Justin was one of the most versatile and explosive players on the San Jose State defense for the
last four seasons… Played as a linebacker or a defensive end …Finished his career with 30.5
career tackles for loss, 13 quarterback sacks and 43 starting calls... Sixth on the San Jose State
career list for tackles for loss with 30.5…Two-time second-team All-Western Athletic
Conference selection…Accepted an invitation to play in the 2010 Senior Bowl…Has an
invitation to play in the 2010 Texas vs. The Nation All-Star Game.
A 2009 second-team All-WAC choice that divided his time between linebacker and defensive
end…Led the Spartans in tackles for loss with 9.0…Had a tackle for loss in six of the team’s 12
games…Had 2.0 tackles for loss in the Cal Poly win (9/26), at Fresno State (10/17) and at Boise
State (10/31)…Third on the team with 3.0 quarterback sacks…Fifth on the team in total tackles
with 57.
A 2008 second-team All-WAC selection who had his best statistical season as a junior...2008
WAC co-leader and 11th nationally with three fumble recoveries …Sixth in the WAC with his
5.0 quarterback sacks…Doubled his career tackle total to 136 with 68 stops in 2008...Tied for
third on the team in total tackles...Came up with his first career interception, a 62-yard
interception return for a touchdown and his single game career best of 12 tackles (1 solo, 11
assisted) in the Boise State (10/24/08)…Had 3.0 of his 5.0 sacks in the win at Hawai’i
(9/27)…Named WAC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Hawai’i.
The process of turning Cole into a hybrid player began during the 2007 season…Upped his
tackle numbers from his freshman season with 36 stops as a sophomore…Had at least one tackle
in every game…Notched his season best of seven tackles (3 solo, 4 assisted), including 2.0
tackles for loss, at Louisiana Tech (11/17)…Only quarterback sack in 2007 was at Stanford
(9/15)…
A 2006 impact campaign earned him Freshman All-American recognition from The Sporting
News…32 tackles, including 9.5 tackles for loss…Second on the team with 4.0 sacks...Sacks
came against Washington, New Mexico State, Boise State and Idaho…Cole’s 11 starts led
Spartans’ defensive line…Redshirt in 2005.
Cole prepped at Chino Hills (Chino Hills, Calif.) High…Earned All-Inland Empire honors as a
senior with 36 tackles and four sacks…Two-sport letterwinner was a sprinter, long jumper and
triple jumper for his track and field team...Interested in a career as a financial planner…The
Pasadena, Calif., native was born on November 22, 1987.
Honors
2009 2nd team All-WAC
2009 FWAA All-America checklist
2008 2nd team All-WAC
2006 The Sporting News honorable mention Freshman All-America