Myles Cole (born April 29, 2000) is an American football outside linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks and Texas Tech Red Raiders.
| No. 59 – Jacksonville Jaguars | |
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| Position: | Outside linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | April 29, 2000 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Evangel Christian Academy (Shreveport, Louisiana) |
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| NFL draft: | 2024 / Round: 7 / Pick: 236 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Player stats at PFR | |
Career
editCole attended Evangel Christian Academy in Shreveport, Louisiana. He committed to the University of Louisiana at Monroe to play college football.[1]
Cole played at Louisiana-Monroe from 2018 to 2021. In 34 games, he had 41 tackles and 1.5 sacks. After the 2021 season, he transferred to Texas Tech University.[2][3] In two years at Texas Tech, he played in 25 games and had 44 tackles and 3.5 sacks.[4][5][6]
Cole participated in the 2024 Senior Bowl and 2024 NFL Scouting Combine.[7]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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| 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
278 lb (126 kg) |
36+7⁄8 in (0.94 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
4.67 s | 1.65 s | 2.73 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine[8][9] | ||||||||||||
Cole was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 236th overall selection in the 2024 NFL draft.[10]
References
edit- ^ Watson, Jimmy (December 19, 2017). "Evangel's Byron Dawson sees good, bad with early signing period". The Times. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Williams, Don (March 28, 2022). "Tech signs transfer DE from ULM". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Williams, Don (September 30, 2022). "Myles Cole finds role on Texas Tech football defensive line". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Williams, Don (March 23, 2023). "Tech looks to lanky edge players Steve Linton, Myles Cole to help fill Tyree Wilson-sized void". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ Williams, Don (December 12, 2023). "Texas Tech football's Myles Cole opts out of Independence Bowl". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Myles Cole trying to live up to lofty billing for Texas Tech football". Lubbock Online. September 27, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ Richman, Jacob (February 29, 2024). "2024 NFL Combine results: Two Texas college D-linemen put up eye-popping numbers". Gulf Live. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
- ^ "Myles Cole Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Myles Cole College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Logue, Gus (April 27, 2024). "The pick is in: Jaguars select Texas Tech DE Myles Cole at 236th overall". Big Cat Country. Retrieved May 24, 2024.