With the college football season officially ending, alas so does the illustrious career of the Oklahoma Sooner's favorite Free Safety Cole Maxwell. The Junior defender from Dallas, Texas, has set up shop near his hometown to train for the DFSL's very own Prospect Bowl at the world famous Michael Johnson Performance facility located in McKinney, Texas. But before we dive into the safety prospect's current activity, let's have a recap of his collegiate career in Norman, Oklahoma, while suiting up in the Crimson and Cream of the Sooners.
As a true freshman Cole played sparingly on defense, only collecting 8 tackles and 1 pass defense, but played heavily on special teams for the Sooners, where he tallied 23 tackles on kick and punt return coverage, as well as adding 284 kick return yards and 94 punt return yards on 21 total returns (9 kick returns, 12 punt returns). His sophmore season Cole earned the starting FS position, tallying 58 tackles, 6 interceptions, and 13 pass defenses en route to a Big XII title win. His special team stats continued to impress with his 429 kick return yards (1 kick return Touchdown of 98 yards) and 212 punt return yards (2 punt return Touchdowns, 48 yards and 72 yards respectively) on his combined 34 returns (15 kick returns and 19 punt returns). The following season Cole was named a team captain and outperformed his previous year's defensive stats with 69 tackles, 10 interceptions, 5 interception returns for touchdown, and 11 pass defenses while being named the Big XII Defensive Player of the Year and the AP All American Team. This gave Cole a career statistical total of 125 tackles, 25 pass defenses, 16 interceptions (5 returned for Touchdowns) on defense and 713 kick return yards (1 touchdown, long of 98 yards, 29.7 avg yards per return) and 306 punt return yards (2 touchdowns, long of 72 yards, 9.9 avg yards per return). Cole would forgo his senior season to declare for the professional league via the DSFL draft.
At the training facility, Cole Maxwell has started his rigorous routine to prepare himself not only to excel in the Prospect Bowl, but also dominate any combine measurements as well. This is a particularly difficult task as combine tests, such as the forty yard dash and three cone drill rely on the player dropping weight for speed and perfecting techniques not actually used on the gridiron, while the Prospect Bowl itself will be another showcase of football skill and savvy, which inherently requires the player to maintain the playing weight and functional techniques that got him invited in the first place. This delicate balancing act can only be achieved with the proper guidance Cole has thankfully found at one of the elite training and draft prep facilities in the country. And while his stats may have impressed in college, they won't help him much if he doesn't show out during the week of the Prospect Bowl, so with that in mind, we will keep a careful eye on his performance versus his peers this coming week. With that, we wish him the best of luck and, as everyone would want for themselves, a nice high selection in the coming DSFL draft.
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As a true freshman Cole played sparingly on defense, only collecting 8 tackles and 1 pass defense, but played heavily on special teams for the Sooners, where he tallied 23 tackles on kick and punt return coverage, as well as adding 284 kick return yards and 94 punt return yards on 21 total returns (9 kick returns, 12 punt returns). His sophmore season Cole earned the starting FS position, tallying 58 tackles, 6 interceptions, and 13 pass defenses en route to a Big XII title win. His special team stats continued to impress with his 429 kick return yards (1 kick return Touchdown of 98 yards) and 212 punt return yards (2 punt return Touchdowns, 48 yards and 72 yards respectively) on his combined 34 returns (15 kick returns and 19 punt returns). The following season Cole was named a team captain and outperformed his previous year's defensive stats with 69 tackles, 10 interceptions, 5 interception returns for touchdown, and 11 pass defenses while being named the Big XII Defensive Player of the Year and the AP All American Team. This gave Cole a career statistical total of 125 tackles, 25 pass defenses, 16 interceptions (5 returned for Touchdowns) on defense and 713 kick return yards (1 touchdown, long of 98 yards, 29.7 avg yards per return) and 306 punt return yards (2 touchdowns, long of 72 yards, 9.9 avg yards per return). Cole would forgo his senior season to declare for the professional league via the DSFL draft.
At the training facility, Cole Maxwell has started his rigorous routine to prepare himself not only to excel in the Prospect Bowl, but also dominate any combine measurements as well. This is a particularly difficult task as combine tests, such as the forty yard dash and three cone drill rely on the player dropping weight for speed and perfecting techniques not actually used on the gridiron, while the Prospect Bowl itself will be another showcase of football skill and savvy, which inherently requires the player to maintain the playing weight and functional techniques that got him invited in the first place. This delicate balancing act can only be achieved with the proper guidance Cole has thankfully found at one of the elite training and draft prep facilities in the country. And while his stats may have impressed in college, they won't help him much if he doesn't show out during the week of the Prospect Bowl, so with that in mind, we will keep a careful eye on his performance versus his peers this coming week. With that, we wish him the best of luck and, as everyone would want for themselves, a nice high selection in the coming DSFL draft.
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