Cole Holcomb

PRO CAREER

• Has played in 72 career regular-season games (59 starts) over his seven-year NFL career (Washington, 2019-22; Pittsburgh 2023-25)
• Has registered 464 tackles (282 solo), 19 tackles for loss, 12 passes defensed, 4.5 sacks, eight forced fumbles, 11 quarterback hits, three interceptions and two interceptions returned for a touchdown
• 2025 Ed Block Courage Award winner
• Has recorded double-digit tackles in 16 games
• Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2019 (at Philadelphia)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 1 of 2019 (at Philadelphia)

PRO CAREER

• Has played in 72 career regular-season games (59 starts) over his seven-year NFL career (Washington, 2019-22; Pittsburgh 2023-25)
• Has registered 464 tackles (282 solo), 19 tackles for loss, 12 passes defensed, 4.5 sacks, eight forced fumbles, 11 quarterback hits, three interceptions and two interceptions returned for a touchdown
• 2025 Ed Block Courage Award winner
• Has recorded double-digit tackles in 16 games
• Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2019 (at Philadelphia)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 1 of 2019 (at Philadelphia)

2025 (STEELERS)

• Played in 14 regular-season games (three starts)
• Registered 28 tackles (10 solo) and one forced fumble
• Recorded seven tackles (four solo) in Week 12 at Cincinnati
• Registered seven tackles (three solo) in Week 14 at Baltimore
• Recorded six tackles (five solo) and one forced fumble in Week 3 at New England

2024 (STEELERS)

• Missed the 2024 season due to injury
• Returned to practice on Dec. 31, 2024, but remained on the Reserved/PUP list for the 2024 season

2023 (STEELERS)

• Played in and started the first eight games of the season before missing the remainder due to injury
• Registered 54 tackles (31 solo), four tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, two forced fumbles, two passes defensed and one fumble recovery
• Recorded 10 tackles (six solo) and recovered one fumble in Week 8 vs. Jacksonville
• Suffered a season-ending injury in Week 9 vs. Tennessee

2022 (COMMANDERS)

• Played in and started the first seven games of the season before missing the remainder due to injury
• Registered 69 tackles (37 solo), one tackle for loss, one quarterback hit and one pass defensed
• Recorded 16 tackles (11 solo) in Week 5 vs. Tennessee, a single-game career high
• His 16 tackles in Week 5 were the most in a single game by any Washington player since 2017 (Mason Foster, 17) and third-most in the previous 10 seasons
• Served as a team captain

2021 (COMMANDERS)

• Played in and started 16 regular-season games
• Set career highs in total tackles (142), solo tackles (83), interceptions (2), passes defensed (seven) and fumble recoveries (one)
• Led the team in tackles and ranked second in forced fumbles and interceptions
• Became one of six linebackers in franchise history to have at least two interceptions and seven passes defensed in a single season and first since 2012
• Recorded double-digit tackles in eight of 16 games played
• Forced a fumble in Week 4 at Atlanta and Week 6 vs. Kansas City
• Became the first Washington inside linebacker to record an interception returned for a touchdown since 2007 in Week 14 vs. Dallas

2020 (COMMANDERS)

• Appeared in 11 regular-season games (10 starts)
• Recorded 70 tackles (43 solo), six tackle for loss, four quarterback hits, 2.5 sacks, one interception and one pass defensed
• Caught his first career interception in Week 7 vs. Dallas

2019 (COMMANDERS)

• Played in all 16 regular-season games (15 starts) as a rookie
• Recorded 101 tackles (third-best on the team), 70 solo tackles (second-best on the team), six tackles for loss, two quarterback hits, 1.0 sack and one pass defensed
• Forced a career-high three fumbles, which ranked second-most among rookies

COLLEGE

• Played in 49 games (34 starts) at the University of North Carolina (2015-18)
• Finished with 328 tackles (171 solo), 15.5 tackles for loss, 12 passes defensed, four forced fumbles, 2.5 sacks and one fumble recovery
• Earned second-team All-ACC honors as a senior
• His 105 tackles in 2018 led the team for the third consecutive year while his 9.5 tackles per game led the ACC and ranked 31st nationally

PERSONAL

• Attended New Smyrna Beach High School (FL)

• Three-year letterwinner who saw playing time at safety, linebacker and tight end

• Earned second-team all-county honors as a senior

• Helped his team win the district championship as a junior and advance to the second round of the 7A state playoffs

• Also played soccer

• Honor roll student who graduated 15th in his class

• In 2017, led the team in tackles for the second year in a row with 93 and ranked sixth in the ACC with 8.5 tackles per game

• In 2016, finished fifth in the ACC in tackles per game (8.8 avg.) and led the team with 115 tackles

• Joined the team as a walk-on prior to the 2014 season