Home / NFL / Redraft / 2000 / Chris Cole WR, Texas A&M · 2000 NFL Draft, Round 3, pick #70 (DEN)
Drafted #70 DEN · 2000
Redraft rank #177 of 254 picks
Typical redraft rank for pick #70 ~#93 2000–2021 median
Verdict Bust · -84 spots vs. typical
Why he went too high Patterns Signals in our data that pointed to him being overvalued: position, availability. Details below.
Position WR (WR group).
Since 2000, picks in this group beat their draft slot 40.4% of the time (718 players, 2000–2021 classes) vs. 50% for a typical pick.
Availability Played 35 of ~64 possible regular-season games from 2000 through 2003 (~55%). Last NFL season: 2003.
Pre-draft rankings No ESPN pre-draft ranking on file for him.
Age 22 years old at the draft (nflverse).
Since 2000, picks in this group beat their draft slot 56.1% of the time (2,011 players, 2000–2021 classes) vs. 50% for a typical pick.
School Texas A&M: a Power-conference school (our conference list).
Since 2000, picks in this group beat their draft slot 50.3% of the time (4,181 players, 2000–2021 classes) vs. 50% for a typical pick.
Athletic testing Ran a 4.37 40-yard dash at 191 lbs: faster than 85% of WRs timed at the Combine since 2000.
Since 2000, picks in this group beat their draft slot 51.6% of the time (973 players, 2000–2021 classes) vs. 50% for a typical pick.
Every line comes from data: nflverse draft, combine and career data; ESPN's pre-draft ranks. No scouting reports or quotes. Green = pointed toward a bust for him.
Career numbers Games 35 Seasons as primary starter 0 Pro Bowls 0 First-team All-Pro 0 Career wAV (Pro Football Reference) 1 Rushing 2 att, 8 yds, undefined TD Receiving 12 rec, 164 yds, undefined TD Defense 12 tackles, 0 sacks, 0 INT Last NFL season 2003
The 2000 class: draft pick vs. redraft rank Full redraft 1 1 50 50 100 100 150 150 200 200 250 250 Draft pick → Redraft rank (best at top) Courtney Brown: pick 1 → redraft 65 LaVar Arrington: pick 2 → redraft 30 Chris Samuels: pick 3 → redraft 14 Peter Warrick: pick 4 → redraft 64 Jamal Lewis: pick 5 → redraft 9 Corey Simon: pick 6 → redraft 32 Thomas Jones: pick 7 → redraft 15 Plaxico Burress: pick 8 → redraft 8 Brian Urlacher: pick 9 → redraft 2 Travis Taylor: pick 10 → redraft 58 Ron Dayne: pick 11 → redraft 78 Shaun Ellis: pick 12 → redraft 7 John Abraham: pick 13 → redraft 3 Bubba Franks: pick 14 → redraft 83 Deltha O'Neal: pick 15 → redraft 33 Julian Peterson: pick 16 → redraft 10 Sebastian Janikowski: pick 17 → redraft 38 Chad Pennington: pick 18 → redraft 23 Shaun Alexander: pick 19 → redraft 11 Stockar McDougle: pick 20 → redraft 77 Sylvester Morris: pick 21 → redraft 133 Chris McIntosh: pick 22 → redraft 121 Rashard Anderson: pick 23 → redraft 131 Ahmed Plummer: pick 24 → redraft 74 Chris Hovan: pick 25 → redraft 19 Erik Flowers: pick 26 → redraft 134 Anthony Becht: pick 27 → redraft 107 Rob Morris: pick 28 → redraft 73 R. Jay Soward: pick 29 → redraft 172 Keith Bulluck: pick 30 → redraft 5 Trung Canidate: