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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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Born: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 1, 2000||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Mt. Lebanon (Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania) | ||||||
College: | William & Mary (2018–2022) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2023 / round: 5 / pick: 152 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of Week 7, 2024 | |||||||
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Colby Sorsdal (born March 1, 2000) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at William & Mary.
Sorsdal attended Mt. Lebanon High School in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Sorsdal committed to play college football at the College of William & Mary over offers from Central Florida and Ball State. [1]
Sorsdal started in 46 games over the course of five seasons with William & Mary. [2] As a senior, he was named to the All-Coastal Athletic Association first team and the FCS All-American team. [3] [4] [5]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 5+3⁄4 in (1.97 m) | 301 lb (137 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 10 in (0.25 m) | 5.17 s | 1.91 s | 2.93 s | 4.70 s | 7.76 s | 27.5 in (0.70 m) | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) | 21 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [6] [7] |
Sorsdal was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round, 152nd overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. [8] He made his first career start Week 8 against the Las Vegas Raiders. [9] As a rookie, he appeared in 16 regular season games and started three in the 2023 season. [10]
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