Cole Holcomb was drafted by Washington

Nell Redmond-USA TODAY SportsCole Holcomb became the 1st Tar Heel to be drafted on Saturday evening when he was picked up by the Washington Football Team in the 5th round with the 173rd pick. It wasn't a huge class for linebackers and Holcomb had impressed with his athletic profile, becoming about the 15th off-ball linebacker taken.

Holcomb came to UNC as a walk-on after receiving almost no interest from FBS schools out of high school and quickly became a stalwart at the middle linebacker position, consistently leading the Heels in tackles and rallying the team through a tough couple of years. When the defense was forced on the field again and again thanks to incompetent offense, Holcomb was…