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Cole Bishop Buffalo Bills · #24

Safety · 6' 2", 206 lbs · Peachtree City, GA · Age 24

Cole Bishop is a Safety for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 60th overall, 2024. In 2026 he recorded 25 tackles.

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Buffalo Bills · #24 · Safety

Cole Bishop

Season avg25 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg150 tkl · 2 sacks · 3 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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Scouting report

Cole Bishop — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+

Safety · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Cole Bishop is a Safety for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 60th overall, 2024. In 2026 he recorded 25 tackles.

C-

Coverage

Ball skills

Run support

C-

Coverage

Average · defense

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Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Tackling

Elite · defense

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Splash plays

Solid · defense

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C+

Blitz

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Cole Bishop stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #723 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

101Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Cole Bishop — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Tackling

25 TKL

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C+

Pass rush

0.0 SACK

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C-

Coverage

0 PD

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Splash

0 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Cole Bishop

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027 modeled

0–6

int

0–2

tackles

24–72

0–1

games

5–16

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 3-season history below.

What moves the pd line vs last season

Last season 0 → projected 3 pd

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+2.7 pd

Everything it reads

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3 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 24 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 16 / 17 / 4

health

The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Cole Bishop career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	PD	INT	FF	Sack
2024	16	40	2	0	1	0
2025	17	85	7	3	0	2
2026 in progress · 4 games	4	25	0	0	0	0
Career	37	150	9	3	1	2.0

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Jonas Sanker 100%Devon Witherspoon 100%Jalen Thompson 100%Antonio Johnson 99%Keidron Smith 99%Rock Ya-Sin 99%

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Context

Are the Buffalo Bills built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record

86off index

99def index

+51net

95%playoff odds

60roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A- (86), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 78, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Cole Bishop

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-10-24

The beginning

Cole Bishop is a Safety for the Buffalo Bills, in his 2nd NFL season.

Buffalo Bills

Turning pro

Drafted 60th overall, 2024 as a Safety.

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Cole Bishop is a Buffalo Bills safety, drafted 60th overall, 2024.

Chapter

Across 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 150 tackles, 2 sacks and 3 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 25 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Bishop's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Cole Bishop gets vertical to pick off Tua Tagovailoa ▶ Cole Bishop breaks down his late interception to seal the Bills' playoff win against the Jaguars

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 206 lbs
Draft: 60th overall, 2024
Born: Peachtree City, GA
Age: 24
Jersey: #24

Background

Cole Bishop is from Peachtree City, GA and is 24 years old. He was drafted 60th overall, 2024 and plays safety at 6' 2", 206 lbs.

Over 3 seasons (2024–2026) he has recorded 150 tackles, 2 sacks and 3 interceptions. Bishop is currently on the Buffalo Bills roster.

The person

Cole Bishop is a rotational starter in the secondary who has recorded 150 tackles with 3 interceptions and 9 passes defensed across 3 seasons (2024–2026).

Coverage production3 career interceptions and 9 passes defensed.

Tackling150 career tackles from the secondary.

Playmaking1 forced fumbles and 2 sacks on the blitz.

Draft pedigree60th overall, 2024.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Cole Bishop — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Cole Bishop, answered.

What position does Cole Bishop play?

Cole Bishop is a Safety for the Buffalo Bills.

When was Cole Bishop drafted?

Cole Bishop was drafted 60th overall, 2024.

How many seasons has Cole Bishop played?

3 (2024–2026).

What are Cole Bishop's career stats?

He has recorded 150 tackles, 2 sacks and 3 interceptions.

Cole Bishop career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Cole Bishop Buffalo Bills · #24

Cole Bishop — the report card

Where Cole Bishop stands

Cole Bishop — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Cole Bishop

Cole Bishop career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Buffalo Bills built to win?

The Ballad of Cole Bishop

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Cole Bishop — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Injury history

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