Cole Maxwell

Cole Maxwell

No. 20 – Colorado Yeti
Position:	Wide Receiver
Personal information
Born:	(2018-09-02)September 2, 2018 (aged 42) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Hebron High
College:	University of Oklahoma
DSFL Draft:	2042 / Round: 4 / Pick: 28
Career history
Roster status:	Retired

Cole Maxwell (born September 2, 1998) was an American football s for the Colorado Yeti. He played college football for University of Oklahoma (OU).

Early years

Cole Maxwell was born near Dallas, Texas to parents Terrence and Carole. He attended Hebron High School in Carrollton, Texas and started on the varsity team as a Freshman. Over the course of his high school career, Cole accumulated 212 tackles, 15 interceptions (9 interceptions returned for touchdown) and 1 sack on defense, while scoring 14 touchdowns on offense and totaling 1,028 kick and punt return yards along with 7 return touchdowns. Cole was nominated as team captain his Junior and Senior seasons for the Hawks. While Hebron never won a State Champinoship during Cole's tenure, the team did reach the playoffs each year, being eliminated in the divisional round his freshman (31-28 loss to Denton Guyer) and sophomore years (45-42 loss to Cedar Hill) and advancing to the State Semi-Finals his junior year (14-13 loss to Southlake Caroll) and the State Championship game his senior year (27-24 loss to Cedar Hill). Cole was the 11th ranked safety and 73rd overall prospect in his class by rivals.com. He received offers from Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama, and USC, and committed to Oklahoma before his senior season.

College career

As a true freshman Cole played sparingly on defense, only collecting 8 tackles and 1 pass defense, but played heavily on special teams for the Sooners, where he tallied 23 tackles on kick and punt return coverage, as well as adding 284 kick return yards and 94 punt return yards on 21 total returns (9 kick returns, 12 punt returns). His sophmore season Cole earned the starting FS position, tallying 58 tackles, 6 interceptions, and 13 pass defenses en route to a Big XII title win. The following season Cole was named a team captain and outperformed his previous year with 69 tackles, 10 interceptions, 5 interception returns for touchdown, and 11 pass defenses while being named the Big XII Defensive Player of the Year and the AP All American Team. Cole would forgo his senior season to declare for the professional league.

Professional career

Career statistics			Defense
Season	Team	Games	Tck	TFL	FF/FR	Sck	Int	PD	Sfty	TD	Blk P/XP/FG
2039	Oklahoma	12	8	0	0/0	0	0	1	0	0	0/0/0
2040	Oklahoma	13	58	0	0/0	0	6	13	0	0	0/0/0
2040	Oklahoma	13	69	0	0/0	0	10	11	0	5	0/0/0

Pre-draft measurables

Ht	Wt	40‑yd dash	20‑ss	3‑cone	Vert jump	Broad	BP	Wonderlic
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.42 s	4.33 s	7.24 s	28.4 in (0.72 m)	10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)	13 reps	25

DSFL

Season 27
Entering into the 2042 DSFL Draft, Cole had been scouted by a number of different teams, and was ultimately drafted by the Dallas Bird Dogs with the 28th overall pick. Cole was the starting free safety from day 1 and was able to contribute immediately to a team that would go on to win 11 games in the regular season. Cole's best game of the year was in week 6 playing against the Portland Pythons, where he recorded a season high 6 tackles and his lone interception on the year, returning the pick for 7 yards. In the playoffs, Cole would record 4 tackles and 1 pass defensed in the semi-finals game in a thrilling last second victory over the Tijuana Luchadors by a final score of 28-27, and added another 2 tackles and 3 passes defensed route to a DSFL Championship win in the Ultimini, defeating the Kansas City Coyotes 23-21.

