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13 Cole Recker
Cole Recker
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    220
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • High School:
    Lewis Palmer
  • Previous College:
    Presentation College
  • Position:
    TE
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    0.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0

Bio

Senior (2023): Defiance's starting tight end in all 10 games and finished third on the team with 14 receptions...Caught a nine-yard touchdown at Manchester on October 28 for lone score of the campaign...Also booted three punts for an average of 44.3 yards with a 62-yard long...Named HCAC Academic All-Conference

enior (2022): Played in all 10 games in first season playing tight end and also handling punting duties...Caught 16 passes for 154 yards and one touchdown...Named to HCAC Academic All-Conference Team and named to HCAC All-Conference Second Team.

Senior (2021): Appeared in five games at quarterback...Completed career-high 40 passes and threw for 348 yards notching career-best two touchdowns through the air...Ran the ball 31 times for 59 yards and one touchdown.

Junior (2020-21): Played in three games .. Recorded a tackle.

Sophomore (2019): Played in seven games... Completed 34-of-111 passes for 444 yards and a touchdown... Finished second on the team in passing yards and completions.

Freshman (2018): Part of the football program at NAIA Presentation College in Aberdeen, South Dakota, where he was redshirted. 

Prep: Graduated from Lewis-Palmer High School in 2018... Earned three varsity letters in football and two in baseball... Starting quarterback as a senior... Squad reached the state quarterfinals and went 10-2 overall in 2016... Twice named Academic All-State Honorable Mention. 

Personal: Son of Benjamin and Jennifer Recker... Majoring in criminal justice... Now makes his home in Houston, Texas.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 0 0
Assists 0 0
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 1 0 0.0 0 0 - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 2 10 5.0 7 0 - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 3 21 7.0 9 0 - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 4 25 6.3 9 0 - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 1 6 6.0 6 0 - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 1 18 18.0 18 0 - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 1 9 9.0 9 1 - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 1 18 18.0 18 0 - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 1 0 0.0 0 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 3 133 44.3 62 1 0 1 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 1 - 10 - - 10
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 1 - 21 - - 21
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 1 - 25 - - 25
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 1 - 6 - - 6
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 1 - 18 - - 18
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 1 - 9 - - 9
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 1 0 18 - - 18
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 1 - 0 - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 7 34 111 30.6% 444 63.4 4.0 1 9 46 51.0
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 5 40 91 44.0% 348 69.6 3.8 2 8 32 65.7
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 0 2 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Total 35 74 204 36.3% 792 22.6 3.9 3 17 46 57.1

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 7 17 -130 -18.6 -7.6 0 0 3 1
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 31 59 11.8 1.9 1 10 1 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
Total 35 49 -71 -2.0 -1.4 1 10 4 1

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 7 - - - - - - -
2020-21 3 - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 17 1.7 165 16.5 9.7 1 27
2023-24 10 14 1.4 107 10.7 7.6 1 18
Total 35 31 0.9 272 7.8 8.8 2 27

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 7 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 35 - - - - 0 0 - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 7 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 13 442 34.0 50 5 0 2 0
2023-24 10 3 133 44.3 62 1 0 1 0
Total 35 16 575 35.9 62 6 0 3 0

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 7 -130 - - - -130 -18.6
2020-21 3 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 5 59 - - - 59 11.8
2022-23 10 - 165 - - 165 16.5
2023-24 10 0 107 - - 107 10.7
Total 35 -71 272 - - 201 5.7

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 0 - - - - - 0 - 0 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 6 1.2 1 - - - 0 - - - 0 0
2022-23 6 0.6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
2023-24 6 0.6 0 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 18 0.5 1 2 - - 0 - 0 - 0 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 7 1 0 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 5 2 2 4.0 .8 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2022-23 10 3 1 4.0 .4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 35 7 3 10.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 10 0 2 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Away 5 0 1 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 0 2 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
Month                      
September 4 0 2 .0% 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
Conference 7 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 14 1.4 107 10.7 7.6 1 18
Conference 7 5 0.7 51 7.3 10.2 1 18
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 5 1.0 34 6.8 6.8 0 18
Away 5 9 1.8 73 14.6 8.1 1 18
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 4 5 1.3 48 12.0 9.6 1 18
Losses 6 9 1.5 59 9.8 6.6 0 18
Month                
September 4 9 2.3 56 14.0 6.2 0 9
October 4 3 0.8 33 8.3 11.0 1 18
November 2 2 1.0 18 9.0 9.0 0 18

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 3 133 44.3 62 1 0 1 0
Conference 7 3 133 44.3 62 1 0 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 3 133 44.3 62 1 0 1 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 3 133 44.3 62 1 0 1 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 3 133 44.3 62 1 0 1 0

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 0 107 - - 107 10.7
Conference 7 0 51 - - 51 7.3
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 0 34 - - 34 6.8
Away 5 - 73 - - 73 14.6
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 4 - 48 - - 48 12.0
Losses 6 0 59 - - 59 9.8
Month              
September 4 - 56 - - 56 14.0
October 4 - 33 - - 33 8.3
November 2 0 18 - - 18 9.0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 6 0.6 0 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 6 0.9 0 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Away 6 1.2 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 6 1.5 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Month                        
September 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
October 6 1.5 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
November 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 6 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month                                
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -