Cole Toner (born March 13, 1994) is an American football center who is a free agent. He played college football at Harvard and was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft.[1]
![]() Toner with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2020 | |||||
Personal information | |||||
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Born: | Greenwood, Indiana, U.S. | March 13, 1994||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Roncalli (Indianapolis, Indiana) | ||||
College: | Harvard | ||||
Position: | Center | ||||
NFL draft: | 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 170 | ||||
Career history | |||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||
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College career
editToner started at right tackle for the Harvard Crimson for three and a half years, and was a four-year varsity letterman. He was selected First-team All-Ivy League in 2014 and 2015.[2] In 2015, he was selected to the Lindy's Preseason All-Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) First-team, the All-New England Team, the STATS FCS All-American First-team, and the Associated Press FCS All-American First-team.[3] He was also nominated to the Fall 2015 Academic All-Ivy Team, and was a semifinalist for the 2015 National Football Foundation William V. Campbell Trophy (the academic Heisman).[4]
Professional career
editHeight | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m) |
306 lb (139 kg) |
33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
5.32 s | 4.59 s | 7.88 s | 26.0 in (0.66 m) |
8 ft 7 in (2.62 m) |
22 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine.[5] |
Arizona Cardinals
editToner was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round (170th overall) in the 2016 NFL draft.[6] On May 2, 2016, he signed a four-year contract with the Cardinals.[7] On September 2, 2017, Toner was waived by the Cardinals.[8]
Cincinnati Bengals
editOn September 4, 2017, Toner was signed to the practice squad of the Cincinnati Bengals.[9] He was released on September 29.[10]
New England Patriots
editOn October 9, 2017, Toner was signed to the New England Patriots' practice squad.[11] He was placed on the practice squad injured reserve list on October 12, and released four days later on October 16.[12][13]
Los Angeles Chargers
editOn November 7, 2017, Toner was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers' practice squad.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 1, 2018.[15]
Toner only saw play in one game during the 2018 season, a Chargers' Week 1 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.[16] Although he stayed on the roster, he was inactive for the rest of the season.[17]
On August 2, 2019, Toner was marked waived/injured by the Chargers and placed on injured reserve.[18] He was waived with an injury settlement on August 7, but was re-signed to the practice squad on October 16.[19] Toner signed another reserve/future contract with the Chargers on December 30.[20]
On September 5, 2020, Toner was released by the Chargers,[21] and signed to the practice squad the next day.[22] He was elevated to the active roster on October 3 for the team's Week 4 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but did not play and was reverted to the practice squad after the game.[23] He was promoted back to the active roster on October 31.[24] He went on to play in ten games that season, starting in three.[25]
Houston Texans
editToner signed with the Houston Texans on March 22, 2021.[26] He was released on August 31.[27] Toner was signed to the practice squad on October 12,[28] and promoted to the active roster on October 30.[29] He played in one game that season, a Week 16 win against the Chargers. Three days later, on December 29, Toner was placed on injured reserve.[30]
Los Angeles Rams
editOn November 23, 2022, Toner was signed to the practice squad of the Los Angeles Rams.[31][32] His practice squad contract expired when the team's season ended on January 9, 2023.
References
edit- ^ Somers, Kent (May 2, 2016). "Cardinals select Harvard OL Cole Toner in 5th round of NFL draft". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ "Cole Toner OT". Reese's Senior Bowl. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ "Cole Toner - Harvard". www.gocrimson.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2015.
- ^ "NFF Announces Outstanding List of Semifinalists for 2015 Campbell Trophy, College Football's Premier Scholar-Athlete Award". Retrieved August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Cole Toner Draft and Combine Prospect Profile", NFL.com, retrieved June 29, 2016
- ^ "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Cole Toner". Rotoworld. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Urban, Darren (September 2, 2017). "Cardinals Make Moves To Reach 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
- ^ "Bengals Player Moves: Driskel to IR, Toner and Shelton to practice squad". Bengals.com. September 4, 2017. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017.
- ^ Marcum, Jason (September 29, 2017). "Bengals sign Hardy Nickerson to practice squad, cut Cole Toner from it". CincyJungle.com.
- ^ "Patriots make changes to the practice squad". Patriots.com. October 9, 2017. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018.
- ^ "Patriots make changes to the practice squad". Patriots.com. October 12, 2017. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (October 16, 2017). "NFL Transactions: Monday 10/16". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ Henne, Ricky (November 7, 2017). "Chargers Announce Flurry of Transactions". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
- ^ Henne, Ricky (January 1, 2018). "Chargers Sign Six to Reserve/Future Contracts". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.
- ^ "Cole Toner 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ Peterson, Michael (July 1, 2019). "Chargers 90-in-90: OL Cole Toner". Bolts From The Blue. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Chargers Sign Pair of Offensive Linemen". Chargers.com. August 2, 2019.
- ^ "Chargers Game Preview: Titans vs. Chargers, Week 7". www.chargers.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Chargers Sign Eight Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". Chargers.com. December 30, 2019.
- ^ "We've Trimmed Our Roster to 53". Chargers.com. September 5, 2020.
- ^ Practice Squad Announced, Chargers
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Activate Tyron Johnson and Cole Toner". Chargers.com. October 3, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Announce Roster Moves". Chargers.com. October 31, 2020.
- ^ "Cole Toner 2020 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (3-22-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-31-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (10-12-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. October 12, 2021.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (10-30-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Texans' Cole Toner: Placed on injured reserve". CBSSports.com. December 30, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
- ^ @RamsNFL (November 23, 2022). "LA Rams Transactions: • Signed to Practice Squad QB Case Cookus • Signed Practice Squad Veteran C Cole Toner" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ DaSilva, Cameron (November 23, 2022). "Rams sign QB Case Cookus, C Cole Toner to practice squad". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved October 7, 2023.