Cole Garcia

Height:
6-3
Weight:
300
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
High School:
Bishop Lynch
Prev School:
Rice

2023 • Redshirt Senior

• Phil Steele All-Independent Team (First Team - OG)
• Phil Steele Preseason Independent Team (Second Team - OG)
• Started in all 12 games
• A key member of the offensive line, aiding the offense to 1,706 rushing yards and 2,569 passing yards throughout the season

2022 • Redshirt Senior

• Garcia appeared in 11 games in the 2022 season

2021 • Junior ( at Rice)

• Returned to the starting lineup against Arkansas to open 2021 and started the first 11 games before missing the finale against LA Tech
• Second on the team with 777 snaps after coming into this season with 789 in his career

2020 • Junior ( at Rice)

• Saw action in all five games and started the first three.

2019 • Sophomore (at Rice)

• Saw action in four games, including a pair of starts, while retaining his redshirt
• Saw action against Wake Forest and UAB before making starts vs. Southern Miss and Marshall

2018 • Freshman ( at Rice)

• Member of Mike Bloomgren's first recruiting class who signed during the early signing period
• Made his playing debut at Wake Forest
• Starting debut at FIU, and remained in the lineup for the rest of the year
• The first freshman to start multiple games on the offensive line for the Owls since Scott Mitchell in 2007
• Named Player of the Week for the offensive scout team for his work before the Southern Miss contest

Before Massachusetts

• Garcia was a two-time, TAPPS D1 All-State selection for the Friars under coach Chuck Faucette.
• Bishop Lynch won the 2016 D1 title and advanced to the semifinals in 2017 before falling to Houston's St. Pius X
• Credited with 78 pancake blocks as a senior and 186 in his career
• Competed in power lifting
• Two-time Academic All-State selection and a member of the National Honor Society

Personal

• Full name: Cole Garcia
• Born: June 16 at Dallas, Texas
• Parents: Gary and Mary Garcia... (one brother)
• Rice major: Psychology
• C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)