No. 75 – Detroit Lions | |||||
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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 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Colby Sorsdal (born March 1, 2000) is an American 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 | |
Sources: [6] |
Sorsdal was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round, 152nd overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. [7] He made his first career start Week 8 against the Las Vegas Raiders. [8]
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