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) | ||||||
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High school: | Mt. Lebanon (Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania) | ||||||
College: | William & Mary (2018–2022) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2023 / round: 5 / pick: 152 | ||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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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.
== Early life ==. According to an interview by Sorsdal on the Instragram channel UninterruptedCanada, Sorsdal claims to have lived in Canada in the 3rd grade. 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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