The Washington Redskins closed out the fifth round Saturday by selecting linebacker Cole Holcomb out of North Carolina.
The 6-foot-1, 235-pound Holcomb, taken 173rd overall, earned second-team All-ACC honors as a senior last season, totaling 105 tackles and forcing four fumbles. Holcomb was a three-year starter with the Tar Heels and led the team in tackles in each of those seasons.
Take a look at photos of the Redskins 173rd 2019 NFL Draft pick, LB Cole Holcomb.
North Carolina Tar Heels linebacker Cole Holcomb #36 University of North Carolina Football v North Carolina State Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Saturday, November 24, 2018
University of North Carolina Football v Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA Saturday, October 27, 2018
North Carolina's Cole Holcomb (36) hits Western Carolina's Connell Young (5) to cause a fumble during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. North Carolina won 49-26. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
North Carolina's Cole Holcomb (36) tackles The Citadel's Tyler Renew during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Virginia Tech's Damon Hazelton (14) is tackled by North Carolina's J.K. Britt (29) and Cole Holcomb (36) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
North Carolina's Cole Holcomb (36) tackles Duke's Johnathan Lloyd (5) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
North Carolina Tar Heels linebacker Cole Holcomb #36 University of North Carolina Football v Georgia Tech Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Saturday, November 3rd, 2018
Holcomb will join a Redskins' inside linebacker corps that includes veteran Mason Foster, 2017 first-round pick Reuben Foster, Josh Harvey-Clemons and Shaun Dion Hamilton, who the organization drafted in the sixth round a year ago. The franchise released linebacker Zach Brown in March.
Holcomb becomes the second defensive player in the Redskins' 2019 draft class. On Thursday night, the Redskins traded up to acquire Mississippi edge player Montez Sweat with the 26th-overall selection.
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