Cole Toner

Cole Toner

Toner with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2020
No. 61, 64, 66
Position:	Center
Personal information
Born:	(1994-03-13) March 13, 1994 (age 30) Greenwood, Indiana, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:	Roncalli (Indianapolis, Indiana)
College:	Harvard
NFL draft:	2016 / round: 5 / pick: 170
Career history
Arizona Cardinals (2016) Cincinnati Bengals (2017)* New England Patriots (2017)* Los Angeles Chargers (2017–2020) Houston Texans (2021) Los Angeles Rams (2022)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 14 Games started: 4 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cole Toner (born March 13, 1994) is an American former professional football center. He played college football at Harvard and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft.[1]

College career

Toner 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

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
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

Toner 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

On 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

On 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

On 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

Toner 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

On 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

1. Somers, Kent (May 2, 2016). "Cardinals select Harvard OL Cole Toner in 5th round of NFL draft". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
2. "Cole Toner OT". Reese's Senior Bowl. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
3. "Cole Toner - Harvard". www.gocrimson.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2015.
4. "NFF Announces Outstanding List of Semifinalists for 2015 Campbell Trophy, College Football's Premier Scholar-Athlete Award". Retrieved August 13, 2021.
5. "Cole Toner Draft and Combine Prospect Profile", NFL.com, retrieved June 29, 2016
6. "2016 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
7. "Cole Toner". Rotoworld. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
8. Urban, Darren (September 2, 2017). "Cardinals Make Moves To Reach 53-Man Roster". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
9. "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.
10. Marcum, Jason (September 29, 2017). "Bengals sign Hardy Nickerson to practice squad, cut Cole Toner from it". CincyJungle.com.
11. "Patriots make changes to the practice squad". Patriots.com. October 9, 2017. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018.
12. "Patriots make changes to the practice squad". Patriots.com. October 12, 2017. Archived from the original on January 17, 2018.
13. Bouda, Nate (October 16, 2017). "NFL Transactions: Monday 10/16". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
14. Henne, Ricky (November 7, 2017). "Chargers Announce Flurry of Transactions". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
15. Henne, Ricky (January 1, 2018). "Chargers Sign Six to Reserve/Future Contracts". Chargers.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2018.
16. "Cole Toner 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
17. Peterson, Michael (July 1, 2019). "Chargers 90-in-90: OL Cole Toner". Bolts From The Blue. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
18. "Chargers Sign Pair of Offensive Linemen". Chargers.com. August 2, 2019.
19. "Chargers Game Preview: Titans vs. Chargers, Week 7". www.chargers.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
20. "Chargers Sign Eight Players to Reserve/Future Contracts". Chargers.com. December 30, 2019.
21. "We've Trimmed Our Roster to 53". Chargers.com. September 5, 2020.
22. Practice Squad Announced, Chargers
23. "Los Angeles Chargers Activate Tyron Johnson and Cole Toner". Chargers.com. October 3, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
24. "Los Angeles Chargers Announce Roster Moves". Chargers.com. October 31, 2020.
25. "Cole Toner 2020 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
26. "Houston Texans Transactions (3-22-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
27. "Houston Texans Transactions (8-31-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2021.
28. "Houston Texans Transactions (10-12-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. October 12, 2021.
29. "Houston Texans Transactions (10-30-2021)". HoustonTexans.com. October 30, 2021.
30. "Texans' Cole Toner: Placed on injured reserve". CBSSports.com. December 30, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
31. @RamsNFL (November 23, 2022). "LA Rams Transactions: • Signed to Practice Squad QB Case Cookus • Signed Practice Squad Veteran C Cole Toner" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
32. DaSilva, Cameron (November 23, 2022). "Rams sign QB Case Cookus, C Cole Toner to practice squad". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

External links

• Harvard Crimson bio