Rutgers’ proven left tackle with All-Big Ten pedigree
In the 2018 season, Tariq Cole was a 6-foot-6, 317-pound redshirt senior left tackle, team captain, and a starter in 11 games for Rutgers, anchoring an offensive line that allowed just 1.33 sacks per game and ranked second in the Big Ten and 19th nationally in that category. He had already earned Honorable Mention All-Big Ten honors in 2016 and 2017, and the knock-on him is not effort—it’s the opposite: he was known as a gritty, aggressive, experienced blocker who set the tone physically.