pick 31 → redraft 112 Dennis Northcutt: pick 32 → redraft 40 Darren Howard: pick 33 → redraft 37 Mark Roman: pick 34 → redraft 47 John Engelberger: pick 35 → redraft 55 Todd Pinkston: pick 36 → redraft 72 Travis Claridge: pick 37 → redraft 76 Marvel Smith: pick 38 → redraft 34 Mike Brown: pick 39 → redraft 17 Ian Gold: pick 40 → redraft 42 Raynoch Thompson: pick 41 → redraft 86 Cornelius Griffin: pick 42 → redraft 16 Rogers Beckett: pick 43 → redraft 94 Chad Clifton: pick 44 → redraft 6 Kenoy Kennedy: pick 45 → redraft 51 Adrian Klemm: pick 46 → redraft 114 Jerry Porter: pick 47 → redraft 52 Jason Webster: pick 48 → redraft 69 Dwayne Goodrich: pick 49 → redraft 180 Barrett Green: pick 50 → redraft 84 Cosey Coleman: pick 51 → redraft 50 Ike Charlton: pick 52 → redraft 139 Todd Wade: pick 53 → redraft 39 William Bartee: pick 54 → redraft 102 Fred Robbins: pick 55 → redraft 29 Michael Boireau: pick 56 → redraft 220 Deon Grant: pick 57 → redraft 20 Travares Tillman: pick 58 → redraft 104 Marcus Washington: pick 59 → redraft 28 Brad Meester: pick 60 → redraft 4 Bobbie Williams: pick 61 → redraft 25 Jacoby Shepherd: pick 62 → redraft 178 Travis Prentice: pick 63 → redraft 143 Lloyd Harrison: pick 64 → redraft 193 Giovanni Carmazzi: pick 65 → redraft 221 Ron Dugans: pick 66 → redraft 129 Mark Simoneau: pick 67 → redraft 62 Erron Kinney: pick 68 → redraft 98 Dez White: pick 69 → redraft 90 Darwin Walker: pick 71 → redraft 48 Kendrick Clancy: pick 72 → redraft 75 Ron Dixon: pick 73 → redraft 130 Steve Warren: pick 74 → redraft 168 Chris Redman: pick 75 → redraft 119 J.R. Redmond: pick 76 → redraft 118 Hank Poteat: pick 77 → redraft 97 Laveranues Coles: pick 78 → redraft 12 JaJuan Dawson: pick 79 → redraft 140 Darrell Jackson: pick 80 → redraft 22 Reuben Droughns: pick 81 → redraft 68 Leander Jordan: pick 82 → redraft 120 Damion McIntosh: pick 83 → redraft 46 Ben Kelly: pick 84 → redraft 200 Greg Wesley: pick 85 → redraft 41 Jeff Ulbrich: pick 86 → redraft 54 Dustin Lyman: pick 87 → redraft 165 Doug Chapman: pick 88 → redraft 153 Corey Moore: pick 89 → redraft 160 Nate Webster: pick 90 → redraft 87 David Macklin: pick 91 → redraft 61 T.J. Slaughter: pick 92 → redraft 93 Byron Frisch: pick 93 → redraft 175 John St. Clair: pick 94 → redraft 59 Lewis Sanders: pick 95 → redraft 100 Terrelle Smith: pick 96 → redraft 161 Curtis Keaton: pick 97 → redraft 197 Na'il Diggs: pick 98 → redraft 24 Gari Scott: pick 99 → redraft 210 Michael Thompson: pick 100 → redraft 159 Jerry Johnson: pick 101 → redraft 185 David Barrett: pick 102 → redraft 56 Danny Farmer: pick 103 → redraft 141 Kaulana Noa: pick 104 → redraft 222 Brandon Short: pick 105 → redraft 53 Antonio Wilson: pick 106 → redraft 170 Junior Ioane: pick 107 → redraft 150 John Keith: pick 108 → redraft 154 Kareem Larrimore: pick 109 → redraft 155 Aaron Shea: pick 110 → redraft 128 Trevor Gaylor: pick 111 → redraft 125 Cooper Carlisle: pick 112 → redraft 26 Leonardo Carson: pick 113 → redraft 