Cole Holcomb
Cole Holcomb (born July 30, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina and was drafted by Washington, then known as the Redskins, in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
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No. 55 – Washington Football Team | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born: | New Smyrna Beach, Florida | July 30, 1996||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school: | New Smyrna Beach | ||||||||||||||
College: | North Carolina | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 173 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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College career
Walked on to the team as a freshman. Holcomb appeared in all 14 games mainly on special teams. In his senior season, he appeared in all 11 games for the Tar Heels. Holcomb earn All ACC Second Team Honors.[1]
Professional career
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 | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0 1⁄2 in (1.84 m) |
231 lb (105 kg) |
32 1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
10 1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
4.51 s | 1.59 s | 2.60 s | 4.14 s | 6.77 s | 11 ft 0 in (3.35 m) |
22 reps | ||
All values from North Carolina's Pro Day[2] |
The Washington Redskins selected Holcomb in the fifth round (173rd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. Holcomb was the 26th linebacker drafted in 2019.[3]
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On May 9, 2019, the Washington Redskins signed Holcomb to a four-year, $2.75 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $234,884.[4]
In Week 8 against the Minnesota Vikings, Holcomb forced a fumble on wide receiver Stefon Diggs that was recovered by teammate Ryan Anderson in the 19-9 loss.[5] In week 12 against the Detroit Lions, Holcomb recorded a team high 13 tackles and sacked Jeff Driskel once in the 19–16 win.[6]
References
- Carolina, North. "2018 Football Roster". Goheels. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- "Cole Holcomb, DS #10 ILB, North Carolina", draftscout.com, retrieved November 14, 2019
- Jennings, Scott (April 27, 2019). "Washington Redskins select North Carolina ILB Cole Holcomb in fifth round of 2019 NFL Draft". SB Nation. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
- "Spotrac.com: Cole Holcomb contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
- "Cook, Vikings wear down Redskins 19-9 for 4th straight win". www.espn.com. October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- "Redskins come back to beat Lions for 2nd win of season". www.espn.com. Associated Press. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.