Perry Cole Jr. holds the DT · Depth spot in TCU Horned Frogs’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Perry Cole Jr. is a defensive tackle for TCU from Palestine, Texas. He attended Palestine High School, where he totaled 29 tackles and two sacks during his junior season and earned Texas Sports Writers Association 4A All-State honors as a punter, averaging 35.6 yards with seven punts inside the 20-yard line. Cole transferred to TCU from Trinity Valley Community College, where recruiting services ranked him the nation's No. 8 JUCO defensive lineman and No. 14 overall JUCO prospect. In 2025, he appeared in seven games and recorded nine tackles, including three against Abilene Christian.