96 Anthony Lucas: pick 114 → redraft 223 Frank Moreau: pick 115 → redraft 181 Marcus Bell: pick 116 → redraft 124 Deon Dyer: pick 117 → redraft 196 Tyrone Carter: pick 118 → redraft 66 Isaiah Kacyvenski: pick 119 → redraft 95 Alvin McKinley: pick 120 → redraft 82 Avion Black: pick 121 → redraft 173 Josh Williams: pick 122 → redraft 85 Joey Chustz: pick 123 → redraft 224 Bobby Myers: pick 124 → redraft 157 Reggie Austin: pick 125 → redraft 156 Gary Berry: pick 126 → redraft 207 Greg Randall: pick 127 → redraft 91 Peter Sirmon: pick 128 → redraft 71 Michael Moore: pick 129 → redraft 188 Anthony Malbrough: pick 130 → redraft 186 Tutan Reyes: pick 131 → redraft 88 Paul Smith: pick 132 → redraft 162 Robert Bean: pick 133 → redraft 138 Anthony Midget: pick 134 → redraft 225 Aric Morris: pick 135 → redraft 137 Mao Tosi: pick 136 → redraft 145 Clark Haggans: pick 137 → redraft 31 Matt Johnson: pick 138 → redraft 226 Brian Young: pick 139 → redraft 43 Ralph Brown: pick 140 → redraft 110 Dave Stachelski: pick 141 → redraft 201 Shane Lechler: pick 142 → redraft 35 Windrell Hayes: pick 143 → redraft 187 Michael Wiley: pick 144 → redraft 142 Todd Franz: pick 145 → redraft 164 Lamar Chapman: pick 146 → redraft 189 Gillis Wilson: pick 147 → redraft 190 Richard Mercier: pick 148 → redraft 227 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila: pick 149 → redraft 36 John Milem: pick 150 → redraft 179 Joey Jamison: pick 151 → redraft 228 Arturo Freeman: pick 152 → redraft 103 Dante Hall: pick 153 → redraft 60 Muneer Moore: pick 154 → redraft 229 Quincy Sanders: pick 155 → redraft 230 Sammy Morris: pick 156 → redraft 67 James Whalen: pick 157 → redraft 191 Austin Wheatley: pick 158 → redraft 208 Kiwaukee Thomas: pick 159 → redraft 109 Frank Chamberlin: pick 160 → redraft 135 Jeff Marriott: pick 161 → redraft 231 Pat Dennis: pick 162 → redraft 122 Tee Martin: pick 163 → redraft 211 Jay Tant: pick 164 → redraft 202 Troy Walters: pick 165 → redraft 111 Chad Morton: pick 166 → redraft 116 Ernest Grant: pick 167 → redraft 163 Marc Bulger: pick 168 → redraft 18 Neil Rackers: pick 169 → redraft 63 Frank Murphy: pick 170 → redraft 192 Thomas Hamner: pick 171 → redraft 232 Mareno Philyaw: pick 172 → redraft 214 Chris Combs: pick 173 → redraft 184 Paul Edinger: pick 174 → redraft 92 James Williams: pick 175 → redraft 144 Jabari Issa: pick 176 → redraft 146 Dhani Jones: pick 177 → redraft 27 John Frank: pick 178 → redraft 233 Tony Scott: pick 179 → redraft 169 Mario Edwards: pick 180 → redraft 81 Quinton Reese: pick 181 → redraft 234 Jeno James: pick 182 → redraft 70 Spergon Wynn: pick 183 → redraft 176 Shannon Taylor: pick 184 → redraft 149 Tim Watson: pick 185 → redraft 235 Adalius Thomas: pick 186 → redraft 13 Antwan Harris: pick 187 → redraft 136 Darnell Alford: pick 188 → redraft 203 Mike Anderson: pick 189 → redraft 49 John Hilliard: pick 190 → redraft 132 Cedric Woodard: pick 191 → redraft 101 John Romero: pick 192 → redraft 236 David