Brian Cole II

Brian Keith Cole II (born April 3, 1997) is an American football safety for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi State.

Brian Cole II
No. 39 – Minnesota Vikings
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1997-04-03) April 3, 1997
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:Heritage
(Saginaw, Michigan)
College:Michigan
East Mississippi
Mississippi State
NFL Draft:2020 / Round: 7 / Pick: 249
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Cole grew up in Saginaw, Michigan and played three games at Michigan as a wide receiver and on special teams. He was released from the team in January 2016.[1] Cole transferred to East Mississippi Community College and switched to defense, compiling 54 tackles, with 3 forced fumbles, 3 blocked kicks, a sack, and a fumble returned for a touchdown. He came to Mississippi State and sat out a season as an academic redshirt. During his junior season, he played five games before a torn pectoral muscle ended his season after five games As a senior in 2019, Cole tallied 67 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 pass breakups, and one interception.[2]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 1 3⁄4 in
(1.87 m)		 213 lb
(97 kg)		 31 3⁄8 in
(0.80 m)		 10 in
(0.25 m)		 4.52 s
All values from NFL Combine

Cole was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round with the 249th pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.[3] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Vikings on July 27, 2020,[4] and activated from the list on eight days later.[5]

References
  1. Sammon, Will (April 19, 2018). "Once Michigan's top prospect, Brian Cole seizing a different role at Mississippi State". Clarion Ledger. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. Bernreuter, Hugh (April 24, 2020). "NFL could find late-round diamond in Saginaw's Brian Cole". MLive. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. Day, Jack (April 25, 2020). "Vikings draft Mississippi State safety Brian Cole II at 249 overall in NFL Draft". Vikings Wire. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. "Vikings Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  5. "Vikings Announce Roster Moves; Justin Jefferson Activated". Vikings.com. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.


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