Big-framed Notre Dame run-stopper with sneaky pass-rush juice
In the 2025 season, Cole Mullins gave Notre Dame useful rotational snaps, finishing with 4 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and a pass breakup while playing in all 12 games. The differentiator is his uncommon build for the position — around 6-foot-4/6-5 and 273-280 pounds — plus the versatility to line up on the edge or inside. He’s praised as a physical, high-upside depth piece with run-defense value; the knock is that he’s still developing into a consistent impact player after battling a senior-year knee injury in high school.
