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#17 Kansas State
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Iowa State University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Pedersen, Cole
Jersey Number 21
Cole Pedersen
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Leon, Iowa
- High School:
- Central Decatur
Bio
Awards and Honors
Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team (2020)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F21, S22, F23, S23)
2022
Squad member.
2021
Redshirted
2020
Big 12 Academic All-Rookie Team ... played in nine games, primarily on special teams … recorded four tackles.
High School
One of the top players in Iowa in the Class of 2020 … rated as the No. 347 player nationally and the 30th-best outside linebacker nationally by 247Sports … four-star recruit by 247Sports and a three-star recruit by Rivals and ESPN … picked as the fourth-best player in Iowa by 247Sports … two-time all-state selection, including earning First-Team All-State honors by the IPSWA as a senior in 2019 … three-time all-district choice and two-time district MVP … played both offense and defense, and spent time in the secondary and on the defensive line before moving to linebacker as a senior … as a senior in 2019, passed for 850 yards and seven touchdowns, and rushed for 1,268 yards and 16 touchdowns … racked up 43 tackles, 7.5 TFL and two sacks … the versatile player also punted, kicked off and handled kickoff and punt returns … as a junior, passed for 1,007 yards and nine touchdowns and rushed for 925 yards and 12 touchdowns … tallied 54 tackles and 6.0 TFL … caught 24 passes for 260 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore … standout track & field athlete, qualifying to the 2019 state meet in four events … placed seventh in the 2019 Class 1A 110-meter hurdles (15.71) … all-conference in basketball … coached by his father, Jon Pedersen.
Personal
Kinesiology and health major.
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