Even though there were plenty of folks throughout the NFL who felt as though Cole Strange was drafted early when he went off the board at pick No. 29 overall to the Patriots, none would say he's not an NFL-caliber athlete.
NFL coaches and executives have told NBC Sports Boston that the UT-Chattanooga product clearly has the athletic traits to be able to play all three positions along the interior of the offensive line. He proved it at the combine when he ran a 5.03-second 40-yard dash (90th percentile of linemen since 1999), a 7.