CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – University of North Carolina linebacker Cole Holcomb has been selected in the fifth round with the 173rd overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. Holcomb becomes the 246th Tar Heel chosen in the NFL Draft and the 30th linebacker. He is also the 18th Carolina football player selected in the fifth round. Holcomb is the 16th Tar Heel chosen by the Washington Redskins as well.
A New Smyrna Beach, Fla. product, Holcomb tallied 328 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 15.5 TFL, 12 PBU, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 49 games (34 starts) over his four-year career at UNC.