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Gardner-Webb · Football
Cole Pennington
QB · Senior · #12 · 6' 4" · 220 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Versailles, KY
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Estimated NIL value
$120K
Gardner-Webb · Football
Cole Pennington
QB · Senior · #12 · 6' 4" · 220 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Versailles, KY
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Estimated NIL value
$120K
Gardner-Webb · Football
QB · Senior · #12 · 6' 4" · 220 lbs
★★★★★3★ RecruitFrom Versailles, KY
Estimated NIL value
$120K
Modeled from role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $381.4K
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Cole Pennington is a 6' 4" 220 lbs Senior Quarterback for Gardner-Webb and is listed by ESPN from Versailles, KY. Cole Pennington ranks 1st within the current Gardner-Webb football roster. The modeled value is $120K, with $381.4K allocated to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
23.8%
Football pool: $1.6M
Pool share of school
8.8%
Gardner-Webb roster market: $4.35M
Roster dollars tracked
$1.6M
Gardner-Webb Football pool-accounting sum
Recent game logs
1
Latest verified ESPN appearances
Live player file
Last updated Sep 2, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Senior
Jersey
#12
Height
6' 4"
Weight
220 lbs
Hometown
Versailles, KY
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1424 nationally
Rating: 0.8448
High school: Sayre School
From: Lexington, KY
Class: 2022 / QB
2026 season production
ESPN player feedPassing
312
Yards
1
Touchdowns
1
Interceptions
55.1
Completion %
27
Completions
49
Attempts
Rushing
-3
Yards
0
Touchdowns
7
Carries
-0.4
Average
5
Long
Scoring
0
PASS
0
RUSH
1
Receptions
0
Returns
1
Touchdowns
0
2PT
Career history
| Season | Team | YDS | TD | INT | CMP% | CMP | ATT | RTG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Marshall Thundering Herd | 695 | 0 | 6 | 57.1 | 64 | 112 | 98.6 | 65 |
| 2024 | Marshall Thundering Herd | 57 | 1 | 0 | 71.4 | 5 | 7 | 187.0 | 21 |
| 2025 | Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | 1,601 | 7 | 5 | 60.6 | 126 | 208 | 131.5 | 43 |
| 2026 | Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | 312 | 1 | 1 | 55.1 | 27 | 49 | 111.2 | 43 |
| Career | All teams | 2,665 | 9 | 12 | 59.0 | 222 | 376 | 120.1 | 65 |
| Season | Team | YDS | TD | CAR | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Marshall Thundering Herd | -69 | 0 | 15 | -4.6 | 6 |
| 2024 | Marshall Thundering Herd | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5.0 | 6 |
| 2025 | Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | 5 | 1 | 54 | 0.1 | 36 |
| 2026 | Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | -3 | 0 | 7 | -0.4 | 5 |
| Career | All teams | -57 | 1 | 78 | -0.7 | 36 |
| Season | Team | PASS | RUSH | REC | RET | TD | 2PT | PAT | FG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Marshall Thundering Herd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | All teams | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For Cole Pennington, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $120K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $120K. The pool-accounting allocation is $381.4K, equal to about 23.8% of the Gardner-Webb football market. The player ranks 1st on that roster.
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