Cole Earlewine

Position:
Defensive Back
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 207
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Fishers, Ind.
Prev School:
Hamilton Southeastern
High School:
Hamilton Southeastern

Awards and Honors:
Academic All-MAC (2025)

Veteran defensive back serves multiple roles on special teams and on defense ... active on several special teams units ... could see secondary time at either safety or sniper ... begins his fourth season with the Cardinals' football program ... last name is pronounced "ERR-lee-wine."

2025 (R-So.): Saw action in 10 of 12 games, with no statistics.

2024 (R-Fr.): Appeared in seven games in the secondary and on special teams ... registered seven tackles.

2023 (Fr.): Did not play and received a redshirt for the 2023 season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterman at Hamilton Southeastern under coach Michael Kelly ... helped the Royals to a 6-4 mark as a sophomore, 8-3 as a junior and 12-1 as a senior ... tallied 152 career tackles and recorded five career interceptions ... recorded 65 stops as a senior, with a sack and a forced fumble ...had 55 tackles with a sack and three interceptions as a junior ... also lettered three seasons in baseball.

PERSONAL: Son of Daron and Julie Earlewine ... has two younger brothers, Ty and Knox ... favorite actors include Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black ... favorite athletes include Ken Griffey Jr., Darius Leonard, Andrew Luck and Michael Jordan.