New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced today that the club has signed defensive end Myles Cole to a reserve/future contract.
Cole, 6-6, 278, was selected in the seventh round (236th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars out of Texas Tech. As a rookie, he appeared in eight games and added eight stops (four solo) and a tackle for loss. This past season, he spent seven weeks the practice squad with Cincinnati after spending training camp with Jacksonville.
In six college seasons at Louisiana-Monroe (2018-21) and Texas Tech (2022-23), Cole played in 58 games, recording 86 tackles (43 solo), five sacks,12 stops for loss and one blocked kick. His most productive season came with the Red Raiders as a super senior in 2023, starting all 12 of his appearances at edge rusher, posting 32 stops, 3.5 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss. The Shreveport native was a high school standout at Evangel Christian Academy, where he was a two-year starter and earned first-team All-District honors each of his final two seasons. As a senior, he recorded 48 tackles, with 12 resulting in losses, including five quarterback takedowns.
