Grading System

COLIN COLE

Position: DT Class: Sr School: Iowa Conference: Big Ten Ht., Wt.: 6'1½, 309 40 Time: 5.27 Grade: 3.47

BIO: First-team All-Conference selection as a senior after posting 85 tackles, leading the team with 18 tackles for loss and contributing nine sacks. Honorable mention selection as a junior after 64-15-6 in 11 starts. Rotated into the lineup as a sophomore, starting one game and recording 39-7-5. POSITIVES: Wide bodied interior lineman who can be used in a two gap system. Breaks down well, quick off the snap and makes plays in every direction of the field. Effectively uses hand technique to keep blockers off him, displays nice footwork and stays on his feet or slides laterally to the action. Good sideline-to-sideline range, looks to get involved in the action and goes hard all game. Athletic, agile and plays much faster than his listed forty time. NEGATIVES: Engulfed by bigger lineman, wears down over the course of a game and slow shedding blocks once engaged at the point of attack. Not a knee bender. ANALYSIS: Movement skills and athleticism make him a good fit for a variety of schemes such as a two gap player in a three-four or even the three technique in a four man front. May never be an every down starter but should contribute at the next level. PROJECTION: Late Fifth Round