Falcons' draft board: North Carolina LB Cole Holcomb
The NFL draft is set for April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn., and each morning we’ll take a look at a player on the Falcons’ draft board.
Today we’ll look at North Carolina linebacker Cole Holcomb, who had a top-30 visit with the Falcons on Monday. He was extremely productive for the Tar Heels, with 327 tackles over his career.
The Holcomb file:
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 234 pounds
40-yard dash: 4.46–4.48 seconds
Vertical: 39.5 inches
10-yard split: 1.57 seconds
Short shuttle: 4.14
3-Cone Drill: 6.77 seconds
Broad Jump: 11 feet
ATLANTA FALCONS 2019 DRAFT PICKS
Round 1, No. 14 overall
Round 2, No. 45 overall
Round 3, No. 79 overall
Round 4, No. 117 overall
Round 4, No. 137 overall (Compensatory)
Round 5, No. 152 overall
Round 5, No. 172 overall (Compensatory)
Round 6, No. 186 overall
Round 7, No. 230 overall
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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.