Season 28
Cole's second season in the DSFL wasn't as successful from a team perspective, but his individual play was a massive improvement compared to his rookie season. In fact, Maxwell played well enough to be nominated for the DSFL Safety of the Year for his outstanding play at both safety positions. His key statistics for the year were tying for third among safeties (second for just free safeties) in sacks, tied for fourth among safeties in passes defensed, and led the position in defensive touchdowns. Maxwell had many outstanding games during the season, recording single game records in Weeks 1, 4, 5, 7 and 8 for interception return yards, defensive touchdowns, sacks, tackles, and forced fumbles respectively, however his best game was the Week 9 outing against the London Royals. He was also recognized for top defensive performances in weeks 4 and 9. The team didn't fare nearly as well however, finishing the season with a 5-9 record despite allowing the fewest yards in the league.

ISFL

Season 29
In a shocking turn for Cole, when he was called up from the DSFL to his ISFL team, the Colorado Yeti, he was asked to switch positions from his defensive safety spot over to the offensive side of the field as a wide receiver. Wanting to see the field as soon as possible, as well as help the team who believed in him enough to draft him in the second round, Cole obliged and became the team's number three receiver, where he showed surprising aptitude for the position. Cole had an arguable Offensive Rookie of the Year season, but was left off the ballot as he was plagued by drops, with 17 over the course of the season. The team excelled, finishing with a 12-4 record, as did Cole, who had notable performances in weeks 8 and 9, where he set game records for receiving yards (156) and touchdowns (2) against the Austin Copperheads and catches (9) and longest reception (62) against the Arizona Outlaws, respectively.

Season 30
Cole's second season as a wide receiver for the Colorado Yeti was more up and down than his rookie year, with the team dropping from the 12-4 record and playoff appearance of the previous year to an 8-8 year where they missed the playoffs entirely. Similarly Cole had an identical number of receptions as his rookie year, 101 catches, but his yardage dropped significantly as he only produces 1248 yards, which dropped his average catch down to 12.4 yards per reception. On the positive side, Maxwell did improve his touchdown receptions from 3 up to 7, and decreased his drops from 17 all the way down to just 8. He was able to set a few new game records in weeks 11 and 15, where he increased his single game catch performance up to 11 receptions against the Baltimore Hawks and added a single yard to his longest reception, improving to 63 yards against the Yellowknife Wraiths.

Season 31
In his third career season in the ISFL, Cole and the Colorado Yeti returned to form, with the team achieving a record of 11-5 during the regular season, good for first seed in the NSFC. Cole would again see his receiving yardage drop, along with his total receptions, down to 71 catches and 1065 yards, respectively. The sharp drop in receptions did lead to a boost in yards per catch though, skyrocketing up to an average of 15 yards per reception. Additionally Cole again saw an increase in his touchdown receptions, almost doubling his previous season's best to a total of 13, while simultaneously lowering his drops again down to 7 on the season. The Yeti would see a triumphant season fall just short of magical, as they cruised through the playoffs to the ISFL Championship game, the Ultimus, where they would fall just short to the Honolulu Hahalua in a final score of 27-30. Despite a respectable stat line of 4 receptions for 73 yards in the finale, Cole would be remembered as having the final play end with the ball in his hands, after being caught from behind on the Hahalua 26 yard line after a 41 yard catch and run.

Season 32
The odd cycle continues from Cole's DSFL days, where team and personal success do not align on the year. The Yeti would finish a disappointing 7-9 after narrowly losing in the Ultimus the season prior. Despite the disappointing team season, or maybe even due to being behind so often, Cole had an outstanding year, setting a new season high for yards, yards per catch, longest catch, 20+ yard receptions and 40+ yard receptions. In a new stat for his professional career, Cole was granted one kick return opportunity to see if he still had any of the magic from his freshman year at Oklahoma still in his shoes, unfortunately the experiment ended with that single kick return for a two yard loss. In a previously undiscussed stat, Cole also set a season high with 33 pancake blocks and reached 100 for his career. Despite the all in effort the season was a lost one.

