2023 Football Roster
Roster
Martin, Cole

Jersey Number 21
Cole Martin
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Pasadena, Calif.
- High School:
- Basha HS (Ariz.)
Bio
High School
A four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and in the 247Sports composite … Rated as a top-200 recruit by Rivals (No. 168) ESPN (No. 191) and a top-250 prospect in the 247Sports composite (No. 228) and by 247Sports (No. 244) … Ranked as a top-25 cornerback by Rivals (No. 22), ESPN (No. 24) and No. 27 cornerback nationally by 247Sports and in the 247Sports composite … The No. 1 cornerback in Arizona by 247Sports, in the 247Sports composite, ESPN, and Rivals … A top-five recruit in the state by ESPN (No. 3), Rivals (No. 3), in the 247Sports composite (No. 4) and by 247Sports (No. 5) … Selected to the PrepStars Top 150 Dream Team … Spent freshman and sophomore seasons at Hamilton before transferring to Basha for final two years … During prep career, totaled 228 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, four interceptions (one pick-6), 33 pass deflections, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries … As a returner, finished with 1,114 kickoff return yards and three TDs for 30.9 yards per return and 837 punt return yards and two TDs for 15.8 yards per return … During senior season, earned All-America honors as part of the All-American Bowl … Named a first-team all-region selection as a defensive back … Led Basha to an 11-1 record and AIA Open Division title … Finished season with 84 tackles, a TFL, an interception, two forced fumbles and 14 pass deflections … Made 15-or-more tackles in one game, an 18-tackle performance with two pass deflections in a win over Chandler … Had three games with 10-or-more tackles … Ended with 14 tackles in win against Hamilton … Finished with 12 tackles and two pass deflections in a shutout victory over Chandler in the AIA Open Division semifinals … Made five-or-tackles in eight games … Had seven tackles against Liberty … Ended with six tackles and a forced fumble in a win over Mountain View … Finished with six tackles against American Leadership Academy in playoff quarterfinal win … Made six tackles in win over Casteel … Had five tackles, a TFL and a pass deflection in a victory against Perry … Ended with multiple forced turnovers in a game against Salpointe Catholic … Finished with three games with a forced turnover … Had multiple pass deflections in five games … Ended with three pass deflections in shutout wins over Desert Ridge and Cactus … Finished with two pass deflections in a win over Salpointe Catholic … On special teams, had one game with 100-or-more return yards, a 150-yard performance (125 kickoff return/25 punt return) with a TD against Mountain View … Ended with three games of 100-or-more all-purpose yards … Finished with 106 yards (96 kickoff return/10 punt return) against Perry … Had 100 yards (67 kickoff return/25 punt return/7 interception return/1 rushing yard) against Salpointe Catholic … As a junior, helped Basha to a 10-1 record and state playoff appearance … Selected as a first-team all-conference and all-region selection as a defensive back and a kick returner … Named by The Arizona Republic as an All-Arizona defense member … Finished with 67 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, two pass deflections and a fumble recovery … As a return man, had 303 punt return yards and 275 kickoff return yards with two TDs … Offensively, rushed for 46 yards and two TDs on five carries and caught five passes for 33 yards … Made five-or-more tackles in eight games … Ended with nine tackles, a TFL and a pass deflection in a win over Brophy College Prep … Had nine tackles against Liberty … Finished with eight tackles in wins against Mountain Pointe and Mountain View … Made seven tackles in a victory over Highland … Had six tackles in win over Perry … Ended with five tackles in victories against Desert Vista and Cesar Chavez … Finished with a TFL in three games, including a TFL in a shutout win over Valley Vista … On special teams, had three games with 100-or-more return yards … Ended with 116 yards (91 kickoff return/25 punt return) against Valley Vista … Finished with 101 yards (76 punt return/25 kickoff return) in season-opener win over O’Connor … Had second consecutive game with 100-or-more return yards with a 100-yard game (60 punt return/40 kickoff return) against Perry … Finished with three games with 100-or-more all-purpose yards … Ended with 124 yards (76 punt return/25 kickoff return/23 receiving) against O’Connor … Had 123 yards (60 punt return/40 kickoff return/21 rushing/2 receiving) against Perry … On offense, finished with a rushing TD in two games against Perry and against Liberty … As a sophomore at Hamilton, named