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Born: | Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, U.S. | December 25, 1993||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Sergeant Bluff-Luton | ||||
College: | Iowa | ||||
Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||
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Cole Croston (born December 25, 1993) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Iowa.
Croston was born in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, son to Kim and Dave Croston. Dave, a former third round draft pick of the Green Bay Packers in 1987, was a starting offensive tackle and three-year letterman for Hayden Fry's Iowa Hawkeyes in the mid-1980s. Cole later attended Sergeant Bluff-Luton High School. [1]
Croston, who grew up an Iowa fan due to his father's connection with the university, was initially a walk-on for the Hawkeyes. He was a two-year starter and received honorable mention All-Big Ten honors his senior season. [2] He was the 2015 winner of the Next Man In Award on the offensive side of the ball. [3]
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+1⁄2 in (1.97 m) | 314 lb (142 kg) | 34+5⁄8 in (0.88 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 5.29 s | 1.72 s | 3.05 s | 4.68 s | 7.61 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) | 17 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [4] |
Croston signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017. [5] [2] [6] He made the Patriots 53-man roster as a reserve due to his versatility to play both tackle and guard. He was inactive the first nine games of the season before making his NFL debut in Week 11, coming in at left guard to finish the game in a 33–8 win over the Raiders. The Patriots reached Super Bowl LII and lost 41–33 to the Philadelphia Eagles.
On September 1, 2018, Croston was waived by the Patriots and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [7] [8] He was promoted to the active roster on September 15, 2018. [9] He was waived on November 6, 2018, and was re-signed to the practice squad. [10] Croston was a part of the Patriots Super Bowl LIII winning team when they defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13–3. [11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Patriots on February 5, 2019. [12]
On July 30, 2019, Croston was waived by the Patriots, [13] but was re-signed on August 12, 2019. [14] He was released during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019. [15]
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