Season 33
Despite a two game flip for the Yeti, landing a 9-7 record for the year, they again did not make the playoffs, as 5 of the 8 NSFC teams finished with the same record or better. As the unquestioned number two receiver on the team, the season was a frustrating one for Cole, as his targets yo-yo'ed back and forth all season, often coinciding losses with a lack of downfield success. With the lack of consistency came a fall in his catches, yards, yards per catch, longest catch, and 20+ yard receptions from his previous season down to 89, 1284, 14.4, 74, and 13 respectively. However he did improve his touchdown catches, 40+ yard receptions, and drops with 12, 8, and 6, respectively, for the season. This was also the first year Cole really needed to make a decision on his future with the team, as his quarterback leaving the team and himself now poised to take over as the number one receiver. Ultimately he decided to stay with the Yeti and see if he could help bring the team back to the playoffs, and maybe even revisit the Ultimus, as the number one weapon on the team.

Season 34
Season 34 was huge for Cole, setting personal bests for a season in almost all the major receiving categories including catches, yards, yards per catch, and longest catch. His season was in fact the third highest receiving total in ISFL history at a staggering 1874, which was a good enough performance to win him the Season 34 ISFL Wide Receiver of the Year award, and finish third in the voting for Season 34 ISFL Offensive Player of the Year award as well. Cole's individual success, however, did not translate to team success, as the Yeti went a dreadful 2-14 on the season, beating the Baltimore Hawks twice. Despite the disappointing season, Cole decided to re-sign with the team on a new contract with the Colorado Yeti in hopes to bring the team back to the playofs, and hopefully the Ultimus, before his eventual retirement. The thought of another season with his new quarterback, Live Laughlove, to try and break his new personal bests was also a motivating factor.

Season 35
Unfortunately Season 35 was a disappointment all around for Cole Maxwell, as the Colorado Yeti did not have the big free agency period to try and build a contender quickly. With that, both the offense and defense regressed from the previous season to again land them in a last place finish at 3-13. Cole personally had arguably his worst statistical year since his sophomore campaign back in Season 30 after a slight shift in offensive philosophy by the Yeti, totaling only 1299 receiving yards on 98 catches (13.3 yards per reception) for just 8 touchdowns. One bright spot for Cole was his significant decrease in dropped passes, on missing 4 on the year, although that did come with a big drop in explosive plays and first down conversions. He did, however, make a bit of a splash in the return game this year with 30 kick returns for 743 yards (24.8 yards per return) and 22 punt returns for 195 yards (8.9 yards per return).

Season 36
Season 36 was a step in the right direction for the Yeti, as the team saw an increase in wins up 5, and better yet were not the worst nor even arguably the second worst team this time around. And as the cherry on top of the improvement sundae, Cole also saw a resurgence in his stat line to ease the pain of another year without a ring, posting his second highest yardage total (1636), highest yards per catch (18), and tying his highest touchdown production (13) for a season in addition to having his longest catch of his career (86). Additionally he improved his kick return game quite substantially, adding another 2.6 yards per return on to his average. While he remains physically strong, he is now far from his peak and finding his skills wane more and more each year, he now isn't sure how many more seasons he has left in him.

Professional career statistics

Career statistics			Defense
Season	Team	Games	Tck	TFL	FF/FR	Sck	Int	PD	Sfty	TD	Blk P/XP/FG
2042 (S27)	Birddogs	14	31	0	0/0	0	1	6	0	0	0/0/0
2043 (S28)	Birddogs	14	58	0	1/0	3	3	8	0	2	0/0/0

Career statistics			Receiving
Season	Team	Games	Rec	Yards	Avg	Lg	TD
2044 (S29)	Yeti	16	101	1404	13.8	62	3
2045 (S30)	Yeti	16	101	1248	12.4	63	7
2046 (S31)	Yeti	16	71	1065	15	75	13
2047 (S32)	Yeti	16	97	1532	15.8	80	10
2048 (S33)	Yeti	16	89	1284	14.4	74	12
2049 (S34)	Yeti	16	115	1874	16.3	82	12
2050 (S35)	Yeti	16	98	1299	13.3	79	8
2051 (S36)	Yeti	16	91	1636	18	86	13