Ross Cockrell
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Cockrell in the 2014 NFL season. | |||||||||||
| No. 31 Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 6, 1991 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Farmington Hills, Michigan | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Charlotte (NC) Latin | ||||||||||
| College: | Duke | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2014 / Round: 4 / Pick: 109 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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Ross Cockrell (born August 6, 1991) is an American football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Duke.
Early years
Cockrell attended Charlotte Latin High School in Charlotte, North Carolina,[1] where he was selected to the all-conference and all-state teams twice. In his senior season, he had 29 receptions for 459 yards and 11 TDs while posting 34 tackles and three INTs helping lead Latin to the state championship game.[1]
He also ran for the Charlotte Latin High School track team. He won the 100 meters at the 2008 CISAA championships, with a career-best time of 10.88 seconds.[2] Also a top competitor in the 400 meters, he won the NCISAA 3A State championships with a personal-best time of 48.42 seconds.[3]
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was rated as the 76th best cornerback prospect of his class.[4]
College career
In 2010, He was selected to the Freshman All-America third team by Phil Steele in his freshman season.[5] He was named to the Academic All-ACC as a Freshman.[1] In his sophomore season, He was a recipient of the Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award.[1] He was an Honorable mention All-America by Sports Illustrated in his junior season.[1] He was selected to the first team All-ACC following his junior season.[1] He won the Willis Aldridge Award following his junior season in 2011.[1] He selected to the first team Capital One Academic All-District III also in his junior season. Also in his junior season, He was selected to the Academic All-ACC. He was selected to the consensus preseason first team All-ACC by Sporting News, Phil Steele’s College Football Preview, Lindy’s Sports, Athlon Sports and USA Today prior to his senior season. On May 16, 2013, He was named to Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List prior to his senior season.[6]
Professional career
2014 NFL Draft
Cockrell was selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills with the 109th selection overall. It made him the highest Duke football draftee since Lennie Friedman with the 61st selection of the 1999 NFL Draft.[7]
Buffalo Bills
On May 15, 2014, he signed with the Bills, along with other Bills draft picks Randell Johnson and Seantrel Henderson.[8] He was released by the team on August 31, 2015.
Pittsburgh Steelers
On September 5, 2015, Cockrell signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Despite signing with the team five days before the opening game of the 2015 NFL season, Cockrell received significant playing time that year, beginning in the Steelers' second regular season game against the San Francisco 49ers.[9] On the year, Cockrell played 62% of the Steelers' defensive snaps.[10] In the regular season he recorded 44 tackles, 11 passes defensed, two interceptions, one forced fumble, and recovered one fumble.[11] On January 22, 2016 the Steelers resigned Cockrell to a one year contract extension.[12]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Duke Profile". goduke.com.
- ↑ "Ross Cockrell". Athletic.net.
- ↑ "NCISAA 3A State Championships - Track & Field Meet". Athletic.net.
- ↑ "Ross Cockrell". yahoo.com.
- ↑ "Phil Steele's 2010 postseason all-freshman team". philsteele.com.
- ↑ "Cockrell Named to Lott Trophy Watch List". goduke.com. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
- ↑ Keeley, Laura (2014-05-10). "Buffalo Bills select Duke cornerback Ross Cockrell in the fourth round". The News & Observer. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
- ↑ Brian Galliford. "Buffalo Bills sign draft picks Ross Cockrell, Randell Johnson, Seantrel Henderson". Buffalo Rumblings.
- ↑ Marczi, Matthew. "Ross Cockrell A Pleasant Surprise Find During 2015 Season". Steelers Depot. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ Bryan, Dave. "Steelers Total Player Snap Counts For 2015 Season". Steelers Depot. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ Marczi, Matthew. "The Optimist’s Take: Ross Cockrell’s Ceiling". Steelers Depot. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ Bryan, Dave. "Steelers Sign CB Ross Cockrell To One-Year Extension". Steelers Depot. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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