#36

Cole Holcomb

Former linebacker at North Carolina. 2018: 104 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · North Carolina · Sr. · #36

6′1″ · 225 lb · New Smyrna Beach, FL

Washington — drafted 2019, Rd 5, Pick 35, #173 overall

The story

Former linebacker at North Carolina. 2018: 104 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Drafted round 5 by the Washington in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at North Carolina, 312 tackles — drafted at #173 overall by Washington.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2019

Drafted by Washingtonround 5, pick 173

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

North Carolina

2016–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

R5 · #173

Washington · 2019

Coaching lineage · 2016–2018

1 coach

2016–2018

Larry Fedora

North Carolina

Played his entire career under Larry Fedora.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

WashingtonEntering 8th NFL season

#173Rd 5 · Pick 35

WashingtonEntering 8th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Larry Fedora, all balanced offenses — 13-23 over that span.

2016North Carolina8-5HC: Larry Fedora · Balanced

2017North Carolina3-9HC: Larry Fedora · Balanced

2018North Carolina2-9HC: Larry Fedora · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles (98th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (98th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#50 / 2662 · 98th pct

104

Solo tackles#52 / 2662 · 98th pct

Tackles for loss#269 / 2662 · 89th pct

8.0

Passes defended#374 / 2662 · 83rd pct

QB hurries#730 / 2662 · 63rd pct

Sacks#797 / 2662 · 61st pct

1.0

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	11.0	1.0	0.2	0.4
Road6g	8.2	0.5	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	7.2	1.1	0.2	0.4
Weeks 8+6g	11.3	0.4	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bill Belichick

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	North Carolina	104	59	8.0	1.0	4	--	--
2017	North Carolina	93	41	2.5	0.5	3	--	--
2016	North Carolina	115	62	5.0	1.0	5	--	--
Career		312	162	15.5	2.5	12	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2018

W 49–26

vs Western Carolina

6 TOT · 4 SOLO · 0 TFL

Dominant 23-point win at home against Western Carolina.

With A. Ratliff-Williams — 15 rush yds (3 car) · N. Elliott — 308 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · 6 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week