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Cole Holcomb

No. 2 on the depth chart

Is Cole Holcomb starting?

Cole Holcomb is listed No. 2 at LILB on the Pittsburgh Steelers depth chart. Payton Wilson is listed ahead of him at No. 1.

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Cole Holcomb this week

The Pittsburgh Steelers play next in Week 6, on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sun, Oct 18 (CBS). Cole Holcomb is listed No. 2 at LILB going into that game.

At LILB for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Payton Wilson sits ahead of him.

Cole Holcomb's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 34-22 vs IND (Oct 11); L 24-27 at CLE (Oct 1); W 30-27 vs CIN (Sep 27).

Cole Holcomb wears No. 55, is 30 years old, is listed at 6' 1", 240 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of North Carolina.

Is Cole Holcomb playing this week?

Cole Holcomb is listed No. 2 at LILB for Pittsburgh Steelers, not the projected starter. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

PIT LILB Depth

1Payton WilsonStarter
2Cole Holcomb

Pittsburgh Steelers Starting Lineup

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Age
30
Height
6' 1"
Weight
240
Experience
8 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026PIT540000
    2025PIT11240000
    2023PIT8242002
    2022WAS7331001
    2021WAS16661127
    2020WAS114352.511
    2019WAS16686101
    Career7 yrs74262154.5312

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    4
    -1.4/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    0
    even with 2025 per game
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    7
    Games
    74
    Tackles
    262

    #121 of 244 at LB in Solo Tackles (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Cole Holcomb is rated 45 (Depth): production, role and draft slot rank 187th of 190 qualifying linebackers (outperforms 2% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    3rd percentile
    Beats 3% of 190
    Sample
    5 + 11 games
    2026 + 2025 · 218 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 173 · 2019 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Wvs INDTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 34-22

    Oct 1L@ CLETKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 24-27

    Sep 27Wvs CINTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 30-27

    Sep 20L@ NETKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 3-20

    Sep 13Wvs ATLTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 20-13

    Cole Holcomb's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Backup
    Cole Holcomb plays 6% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share6%

    College

    North Carolina

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