Cole Cabana

Class:
Freshman
Position:
RB
Height:
6-0
Weight:
198
Hometown:
Dexter, Mich.
High School:
Dexter

Pronunciation

CAREER HIGHS

Rushing
• Attempts: 2 - vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 16, 2023)
• Yards: 6 - vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 16, 2023)
• TDs: none
• Long: 5 - vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 16, 2023)

At Michigan
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2024)
• One-time letter winner (2023)

Sophomore (2024)
• Did not see game action

Freshman (2023)
• Appeared in one game in the backfield; carried twice for six yards to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his collegiate debut out of the backfield against Bowling Green (Sept. 16) and carried twice for six yards

Prep
• Attended Dexter High School (2023) coached by Phil Jacobs
• Helped the Dreadnaughts to a 12-1 record and a trip to the Division 2 state semifinals as a senior
• Dexter’s 2022 season was the program’s best-ever; the state semifinal loss came in double overtime
• Helped lead Dexter to an SEC Red Division title, the program’s first conference title since 1963 and the program’s first-ever district championship
• Part of a program that reached the postseason in three consecutive seasons (2020-21-22)
• Helped the Dreadnaughts to a 5-5 record his junior season and 5-3 mark in a COVID-shortened sophomore campaign
• Also lettered in track and field at Dexter, where he was a sprinter

Key Statistics
• For his career (three years varsity), credited with 79 touchdowns and 5,781 all-purpose yards
• Set a number of school records including career yards and touchdowns, single-season yards and touchdowns, and single-game yards and touchdowns, among others
• Totaled 2,434 all-purpose yards and 36 touchdowns as a senior in 2022
• Rushed for 1,518 yards with 27 touchdowns and added 472 receiving yards with six touchdowns senior year
• Also scored three return touchdowns with 444 total return yards in 2022
• As a junior in 2021, rushed 233 times for 1,688 yards and 24 touchdowns and caught 32 passes for 368 yards with four touchdowns

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 168 overall player nationally, the No. 9 running back and the No. 2 player in the state of Michigan
• Named a four-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 20 running back and the No. 2 player in the state of Michigan
• Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 116 overall player in the country, the No. 8 player in his region, the No. 6 running back and the No. 2 player in the state of Michigan
• Rivals.com four-star prospect, the No. 224 player in the country, the No. 5 running back and the No. 3 player in Michigan
• On3.com four-star consensus prospect, the No. 200 player nationally, the No. 13 running back in the nation and the No. 2 player in Michigan
• On3.com four-star prospect, the No. 154 player in the country, No. 7 running back in the nation and the No. 3 player in Michigan
• Two-time first-team All-State honoree (2021-22)
• Michigan High School Football Coaches Association (MHSFCA) first-team All-State (2022)
• MLive 2022 Michigan High School Football Player of the Year
• Detroit Free Press Dream Team (2022)
• STATE CHAMPS! Mr. Football 2022 top-four finalist
• Three-time All-District selection (2020-21-22)

Personal
• Cole Cabana was born Dec. 19, 2004
• Son of Mike and Holly Cabana
• Father, Mike, was a Division III National Champion as a linebacker for Albion in 1994