College coaches look for speed and Bentonville sophomore linebacker Cole Joyce definitely possesses it.
Joyce, 6-0, 205 pounds, helped lead the Tigers to a 7-4 record in 2018 and 7-0 in conference play with 80 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, a sack and 3 pass breakups last season.
Bentonville coach Jody Grant has coached former Tigers linebackers Joe Britton and Andrew Griffith, who are currently at Missouri and Ole Miss as walk-ons. He believes Joyce is better than Britton and Griffith at younger age.
“We’ve had some good ones here ... and he’s better than any one of those as a senior and he’s a sophomore,” Grant said.