Devin Cochran

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Devin Cochran
No. 76 – Cincinnati Bengals
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1998-07-17) July 17, 1998 (age 26)
Norcross, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school: Greater Atlanta Christian School
(Norcross, Georgia)
College: Vanderbilt (2016–2019)
Georgia Tech (2021)
Undrafted: 2022
Career history
Roster status:Practice squad
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2024
Games played:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Devin Cochran (born July 17, 1998) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

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Early life

Cochran was born on July 17, 1998, in Norcross, Georgia. [1] He attended Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross, being a two-year starter as an offensive tackle and a first-team all-state selection as a senior, helping the football team reach the state championship in 2014 and the state semifinals in 2015. [2] A three-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores. [3] [4]

College career

Cochran redshirted as a freshman at Vanderbilt in 2016. [2] He won a starting role in 2017, starting all 10 games that year. [5] In 2018, he started all 13 games, being named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) honor roll while helping Vanderbilt compile the second-most rushing yards in team history. [5] He missed the first three games of the 2019 season due to injury, then started the final nine games at left tackle. [6] He entered the NCAA transfer portal following the 2019 season, concluding his stint at Vanderbilt having started 32 games. [7]

Cochran announced his transfer to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for a final season in 2020. [8] However, he later decided not to enroll at the school that year. [9] He decided to play for Georgia Tech in 2021. [6] He started all 12 games at left tackle in the 2021 season, being a team captain and an honorable mention All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection. [2] He was invited to the East–West Shrine Bowl at the conclusion of his collegiate career. [10]

Professional career

Although projected to be selected in the later rounds of the 2022 NFL draft, Cochran ended up going unselected. [11] Following the draft, he signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent. [12] He was released at the final roster cuts, on August 30, 2022. [13] He was re-signed to the team's practice squad the following day. [14] After having spent the entire season on the practice squad, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals in January 2023. [15] He was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform (PUP) list on July 23, 2023, and then on the injured reserve list on July 30, 2023. [1] [16] He returned in 2024 but was released on August 27, 2024, then being re-signed to the practice squad on August 28. [17] [18] He was elevated to the active roster for the team's Week 9 game against the Las Vegas Raiders and made his NFL debut in the game. [1] [19]

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  4. ↑ Pudrum, David (February 3, 2016). "Vanderbilt gains an OT from GAC". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution .
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  7. ↑ Hummer, Chris (January 6, 2020). "Vanderbilt LT Devin Cochran enters transfer portal". 247Sports .
  8. ↑ Sugiura, Ken (January 26, 2020). "Vanderbilt grad transfer Devin Cochran commits to Georgia Tech". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution .
  9. ↑ Sugiura, Ken (August 5, 2020). "Devin Cochran not enrolling at Georgia Tech as grad transfer". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution .
  10. ↑ "Cochran to Play in 2022 East-West Shrine Bowl". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. December 3, 2021.
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  12. ↑ "Greater Atlanta Christian grad Devin Cochran signs with Cincinnati Bengals". Gwinnett Daily Post . May 1, 2022.
  13. ↑ Caudell, Jackson (August 30, 2022). "Former Georgia Tech Offensive Tackle Devin Cochran Released by Cincinnati Bengals". Sports Illustrated .
  14. ↑ "NFL practice squad tracker: Team-by-team roster signings ahead of the 2022 season". National Football League. August 31, 2022.
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  16. ↑ "Bengals owner Mike Brown stays mum on the state of contract negotiations with QB Joe Burrow". Spectrum News. Associated Press. July 25, 2023.
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