to the MaxPreps Sophomore All-American Team as a first-team defense selection … Chosen as a first-team all-state defensive back by MaxPreps … Selected to The Arizona Republic All-Arizona team as a cornerback and a punt returner … Named a first team all-conference and all-region selection as a punt returner … Ended season with 39 tackles, two interceptions, 12 pass deflections, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … On special teams, finished with 297 punt return yards and a TD and 244 kickoff return yards … Had one game with 10-or-more tackles, a nine-tackle performance against Chandler … Made five-or-more tackles in three games … Ended with six tackles, a forced fumble and three pass deflections in state semifinal against Salpointe Catholic … Finished with five tackles in season opener against Centennial … Had an interception in two games against Desert Vista and Highland … Finished with three games with three-or-more pass deflections … Ended with three pass deflections in the state championship game against Chandler and three against Highland … Forced multiple turnovers in one game against Highland … On special teams, had two games with 100-or-more return yards … Finished with 178 yards (114 punt return/64 kickoff return) against Saguaro … Ended with 139 yards (79 kickoff return/60 punt return) and a punt return TD in state semifinal win against Salpointe Catholic … As a freshman, had 38 tackles, an interception (returned for a TD), five pass deflections and a fumble recovery … On special teams, finished with 131 kickoff return yards and 61 punt return yards with a score … Ended with two games with five-or-more tackles … Made five tackles against Highland and against Saguaro in opening round of playoffs … Had one game with an interception, a pick-6 against Mountain Pointe … Finished with multiple pass deflections in one game, ending with two against Perry … On special teams, had one special teams TD, a punt return for a score against Dobson … High school coach at Basha was Chris McDonald … Also recruited by Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Duke, Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida State, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa State, Kansas, Louisville, LSU, Michigan State, Nebraska, Nevada, Northern Arizona, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, San Jose State, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
A four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and in the 247Sports composite … Rated as a top-200 recruit by Rivals (No. 168) ESPN (No. 191) and a top-250 prospect in the 247Sports composite (No. 228) and by 247Sports (No. 244) … Ranked as a top-25 cornerback by Rivals (No. 22), ESPN (No. 24) and No. 27 cornerback nationally by 247Sports and in the 247Sports composite … The No. 1 cornerback in Arizona by 247Sports, in the 247Sports composite, ESPN, and Rivals … A top-five recruit in the state by ESPN (No. 3), Rivals (No. 3), in the 247Sports composite (No. 4) and by 247Sports (No. 5) … Selected to the PrepStars Top 150 Dream Team … Spent freshman and sophomore seasons at Hamilton before transferring to Basha for final two years … During prep career, totaled 228 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, four interceptions (one pick-6), 33 pass deflections, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries … As a returner, finished with 1,114 kickoff return yards and three TDs for 30.9 yards per return and 837 punt return yards and two TDs for 15.8 yards per return … During senior season, earned All-America honors as part of the All-American Bowl … Named a first-team all-region selection as a defensive back … Led Basha to an 11-1 record and AIA Open Division title … Finished season with 84 tackles, a TFL, an interception, two forced fumbles and 14 pass deflections … Made 15-or-more tackles in one game, an 18-tackle performance with two pass deflections in a win over Chandler … Had three games with 10-or-more tackles … Ended with 14 tackles in win against Hamilton … Finished with 12 tackles and two pass deflections in a shutout victory over Chandler in the AIA Open Division semifinals … Made five-or-tackles in eight games … Had seven tackles against Liberty … Ended with six tackles and a forced fumble in a win over Mountain View … Finished with six tackles against American Leadership Academy in playoff quarterfinal win … Made six tackles in win over Casteel … Had five tackles, a TFL and a pass deflection in a victory against Perry … Ended with multiple forced turnovers in a game against Salpointe Catholic … Finished with three games with a forced turnover … Had multiple pass deflections in five games … Ended with three pass deflections in shutout wins over Desert Ridge and