A Closer Look At Cole Holcomb With Tar Heel Blog

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty ImagesGabe Ward: When the Redskins selected Holcomb in the 5th round it was a bit of a head-scratcher because, frankly, very few people knew anything about him. After a closer look, we fans saw that he had a very productive career at UNC and Head Coach Jay Gruden raved about him. Can you tell us anything particularly interesting about Holcomb as a player or person? (Background story, his journey to being a starter, why he was overlooked, personality traits/habits, etc)

Chad Floyd: I can understand why the Holcomb pick may have left a few people confused, but by the fifth round do you really know very much about a player? You’re absolutely right about his…