Former UNC Linebacker Cole Holcomb Gaining NFL Draft Buzz

Posted Apr 15, 2019
Former UNC linebacker Cole Holcomb is gaining buzz and impressing pro scouts leading up to the 2019 NFL Draft from April 25-27 in Nashville, Tenn. Holcomb, measuring 6-foot-1 and 234-pounds, ran a 4.48 40-yard dash, posted a 132-inch broad jump, a 39.5-inch vertical leap, and did 22 repetitions of 225-pounds on the bench press. (Inside Carolina)

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