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2021 Football Roster

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69 Cole Strange

  • Position Offensive Line
  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 301
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Knoxville, Tenn.
  • Highschool Farragut HS

Biography

Career
- 5-year starter on the offensive line using the COVID exception for a sixth year of eligibility in 2021
- 2021 NFL First Round Draft Pick: New England (No. 28)
- 2021 NFL.com All-Combine Team
- 2nd Moc (Keionta Davis-2017) to compete in both the Reese's Senior Bowl & NFL Scouting Combine
- 2021 All-America First Team: Stats Perform, AFCA, Walter Camp, HERO Sports & Phil Steele
- 2021 All-America Third Team: AP
- Jacobs Blocking Award: 2020-21, 2021 
- CoSIDA Academic All-District: 2021
- FCS ADA Academic All-Star: 2020-21, 2021
- 3-time All-Southern Conference
- 4-time Academic All-SoCon
- 48 games with 44 starts
- Freshman All-America: 2017
- Graduated with a degree in Psychology in December 2020

2021 (Senior II)
- Southern Conference Male Athlete of the Year...1st round NFL Draft selection of the New England Patriots (No. 29).
- Started all 11 games (9 at LG/2 at LT). Led an offensive line that paved the way for 205.5 rushing yards per game, the highest average since 2016 (206.3).
- All-America 1st team status on five different squads, third team on the sixth. Listed above.
- Senior Bowl invitee.
- CoSIDA Academic All-District, FCS ADA Academic All-Star.& Academic All-SoCon.
- First team All-SoCon & Jacobs Blocking Award winner.
- SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week on Oct. 20.
- Started all 11 games at left guard (9) and left tackle (2)…helped pave the way for 1,000-yard rusher Ailym Ford.
- O-line was integral in the squad averaging 205.5 rushing yards per game, the highest average since 2016 (206.3)…rushed for more than 170 yards in all but two games including the narrow loss to VRBO Citrus Bowl Champ Kentucky…171 yards tied Florida for second-highest total against Wildcats defensive front behind 173 by Iowa in the bowl game…Ford’s 48-yard scamper in the contest was the longest run allowed by UK all season.
- His group tied a school record by limiting opponents to nine sacks for the season.
- Dean's List & Honor Roll student.

2020-21 (Senior I)
- SoCon Jacobs Blocking Award Winner as the top offensive lineman in the league yet second team All-SoCon by the league's coaches and media.
- Started four games at left guard.
- CoSIDA Academic All-District & FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team.
- Academic All-SoCon.
- Dean's List & the A.D. Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA both semesters. Made the SoCon Honor Roll and earned the SoCon Commissioner's Medal. 

2019 (Junior)
- Started all 12 games including the first 11 at left guard and the last six halves of the year at center due to injuries.
- Second team All-Southern Conference according to the league's coaches and media.
- Academic All-SoCon.
- Dean's List and the A.D. Honor Roll both semesters (4.0 GPA in the fall). Made the SoCon Honor Roll and earned the SoCon Commissioner's Medal. 

2018 (Sophomore)
- Started all 11 games at left guard earning second team All-Southern Conference according to the league's coaches.
- Academic All-SoCon. 
- Dean's List and the A.D. Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA both semesters. Made the SoCon Honor Roll and earned the SoCon Commissioner's Medal.  

2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
- Phil Steele Freshman All-America.
- Started six games at left guard and played in 10 overall.
- Dean’s List and the A.D. Honor Roll in the fall.
- Academic All-SoCon.
- SoCon Honor Roll.

2016 (True Freshman)
- Sat out the year as a redshirt.
- Dean's List and the A.D. Honor Roll both semesters (4.0 GPA in the fall).
- SoCon Honor Roll. 

HIGH SCHOOL 
- 2-star prep prospect according to Rivals.com and 247Sports.com.
- All-State selection as a senior at Farragut Academy in Knoxville, Tenn.
- KIL Defensive Player of the Year playing for Eddie Courtney.
- Twice named team captain and a two-time all-district player leading the Admirals to a 10-2 record as a senior.
- Played in the Tennessee-Kentucky Border Bowl earning Defensive MVP & All-Bowl team.
- Played in the Tennessee East-West All-Star game.
- Honor Roll student. 

PERSONAL
- Full name is Devin Cole Strange.
- Born July 31, 1998.
- Son of Greg and Kimberly Strange. Has an older brother, Dylan, and a younger sister, Anna.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 69

    2016Freshman

    OL
    6'5" 260 lbs
    69
  • 69

    2017Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'5" 270 lbs
    69
  • 69

    2018Sophomore

    Offensive Line
    6'5" 290 lbs
    69
  • 69

    2019Junior

    Offensive Line
    6'5" 290 lbs
    69
  • 69

    2020Senior

    Offensive Line
    6'5" 300 lbs
    69
  • 69

    2021Senior

    Offensive Line
    6'6" 301 lbs
    69