Texas State Bobcats · LB RoomLB
#45 Cole Nilles
Class JR/TRFrom Bryant (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'4" · 238 lbHometown Philadelphia, PA · St. Joseph's Prep
Depth-chart placement
Current role
MLB2Placement
BackupRoom
LinebackerExperience
3-JRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29LB room context
View full depth chart →Cole Nilles holds the MLB · Backup spot in Texas State Bobcats’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Bryant→Texas State Bobcats
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
27
Tackles
3
TFL
1
Passes defended
2
QB hurries
Background & career
Cole Nilles is a 6'4", 238-pound middle linebacker for Texas State who transferred in from Bryant. A Philadelphia native and St. Joseph's Prep alumnus, Nilles wears number 45 and is a junior transfer for the 2026 season. In 2025, he recorded 27 total tackles, including 16 solo tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss, while adding 2 quarterback hurries and 1 pass defensed.
Bryantthrough 2024
Texas State2025 — presentPrevious schoolBryantOriginPhiladelphia, PA · St. Joseph's Prep