The Draft Bomb · Prospect profile2027 Draft · BB #032
LB· #2 LB· Round 1· Tier 2 · Pro Bowl ceiling
Chris
Cole.
CC
Bomb Grade
78/100
Big Board #32
LB· #2 LB· Round 1· Tier 2 · Pro Bowl ceiling
Chris
Cole.
CC
Georgia· #9· Jr· Salem, Virginia· 6'3"· 235 lb(School-listed)
"Georgia nicknamed him "Tarantula" for the way he eats grass with his arms and stride, and in 2025 that stopped being a locker-room line: 16 freshman tackles became 59, with 7 TFL and 4.5 sacks. The frame and the range are first-round traits; what is missing is a second season proving the processing has caught up to the body."
Cole arrived in Athens as a four-star out of Salem, Virginia, played all 14 games as a true freshman in 2024 and earned SEC All-Freshman honors largely on special teams and rotational snaps. In 2025, starting and wearing #9, he produced 59 tackles (35 solo), 7 TFL and 4.5 sacks across 14 games.
What he does well
- 01Range — Covers grass from hash to sideline in long, efficient strides, and the closing burst turns what should be a five-yard gain into a two-yard tackle.
- 02Length — A legitimate 6-3, 235 with the arm length to keep blockers off his frame and still wrap the ball carrier from an arm's distance away.
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