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Linebacker, North Carolina, 2014–18
Cole Holcomb
- Number
- No. 36
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- New Smyrna Beach, FL
- Born
- Jul 30, 1996, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida
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Cole Holcomb played linebacker at North Carolina (2014–18). The Washington Redskins took Holcomb in round 5, No. 173 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
22tackles, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 2018Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | North Carolina | 115 | 62 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 2017 | North Carolina | 93 | 41 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | North Carolina | 104 | 59 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 312 | 162 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 12 | 7 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | North Carolina | 36 | LB | RS | ||
| 2015 | North Carolina | 36 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | North Carolina | 36 | LB | So. | ||
| 2017 | North Carolina | 36 | LB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | North Carolina | 36 | LB | Sr. | 6′1″ | 225 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2018 North Carolina 11 games, 104 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at California | L 17–24 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | at East Carolina | L 19–41 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 38–35 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at Miami | L 10–47 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 19–22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | at Syracuse | L 37–40 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | at Virginia | L 21–31 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs. Georgia Tech | L 28–38 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | at Duke | L 35–42 | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs. Western Carolina | W 49–26 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs. NC State | L 28–34 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
2017 North Carolina 11 games, 93 tackles, 0.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.California | L 30–35 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Louisville | L 35–47 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Old Dominion | W 53–23 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Duke | L 17–27 | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atGeorgia Tech | L 7–33 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Notre Dame | L 10–33 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Virginia | L 14–20 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atVirginia Tech | L 7–59 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Miami | L 19–24 | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3 |
| Nov 9 | atPittsburgh | W 34–31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Western Carolina | W 65–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 North Carolina 13 games, 115 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Georgia | L 24–33 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | at Illinois | W 48–23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. James Madison | W 56–28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs.Pittsburgh | W 37–36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at Florida State | W 37–35 | 13 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Virginia Tech | L 3–34 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | atMiami | W 20–13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atVirginia | W 35–14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Georgia Tech | W 48–20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | atDuke | L 27–28 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. The Citadel | W 41–7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.NC State | L 21–28 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. Stanford | L 23–25 | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¼″ |
| Weight | 231 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅝″ |
| Hand size | 10″ |
| Wingspan | 76¼″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW |
| Broad jump | 11′0″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.77 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.14 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
7 seasons, 74 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Washington Redskins | 16 | 99 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Washington Football Team | 11 | 70 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2021 | Washington Football Team | 16 | 125 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | Washington Commanders | 7 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 74 | 450 | 4.5 | 3 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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