Cactus … Finished with two pass deflections in a win over Salpointe Catholic … On special teams, had one game with 100-or-more return yards, a 150-yard performance (125 kickoff return/25 punt return) with a TD against Mountain View … Ended with three games of 100-or-more all-purpose yards … Finished with 106 yards (96 kickoff return/10 punt return) against Perry … Had 100 yards (67 kickoff return/25 punt return/7 interception return/1 rushing yard) against Salpointe Catholic … As a junior, helped Basha to a 10-1 record and state playoff appearance … Selected as a first-team all-conference and all-region selection as a defensive back and a kick returner … Named by The Arizona Republic as an All-Arizona defense member … Finished with 67 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, two pass deflections and a fumble recovery … As a return man, had 303 punt return yards and 275 kickoff return yards with two TDs … Offensively, rushed for 46 yards and two TDs on five carries and caught five passes for 33 yards … Made five-or-more tackles in eight games … Ended with nine tackles, a TFL and a pass deflection in a win over Brophy College Prep … Had nine tackles against Liberty … Finished with eight tackles in wins against Mountain Pointe and Mountain View … Made seven tackles in a victory over Highland … Had six tackles in win over Perry … Ended with five tackles in victories against Desert Vista and Cesar Chavez … Finished with a TFL in three games, including a TFL in a shutout win over Valley Vista … On special teams, had three games with 100-or-more return yards … Ended with 116 yards (91 kickoff return/25 punt return) against Valley Vista … Finished with 101 yards (76 punt return/25 kickoff return) in season-opener win over O’Connor … Had second consecutive game with 100-or-more return yards with a 100-yard game (60 punt return/40 kickoff return) against Perry … Finished with three games with 100-or-more all-purpose yards … Ended with 124 yards (76 punt return/25 kickoff return/23 receiving) against O’Connor … Had 123 yards (60 punt return/40 kickoff return/21 rushing/2 receiving) against Perry … On offense, finished with a rushing TD in two games against Perry and against Liberty … As a sophomore at Hamilton, named to the MaxPreps Sophomore All-American Team as a first-team defense selection … Chosen as a first-team all-state defensive back by MaxPreps … Selected to The Arizona Republic All-Arizona team as a cornerback and a punt returner … Named a first team all-conference and all-region selection as a punt returner … Ended season with 39 tackles, two interceptions, 12 pass deflections, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … On special teams, finished with 297 punt return yards and a TD and 244 kickoff return yards … Had one game with 10-or-more tackles, a nine-tackle performance against Chandler … Made five-or-more tackles in three games … Ended with six tackles, a forced fumble and three pass deflections in state semifinal against Salpointe Catholic … Finished with five tackles in season opener against Centennial … Had an interception in two games against Desert Vista and Highland … Finished with three games with three-or-more pass deflections … Ended with three pass deflections in the state championship game against Chandler and three against Highland … Forced multiple turnovers in one game against Highland … On special teams, had two games with 100-or-more return yards … Finished with 178 yards (114 punt return/64 kickoff return) against Saguaro … Ended with 139 yards (79 kickoff return/60 punt return) and a punt return TD in state semifinal win against Salpointe Catholic … As a freshman, had 38 tackles, an interception (returned for a TD), five pass deflections and a fumble recovery … On special teams, finished with 131 kickoff return yards and 61 punt return yards with a score … Ended with two games with five-or-more tackles … Made five tackles against Highland and against Saguaro in opening round of playoffs … Had one game with an interception, a pick-6 against Mountain Pointe … Finished with multiple pass deflections in one game, ending with two against Perry … On special teams, had one special teams TD, a punt return for a score against Dobson … High school coach at Basha was Chris McDonald … Also recruited by Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Duke, Florida, Florida Atlantic, Florida State, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa State, Kansas, Louisville, LSU, Michigan State, Nebraska, Nevada, Northern Arizona, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, San Jose State, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, USC, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
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