Colby Sorsdal (born March 1, 2000) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at William & Mary.
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | March 1, 2000 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Mt. Lebanon (Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania) | ||||||
| College: | William & Mary (2018–2022) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2023 / round: 5 / pick: 152 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2024 | |||||||
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== Early life ==. According to an interview by Sorsdal on the Instragram channel UninterruptedCanada, Sorsdal claims to have lived in Canada in the 3rd grade. Sorsdal attended Mt. Lebanon High School in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Sorsdal committed to play college football at the College of William & Mary over offers from Central Florida and Ball State.[1]
College career
editSorsdal started in 46 games over the course of five seasons with William & Mary.[2] As a senior, he was named to the All-Coastal Athletic Association first team and the FCS All-American team.[3][4][5]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 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 5+3⁄4 in (1.97 m) |
301 lb (137 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
5.17 s | 1.91 s | 2.93 s | 4.70 s | 7.76 s | 27.5 in (0.70 m) |
9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
21 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[6][7] | ||||||||||||
Sorsdal was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round, 152nd overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[8] He made his first career start Week 8 against the Las Vegas Raiders.[9] As a rookie, he appeared in 16 regular season games and started three in the 2023 season.[10]
References
edit- ^ Johnson, Dave (August 26, 2021). "TRIBE SCRIBE: From the ice to the gridiron, Colby Sorsdal has become a physical presence". William & Mary Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Batko, Brian (February 23, 2023). "'We had no clue': USFL drafted Mt. Lebanon grad Colby Sorsdal, but NFL is his dream". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ O'Connor, John (April 24, 2023). "W&M OT Colby Sorsdal, VMI LS Robert Soderholm lead FCS NFL draft prospects". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Washburn, Rob (November 22, 2022). "Monmouth's Shirden, W&M's Pius Headline 2022 CAA Football All-Conference Awards". caasports.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ O'Connor, John (December 13, 2022). "W&M's Colby Sorsdal, John Pius named first team AP FCS All-Americans". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Lions select Colby Sorsdal with No. 152 pick in 2023 draft". NFL.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Colby Sorsdal College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Rogers, Justin (April 29, 2023). "Lions add to trenches, select William & Mary OL Colby Sorsdal in fifth round". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "Colby Sorsdal Career Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ "Colby Sorsdal 2023 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. March 1, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
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