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Jersey Number 30
Cole Neph
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Owasso, OK
- High School:
- Owasso
Bio
2015 First Team Academic All-Big 12
Receiving Yards 5 vs. Kansas, 2015
Long Reception 5 vs. Kansas, 2015
Came to Oklahoma State as a walk-on in 2014 and showed he can play ... Played special teams and some on offense in 2015 ... Was effective as a scout team wide receiver and quarterback in 2014.
2015 (Freshman): First-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Played in six games, mostly on special teams ... Made his first career catch on a 5-yard reception vs. Kansas.
2014: Redshirt
High School: Attended Owasso HS in Owasso, Okla., where he was coached by Bill Patterson ... First-team all-district performer who earned all-state honorable mention ... Served as team captain ... Made 140 catches for 2,100 yards and 22 touchdowns during his prep career ... Also played basketball and competed in track and field ... Board member of the National Honor Society and a distinguished graduate ... Board member for the psychology club ... Co-president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Member of First Christian Church.
Personal: John Cole Neph was born Jan. 28, 1995, in Tulsa ... Son of Bruce and Kathy Neph ... Father competed in football and wrestling at Oklahoma State ... Mother played basketball at Soutwestern Oklahoma State ... Mechanical engineering major.
Career Highs
Receptions 1 vs. Kansas, 2015Receiving Yards 5 vs. Kansas, 2015
Long Reception 5 vs. Kansas, 2015
Came to Oklahoma State as a walk-on in 2014 and showed he can play ... Played special teams and some on offense in 2015 ... Was effective as a scout team wide receiver and quarterback in 2014.
2015 (Freshman): First-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree ... Played in six games, mostly on special teams ... Made his first career catch on a 5-yard reception vs. Kansas.
2014: Redshirt
High School: Attended Owasso HS in Owasso, Okla., where he was coached by Bill Patterson ... First-team all-district performer who earned all-state honorable mention ... Served as team captain ... Made 140 catches for 2,100 yards and 22 touchdowns during his prep career ... Also played basketball and competed in track and field ... Board member of the National Honor Society and a distinguished graduate ... Board member for the psychology club ... Co-president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... Member of First Christian Church.
Personal: John Cole Neph was born Jan. 28, 1995, in Tulsa ... Son of Bruce and Kathy Neph ... Father competed in football and wrestling at Oklahoma State ... Mother played basketball at Soutwestern Oklahoma State ... Mechanical engineering major.
| Neph's Career Receiving Stats | |||||||
| Year | G | Rec. | Yds. | Avg. | TD | Long | Avg./G |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Career | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 |
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