C-USA tackles and placed him 11th in FBS โฆ allowed only one sack and one quarterback hit all season ...ย 2019 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): played in all 13 games with 11 starts at left tackle for the Hilltoppers โฆ accounted for 813 offensive snaps, finishing with an 81.8 overall blocking grade and 87.4 pass-blocking grade by PFF, which led all C-USA offensive tackles โฆ his pass blocking grade ranked 13th among all tackles in the nation, while his overall blocking grade tied for 22nd โฆ his 72.9 run-blocking grade tied for third in C-USA โฆ was the only C-USA tackle who did not give up a sack or did not get called for a penalty โฆ allowed only three quarterback hits, four hurries and five pressures all season ...ย 2018 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): started the first three games of the season at left tackle and played all 223 snaps at left tackle โฆ missed remainder of the season due to an injury suffered at Louisville (9/15) โฆ was granted a redshirt to restore his sophomore year of eligibility โฆ allowed only one sack and was called for one penalty in those three contests ...ย 2017 SEASON (FRESHMAN): started the final five games of his true freshman season at right tackle after not appearing in his first eight games.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Trinity High School in Louisville, Ky. โฆ three-year letterwinner for one of the top high school programs in the state of Kentucky โฆ helped push the Shamrocks to two Class 6A state titles his sophomore and seniors seasons โฆ Trinity finished a perfect 15-0 his senior season โฆ an All-State second team honoree by the Louisville Courier-Journal his senior season โฆ also had scholarship offers from Bowling Green and Tulane before committing to Western Kentucky.
ย
PERSONAL
Cole Spencer ... son of Robert Spencer and Julia Spencer โฆ has one older brother, Jackson โฆ both parents played tennis at the University of Louisville, while his aunt was a member of the Western Kentucky womenโs basketball team that made a run to the 1992 Final Four โฆ enjoys cooking BBQ and going to the pool โฆ interested in theย medical sales profession ...ย received his bachelorโs degree in marketing and also completed his masterโs degree in business administration with a focus in data analytics at Western Kentucky โฆ earned a master's degree from Texas Tech, May 2023, in interdisciplinary studies ... currently seeking an essentials of business certificate.
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