Cole Croston

Cole Croston
No. 74 – New England Patriots
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1993-12-25) December 25, 1993
Sergeant Bluff, Iowa
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school: Sergeant Bluff-Luton
(Sergeant Bluff, Iowa)
College: Iowa
Undrafted: 2017
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Games played: 3
Games started: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Cole Croston (born December 25, 1993) is an American football offensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa.

Early life

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]

College career

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]

Professional career

Croston signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017.[4][2][5] 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.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on September 15, 2018.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Cox, Zack. "Cole Croston's Inspiring Underdog Story Continues With Patriots Roster Spot". NESN. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  2. 1 2 McBride, Jim. "Undrafted long shot Cole Croston makes the Patriots". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Official Athletics Website of the Iowa Hawkeyes". HawkeyeSports.com. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Patriots Sign Sixth-Round Draft Pick Conor McDermott; Sign 19 Rookie Free Agents". Patriots.com. May 5, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ Duffy, Kevin. "Meet New England Patriots OT Cole Croston, a surprising addition to the 53-man roster". MassLive. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Patriots Announce Roster Cutdown". Patriots.com. September 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Patriots Sign Eight to the Practice Squad; Place TE Ryan Izzo on Injured Reserve". Patriots.com. September 2, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Patriots Sign OL Cole Croston to the 53-Man Roster; Release WR Bennie Fowler; Sign WR Riley McCarron to the Practice Squad". Patriots.com. September 15, 2018.
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