15 Facts About Cole Strange

Devin Cole Strange was born on July 31,1998 and is an American professional football offensive guard for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.

Cole Strange played college football for the Chattanooga Mocs and was selected by the Patriots in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.

Cole Strange primarily played defensive end at Farragut and was named the Knoxville Interscholastic League Defensive Player of the Year as a senior after recording 103.5 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, and 7.5 sacks.

Cole Strange was rated a two-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, but later de-committed and signed a letter of intent to play at the Air Force Academy.

Cole Strange briefly attended Air Force during the Basic Cadet Training period before transferring to Chattanooga and redshirting his freshman season.

Cole Strange started all 11 games at left guard during his redshirt sophomore and was named second-team All-Southern Conference.

Cole Strange repeated as a second-team All-SoCon selection as a redshirt junior after starting 11 games at left guard and the final game of the Mocs' season at center due to an injury.

Cole Strange started four of five possible games at left guard and won the Jacobs Blocking Award as the best blocker in the SoCon during redshirt senior season, which was shortened and played in the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cole Strange decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Chattanooga for a sixth season.

In 2021, Cole Strange was named first-team All-SoCon and won a second straight Jacobs Blocking Award.

Cole Strange was selected by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft despite many analysts predicting that he would still be available in the third or fourth round.

Cole Strange was named the Patriots starting left guard as a rookie, and started every game.

In 2023, Cole Strange started all 10 games he appeared in, notching one fumble recovery.

In Week 15 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Cole Strange suffered a torn patellar tendon in his left knee, ending his season.

Cole Strange is currently working on a Masters in Engineering Management online from UTC.