Cole Holcomb

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Cole Holcomb
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Holcomb in 2021
No. 55 – Washington Football Team
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1996-07-30) July 30, 1996 (age 25)
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
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
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2021
Total tackles:297
Sacks:4.5
Forced fumbles:5
Fumble recoveries:1
Interceptions:3
Pass deflections:8
Touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

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.

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 earned All ACC Second Team Honors.[1]

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 1+1⁄4 in
(1.86 m) 		231 lb
(105 kg) 		31+3⁄8 in
(0.80 m) 		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 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][3]

2019[]

Holcomb was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round (173rd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[4] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 9, 2019. 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]

2020[]

In Week 7 against the Dallas Cowboys, Holcomb recorded a sack on Andy Dalton and later intercepted a pass thrown by Dalton during the 25–3 win.[7] In Week 16 against the Carolina Panthers, Holcomb led the team with 11 tackles and sacked Teddy Bridgewater once during the 20–13 loss.[8]

2021[]

Holcomb returns an interception for a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys in 2021.

Holcomb recorded an interception on Jameis Winston in Week 5 of the 2021 season against the New Orleans Saints.[9] In Week 14, he recorded eight tackles and intercepted Dak Prescott and returned it 31 yards for his first career touchdown in a 27-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.[10] He was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list on December 22, 2021 and forced to sit out of the Week 16 game against the Cowboys.[11] On December 27, he was placed back on the active roster.[12]

References[]

  1. ^ Carolina, North. "2018 Football Roster". Goheels. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Cole Holcomb, DS #10 ILB, North Carolina", draftscout.com, retrieved November 14, 2019
  3. ^ "Cole Holcomb Draft and Combine Prospect Profile".
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Cook, Vikings wear down Redskins 19-9 for 4th straight win". www.espn.com. October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  6. ^ "Redskins come back to beat Lions for 2nd win of season". www.espn.com. Associated Press. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  7. ^ "Dallas Cowboys at Washington Football Team - October 25th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "Carolina Panthers at Washington Football Team - December 27th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  9. ^ Manning, Bryan (October 12, 2021). "Washington report card: How we graded Washington in loss vs. Saints". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  10. ^ Washington Football Team Public Relations (December 13, 2021). "Washington-Cowboys Monday Stats Pack". WashingtonFootball.com. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  11. ^ Manning, Bryan (December 22, 2021). "Cole Holcomb placed on reserve/COVID-19 list". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  12. ^ Cadeaux, Ethan (December 27, 2021). "WFT activates Scherff, Holcomb from reserve/COVID-19 list". NBCSports.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

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