FIU Athletics

CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 6 at North Texas (9/10/22)
TFLs: 1 (3X) last at UTEP (11/19/22)
Interceptions: 1 at North Texas (9/10/22)
Pass Breakups: 2 vs. Middle Tennessee (11/26/22)
Forced Fumble: at UTEP (11/19/22)

2022: Saw action in all 12 games and made a total of six starts for the Panthers in the defensive backfield…registered 36 stops, including 28 of the solo variety…added three TFL’s, including a sack for a total loss of 16 yards…recorded one interception and five pass breakups…forced one fumble…tabbed two tackles in season-opening win over Bryant (9/1)…registered five stops at Texas State (9/10)…made three tackles at Western Kentucky (9/24)…made three tackles and broke up a pass vs. UTSA (10/14)…logged a pair of stops at Charlotte (10/22)…tabbed four tackles in victory over Louisiana Tech (10/28)…tabbed six stops, including a TFL, a pass breakup and an interception at North Texas (11/5)…made two tackles, including a TFL vs. Florida Atlantic (11/12)…logged four stops, including a TFL and forced a fumble at UTEP (11/19)…tabbed five tackles and a pair of pass breakups in season-finale vs. Middle Tennessee (11/26).

Prior to FIU: Played the first two seasons of his collegiate career at Syracuse where he was a three-time Syracuse University Athletic Director's Honor Roll selection… appeared in nine games with two starts at corner while compiling 17 tackles and three pass breakups… during the 2020 campaign he saw action in five games as a reserve defensive back and tabbed 10 tackles…. returned from injury in 2019 to see time as a reserve defensive back in 2020 and 2021 ... enrolled at Syracuse in January 2019 …three-time SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll selection.
 
2021 (Syracuse): Appeared in nine games with two starts at corner ... Had 17 tackles and three pass breakups on the year ... Made his season debut with a tackle at Ohio (9/4) ... Posted a season-high three solo tackles against Rutgers (9/11) ... Made two solo tackles and had two pass breakups in his first collegiate start against UAlbany (9/18) ... Had a tackle in reserve against Liberty (9/24) and Clemson (10/15), where he also had a PBU ... Made four tackles and had a tackle for loss in the Orange's comeback win over Virginia Tech (10/23) ... Made four tackles against Pittsburgh (11/27).
 
2020 (Syracuse): Appeared in five games as a reserve defensive back, making 10 tackles on the year … Made his season debut at Clemson … Had a career-high five tackles at Louisville (11/20) … Made four tackles at Notre Dame (12/5).
 
2019 (Syracuse): Redshirt season… made two appearances, including his college football debut in Syracuse’s 41-3 victory over Holy Cross (9/28) ... Also saw action against Boston College (11/2) ... Did not record any statistics ... Named to the ACC Honor Roll ... Member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
 
High School: Cornerback for head coach Steve Davis at Plantation HS... ranked No. 149 by ESPN and No. 197 in the 247Sports.com composite index among Class of 2019 cornerbacks… rated the No. 34 player in Broward County by the Sun Sentinel… 2018 Broward 8A-6A All-County First Team selection… PrepStar All-Southeast honoree… as a senior captain, recorded 35 tackles, 10 pass breakups, six interceptions, one sack, one forced fumble and a touchdown to lead Plantation to a 10-2 record and an appearance in the FHSAA 8A state playoffs… logged 50 tackles, 24 pass breakups and 11 interceptions in his prep career.
 
Personal: Adrian Azariah Cole… born on September 5, 2001 in Ceiba, Puerto Rico… son of Alrick Cole… two brothers, one sister.