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2026 Guide: What Ourlads’ NFL Scouting Services said about COLE WISNIEWSKI:
Texas Tech | Hometown: Sparta, WI | HT: 6032 | WT: 219 | 40 time: 4.65 | Hand: 0958 | Arm: 3012 | Wing: 7512
Three-year starter. Transfer from North Dakota State prior to the 2025 season. All-Big 12 honorable mention this past season, first-team FCS All-America in 2023. Versatile defender with reps all over the field for Texas Tech. Underneath he keeps threats in his peripheral and maneuvers his zone to blanket receivers. Short-area burst when breaking on the ball. Patient and sticky in man coverage against bigger targets while reading hips to close quickly. Undercuts and high points passes to come away with interceptions; eight picks in 2023. Uses his long limbs and violent collisions to break up passes. Fires downhill to fill the alley with authority. Linebacker background shows up with strength and toughness to hold his own in the trenches. In the box, possesses excellent lateral agility and vision to locate runners and maneuver across the line-of-scrimmage to meet them in the lane. Versus blockers he condenses space with a violent collision and notable strength to squeeze. Excellent shed and stack ability with strong hands to shuck effectively. Tracks runners' hips to take solid angles to the ball. Reliable open-field tackler with proper wrap-up, leg drive, and long wingspan creating bigger tackle radius. Throws his body into runners like a hammer to prevent yards-after-contact. High effort player who will haul to make tackles downfield. Can lose sight of targets attacking him deep allowing completions downfield. Some coverage busts throughout the season that must be fixed. In off-man, leaves a big cushion and shows difficulty transitioning downhill effectively from pedal. Older prospect who spent six seasons at the college level.
2025 Stats: 78 T, 6 TFL, 1 sack, 6 PBU, 2 FF. Draft projection: 5th/6th round