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Cole Bishop Picked In Second Round of 2024 NFL Draft By Buffalo

by Utah Athletics
Apr 26, 2024

DETROIT – Former University of Utah Football safety Cole Bishop has been picked 60th overall and in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. Bishop is Utah's first pick in this year's draft.

He is the 16th defensive back taken in the Kyle Whittingham era and the highest drafted Utah defensive back since Jaylon Johnson went 50th overall in 2020, giving Utah 16 second round picks in program history.

Bishop joins former Ute Dalton Kincaid on the Bills and is the sixth Utah player drafted by Buffalo in school history.

DEFENSIVE BACKS IN THE NFL DRAFT: WHITTINGHAM ERA
2024: Cole Bishop, 2nd Round (60th overall), Buffalo
2023: Clark Phillips III, 4th Round (113th overall), Atlanta
2020: Jaylon Johnson, 2nd Round (50th overall), Chicago
2020: Julian Blackmon, 3rd Round (85th overall), Indianapolis
2020: Terrell Burgess, 3rd Round (104th overall), L.A. Rams
2019: Marquise Blair, 2nd Round (47th overall), Seattle
2017: Marcus Williams, 2nd Round (42nd overall), New Orleans
2017: Brian Allen, 5th Round (173rd overall), Pittsburgh
2015: Eric Rowe, 2nd Round (47th overall), Philadelphia
2014: Keith McGill, 4th Round (116th overall), Oakland
2011: Brandon Burton, 5th Round (139th overall), Minnesota
2010: Robert Johnson, 5th Round (148th overall), Tennessee
2010: R.J. Stanford, 7th Round (223rd overall), Carolina
2009: Sean Smith, 2nd Round (61st overall), Miami
2009: Brice McCain, 6th Round (188th overall), Houston
2007: Eric Weddle, 2nd Round (37th overall), San Diego

COLE BISHOP | SAFETY
Hometown: Peachtree City, Ga.
High School: Three-star recruit and first-team all-state selection out of Starr's Mills
Utah Awards: Three-time All-Pac-12 selection, CFN All-America (2023), 2023 Jim Thorpe Award Semifinalist
Career Games at Utah: 35 games played, 29 starts

2023 Quick Hits: Played in 11 regular season games, starting 10 with 60 tackles (6.5 TFL, 3.0 sacks), five passes defended (2 INT, 3 PBU), a forced fumble and two recoveries.

  • Had 9.5 third-down stops were tied for most on the team.
  • Averaged 5.4 tackles during conference play, including four games with seven stops.
  • Was an ESPN Midseason All-American.
  • Season-high 11 tackles in the season opener against Florida.

2022 Quick Hits: Saw action in all 14 games with 13 starts, recording a team-best 83 total tackles (6.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks) and four passes defended (1 INT, 3 PBU).

  • Averaged 5.6 tackles in the last five games of the season, including nine in the Pac-12 Championship game against USC.
  • Recorded a career-high 12 stops at Florida in the season opener.

2021 Quick Hits: Played in 10 games as a true freshman, starting the final six after notching 54 total tackles (9.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks) and five pass breakups.

  • Season-high eight tackles twice against Oregon in the Pac-12 Championship game against Oregon and against Ohio State in the Rose Bowl.
  • Blocked a field goal against Oregon in the regular season.

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