2014 NC STATE FOOTBALL BOWL GUIDE / XXXX 1

2015 NC STATE FOOTBALL BOWL GUIDE / PLAYER BIOS
@ WFU 30 2 0 2
Clemson 21 2 0 2
@ BC 38 3 0 3 1
@ FSU 32 2 0 2 1-0
Syracuse 28 0 0 0
UNC 17 2 0 2
Clark Career Stats
Year GP-GS Pl Hit Ast Tot TFL PBU Int
2013 9-0 90 1 1 2 2 0-0
2014 13-0 216 10 2 12 1-2 3 0-0
2015 12-0 231 15 2 17 1-3 1 1-0
Totals 34-0 537 26 5 31 2-5 6 1-0
90 A.J. COLE III , P
6’6 / 250 / Fr.
College Park, Ga. (Woodward Acad.)
AS A FRESHMAN (2015):
• Ranks fifth in the ACC in punting average in the
conference-games-only stats with a 43.1 avg.
• Has 27 punts inside the 20 this season - the 5th-best mark in the ACC - 10
have been inside the 10.
• Has kicked a 50+ yarder in 8 of the last 10 contests.
• Booted a 72 yard punt in the win at Boston College - that was the ninthlongest
punt in school history and the longest since Austin Herbert had a
76-yarder vs. UConn in 2003.
• Posted a 50.6 yard average against Clemson - the 9th best mark in school
history.
• Placed four punts inside the 20 - 2 inside the 10 - in the win at Old Dominion.
Also put four inside the 20 in the wins at Wake Forest and Boston College.
• Signed with the Wolfpack in February of 2014. He enrolled at NC State for the
2015 spring semester and participated in spring drills.
• Punted nine times in the Kay Yow Spring Football Game, posting a 42.4 yard
average.
IN HIGH SCHOOL:
• The punter and kicker for coach John Hunt, he also saw action at tight end
and defensive end.
• Helped lead team to a 9-3 record as a senior and the quarterfinals of the
Georgia 3A state playoffs.
• Also played high school basketball.
• Senior Stats: Averaged 40.1 yards per punt on his 26 punts as a senior.
Converted 7-of-9 field goal attempts and 33-of-38 extra point tries for 54
points. Of his 42 kickoffs, 32 were touchbacks.
• Honors: Named to the 2013 Atlanta Journal Constitution’s All-Metro team.
Also named all-region and second-team all-state.
• Rankings: No. 13 punter in the country by Kohl’s Kicking in the 2014 rankings.
No. 5 kicker nationally and No. 70 player in Georgia by rivals.com and the No.
19 kicker nationally by ESPN.com in 2014 rankings.
• Personal: Has spent his last two spring breaks on a mission trip to a school in
Kenya.
2015 Cole Game by Game Stats
Opponent Punt Yds Avg LG TB FC I20 BK
*Troy 4 151 37.8 45 0 3 2 0
*E. Kentucky 2 68 34.0 36 0 1 1 0
*@ ODU 4 148 37.0 53 0 2 4 0
*@ S. Alabama 4 174 43.5 51 1 2 0 0
*Louisville 7 289 41.3 53 2 0 2 0
* @VT 5 219 43.8 51 1 1 3 0
*@ WFU 6 267 44.5 52 0 1 4 0
*Clemson 5 253 50.6 53 1 3 1 0
*@ BC 9 392 43.6 72 1 4 4 0
*@ FSU 8 313 39.1 45 0 2 3 0
*Syracuse 3 118 39.3 49 0 1 0 0
*UNC 4 174 43.5 60 0 2 3 0
Cole Career Stats
Year GP-GS Punt Yds Avg LG TB FC I20 BK
2015 12-12 61 2,566 42.1 72 6 22 27 0
48 COLE COOK, TE
6’6 / 250 / So.
Carrollton, Ga. (Carrollton)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015):
• Served as team captain for the ODU, Clemson and BC
games.
• A co-recipient of the team’s Bob Warren Award, given for integrity and
sportsmanship.
AS A FRESHMAN (2014):
• Talented young tight end who saw action in all 13 games, starting two
contests.
• In for a season-high 40 snaps in the win at UNC.
• Named to the 2014-15 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
IN HIGH SCHOOL:
• Played for 2013 4A state runner-up Carrollton, the team posted a 13-2 mark
during his senior campaign.
• Senior Stats: Had four catches for 71 yards and a TD in a run-first offense
(team rushed 535 times compared to 115 pass attempts). Played 1,591
snaps.
• Honors: 2013 4A all-state selection of Atlanta Journal Constitution. Top
performer at the Valdosta MVP Camp.
• Rankings: No. 30 tight end nationally by scout.com. No. 26 tight end
nationally and No. 48 player in Georgia by ESPN.com.
2015 Cook Game by Game Stats
Opponent Pl Rec Yds TD LP
*Troy 45 0 0 0 -
E. Kentucky 40 0 0 0 -
@ ODU 52 0 0 0 -
@ S. Alabama 38 3 34 0 -
*Louisville 30 0 0 0 -
@ VT 27 0 0 0 -
@ WFU 31 1 5 0 5
*Clemson 31 0 0 0 -
@ BC 39 0 0 0 -
@ FSU 30 1 9 0 9
Syracuse 54 1 13 0 13
UNC 35 0 0 0 -
Cook Career Stats
Year GP-GS Pl Rec Yds TD LP
2014 13-2 230 0 0 0 -
2015 12-3 466 6 61 0 13
Totals 25-5 682 6 61 0 13
21 MATTHEW DAYES, RB
5’9 / 203 / Jr.
Weston, Fla. (Cypress Bay)
AS A JUNIOR (2015):
• Was just 135 yards from reaching his 1,000-yard rushing
goal when he suffered a season-ended injury against
Clemson.
• Led the ACC and FBS in rushing touchdowns before the injury (12).
• His 12 rushing touchdowns tie for seventh in school history for a single
season and is the best since 2002.
• First Wolfpack player since Joe McIntosh in 1981 to rush for 100+ yards
in four straight games and first since 2002 to rush for 100+ yards in five
games during the season.
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