Gibson: pick 193 → redraft 123 Leif Larsen: pick 194 → redraft 158 Michael Hawthorne: pick 195 → redraft 117 Emanuel Smith: pick 196 → redraft 215 Robaire Smith: pick 197 → redraft 45 Matt Bowen: pick 198 → redraft 105 Tom Brady: pick 199 → redraft 1 Sherrod Gideon: pick 200 → redraft 237 David Nugent: pick 201 → redraft 174 Todd Husak: pick 202 → redraft 216 Damen Wheeler: pick 203 → redraft 204 Jason Gavadza: pick 204 → redraft 238 JaJuan Seider: pick 205 → redraft 239 Brad Bedell: pick 206 → redraft 148 Manuia Savea: pick 207 → redraft 240 Desmond Kitchings: pick 208 → redraft 241 Eric Chandler: pick 209 → redraft 242 Brad St. Louis: pick 210 → redraft 127 Darrick Vaughn: pick 211 → redraft 106 Tim Rattay: pick 212 → redraft 108 Mike Green: pick 213 → redraft 166 Jarious Jackson: pick 214 → redraft 205 Sekou Sanyika: pick 215 → redraft 151 Delbert Cowsette: pick 216 → redraft 152 Jeremiah Parker: pick 217 → redraft 209 Richard Seals: pick 218 → redraft 243 Orantes Grant: pick 219 → redraft 167 Andrew Kline: pick 220 → redraft 244 Lester Towns: pick 221 → redraft 89 Jason Thomas: pick 222 → redraft 194 James Cotton: pick 223 → redraft 245 Mark Tauscher: pick 224 → redraft 21 Rashidi Barnes: pick 225 → redraft 182 Casey Tisdale: pick 226 → redraft 246 Mondriel Fulcher: pick 227 → redraft 198 Kevin Houser: pick 228 → redraft 99 Ron Moore: pick 229 → redraft 217 Brian Jennings: pick 230 → redraft 195 Clifton Black: pick 231 → redraft 247 Jeff Harris: pick 232 → redraft 248 Drew Haddad: pick 233 → redraft 213 Joe Hamilton: pick 234 → redraft 218 Rob Renes: pick 235 → redraft 249 Erik Olson: pick 236 → redraft 183 Wes Shivers: pick 237 → redraft 212 Rodregis Brooks: pick 238 → redraft 206 Patrick Pass: pick 239 → redraft 113 Mike Malano: pick 240 → redraft 250 Rob Meier: pick 241 → redraft 57 Charles Lee: pick 242 → redraft 126 Shyrone Stith: pick 243 → redraft 199 Giles Cole: pick 244 → redraft 251 Danny Clark: pick 245 → redraft 44 Leroy Fields: pick 246 → redraft 252 Mark Baniewicz: pick 247 → redraft 253 Lewis Kelly: pick 248 → redraft 147 Eugene McCaslin: pick 249 → redraft 219 Ethan Howell: pick 250 → redraft 254 DaShon Polk: pick 251 → redraft 115 Rondell Mealey: pick 252 → redraft 171 Alfonso Boone: pick 253 → redraft 79 Michael Green: pick 254 → redraft 80 Each dot is a 2000 pick. Dashed line = typical redraft rank for each slot (2000–2021 classes). Above the line = beat his slot.
How players like him did Position WR 40.4%n=718 Age 22 56.1%n=2,011 School Power-conference school 50.3%n=4,181 Athletic testing Top 25% at his position 51.6%n=973
Share of 2000–2021 picks with the same trait who beat their draft slot. Line = 50%.
Measurables & pre-draft Height / weight 6' 0", 191 lbs 40-yard dash 4.37 s Vertical 37.5" Broad jump 125" 3-cone 6.76 s Shuttle 4.09 s Age at draft 22
How verdicts and reasons are computed: methodology . Steal / bust = 32+ spots better / worse than the typical redraft rank for the slot.
Chris Cole