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Jersey Number 8
Cole Bishop
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 207
- Position:
- S
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Peachtree City, Ga.
- Prev School:
- Starr's Mill HS
- Major:
- Communication
- Player Shop:
- Shop
BISHOP QUICK HITS
2023: Played in 11 regular season games, starting 10.
2022: Appeared in all 14 games with 13 starts at safety.
2021: Played in 10 games on the season, starting the final six contests.
High School: Three-star recruit by 247sports and Rivals out of Starr’s Mill HS.
Personal: Son of Richard and Vicki … has one brother, Jake … was born in Massachusetts.
- 35 career games, 29 starts.
- 2024 Reese's Senior Bowl invitee.
- 2023 College Football Network All-America Second Team.
- 2023 Jim Thorpe Award Semifinalist.
- Three-time Pac-12 All-Conference (2023 Second Team; 2021 and ’22 Honorable Mention)
- Two games with 10-plus tackles, both coming vs. Florida (12 in 2022 and 11 in 2023).
2023: Played in 11 regular season games, starting 10.
- ESPN Midseason All-America Honorable Mention.
- Led the secondary with 60 tackles (6.5 TFL, 3.0 sacks).
- His 9.5 third-down stops were tied for most on the team.
- Also defended five passes (2 INT, 3 PBU), forced one fumble and made a team-leading two recoveries.
- Averaged 5.4 tackles during Pac-12 Conference play, including four games with seven stops apiece.
- Made three tackles at No. 18 USC, also being credited a fumble recovery and a PBU.
- Left Utah a short field for the game-winning touchdown drive after his late interception at Baylor.
- Was one of two Pac-12 players to make 11 tackles during Week 1.
2022: Appeared in all 14 games with 13 starts at safety.
- Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention.
- Led the team in tackles (83) and had the most TFL (6.0) in the secondary.
- Also defended four passes (one INT, three PBU) and made 1.5 sacks.
- Posted a career-high 12 tackles (0.5 TFL) and a QB hurry during the season opener at Florida.
- Averaged 5.6 stops in the last five games of the season, including the Pac-12 Championship (9) and Rose Bowl Game (6).
- Eight more takedowns in the regular season win over No. 7 USC.
- Made a fumble recovery during a six-tackle outing at No. 12 Oregon.
- First career interception and an 11-yard sack came at Arizona State.
2021: Played in 10 games on the season, starting the final six contests.
- Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention.
- Led all true freshmen on the team with 54 tackles (9.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks) to go with five PBUs.
- Recorded a career-high eight tackles twice (vs. Oregon, Pac-12 Championship; vs. Ohio State), also adding a fumble recovery in the Rose Bowl.
- Blocked a 36-yard field goal, had seven tackles (1.0 TFL) and two pass breakups against No. 3 Oregon in the regular season.
- Contributed four tackles in his collegiate debut vs. Weber State.
- Produced five tackles (2.0 TFL) including a sack in his first start at Stanford.
- Had a career-high 3.0 TFLs at Arizona, the most by a Utah true freshman since 2007.
High School: Three-star recruit by 247sports and Rivals out of Starr’s Mill HS.
- First-team all-state as a junior, All-region and all-county as a sophomore.
- Also earned County and Region MVP.
- Invited to Blue-Grey All-American Bowl.
- 101 tackles, nine pass breakups and five interceptions his junior season, also recording five rushes for 145 yards and a touchdown as a senior.
Personal: Son of Richard and Vicki … has one brother, Jake … was born in Massachusetts.
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