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Jersey Number 61
Cole Chewins
- Position:
- OT
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 284
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Clarkston, Mich.
- High School:
- Clarkston
Bio
Three-year letterwinner played in 37 career games, with 25 career starts, all at left tackle . . . two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American (first team in 2017, second team in 2018) . . . four-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree and two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar . . . joined the Spartans in 2015 as a walk-on but was put on scholarship in January 2016 . . . three-time member of the team’s Eagles leadership council . . . earned his bachelor’s degree in finance in December 2018 and his master’s degree in finance in December 2019.
2019 SEASON (SENIOR): Missed the entire 2019 season due to a back injury . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the fourth time . . . named a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation Campbell Trophy . . . received the MSU Potsy Ross Scholar-Athlete Award.
2018 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America Football Team, as selected by CoSIDA, for the second straight year, earning second-team accolades . . . earned the MSU Clarence Underwood Jr. Sportsmanship Award and Potsy Ross Scholar-Athlete Award . . . recipient of the 2018 Michael R. Sadler Scholar-Athlete Award (top football scholar-athlete in state of Michigan) . . . played in 12 games with nine starts at left tackle . . . played 663 snaps, fourth most on offense . . . was limited during the first five games of action; worked his way back from an injury he suffered in preseason camp, playing a total of 74 snaps in first five games, before returning to starting lineup in sixth game back and making last seven starts . . . had 12.5 knockdowns during the regular season . . . started at left tackle at Nebraska and played in all 82 snaps, notching four knockdowns and two dominators; named to Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week for his performance against the Cornhuskers . . . was starting left tackle against Ohio State, playing in all 68 offensive snaps, with one knockdown . . . started game at Maryland at left tackle and played 62 snaps, notching 2.5 knockdowns, to earn Spartan Offensive Lineman of the Week honors . . . was starting left tackle against Purdue and played unit-best tying 84 snaps, with two knockdowns and one dominator . . . started Michigan game at left tackle and played 30 snaps, notching unit-best 3.5 knockdowns . . . played his first full game of the season at No. 8 Penn State (88 snaps) and posted one dominator and 1.5 knockdowns against the Nittany Lions . . . played 44 snaps vs. Northwestern . . . saw action in 21 snaps in Central Michigan game . . . was in on three plays at Indiana . . . saw season debut at Arizona State, returning to starting lineup after missing season opener with an injury, but only played in the first snap from scrimmage . . . missed the Utah State game with an injury, snapping his streak of 16 consecutive starts.
2017 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started at left tackle in all 13 games . . . ranked second on the offensive line with 50.5 knockdowns, while ranking fifth with six dominators . . . named to CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team for his 3.91 GPA in finance, becoming the fifth first-team Academic All-America selection under head coach Mark Dantonio . . . also named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection for the second year in a row . . . played in 897 snaps, third most on the team and second most on the offensive line . . . posted 3.5 knockdowns and one dominator in playing 61 offensive snaps against No. 18 Washington State in the Holiday Bowl . . . had three knockdowns in 76 snaps at Rutgers . . . played in 61 offensive snaps against Maryland, logging three knockdowns . . . was in on 76 snaps after starting at left tackle against No. 7 Penn State, notching two knockdowns . . . played in 78 offensive snaps at Northwestern, notching three knockdowns . . . played in all 77 offensive snaps of Indiana win after starting at left tackle, posting second-best grade on O-line . . . started at Minnesota and earned Spartan Offensive Lineman of the Week honors, posting five knockdowns, including one dominator, in 62 offensive snaps . . . played in all 64 snaps against No. 7 Michigan, logging four knockdowns, including one dominator . . . posted three knockdowns in playing all 68 offensive plays against Iowa . . . logged four knockdowns, including one dominator, in tying for the most snaps on the offensive line with 72 against Western Michigan . . . tied for the most snaps on the offensive line with 78 plays against BGSU while posting eight knockdowns.
2016 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games to earn his first letter . . . started the last three games at left tackle (Rutgers, Ohio State, Penn State) . . . played more than 300 snaps on the offensive line at left tackle . . . honorable mention choice to the BTN.com All-Freshman Team . . . named offensive recipient of the team's Outstanding Underclass Lineman Award . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honoree . . . initially started the season on special teams but saw his playing time increase throughout the season . . . recorded six knockdowns against No. 2 Ohio State in a starting role . . . made first career start vs. Rutgers at left tackle and had an offensive line-best 5.5 knockdowns to earn one of three Spartan "Unsung Hero" team awards . . . logged one knockdown at Illinois while playing both left and right tackle; played 60 snaps against the Fighting Illini . . . played 35 snaps against Michigan in his first extended action of the season.
2019 SEASON (SENIOR): Missed the entire 2019 season due to a back injury . . . earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the fourth time . . . named a semifinalist for the National Football Foundation Campbell Trophy . . . received the MSU Potsy Ross Scholar-Athlete Award.
2018 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named to the 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America Football Team, as selected by CoSIDA, for the second straight year, earning second-team accolades . . . earned the MSU Clarence Underwood Jr. Sportsmanship Award and Potsy Ross Scholar-Athlete Award . . . recipient of the 2018 Michael R. Sadler Scholar-Athlete Award (top football scholar-athlete in state of Michigan) . . . played in 12 games with nine starts at left tackle . . . played 663 snaps, fourth most on offense . . . was limited during the first five games of action; worked his way back from an injury he suffered in preseason camp, playing a total of 74 snaps in first five games, before returning to starting lineup in sixth game back and making last seven starts . . . had 12.5 knockdowns during the regular season . . . started at left tackle at Nebraska and played in all 82 snaps, notching four knockdowns and two dominators; named to Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week for his performance against the Cornhuskers . . . was starting left tackle against Ohio State, playing in all 68 offensive snaps, with one knockdown . . . started game at Maryland at left tackle and played 62 snaps, notching 2.5 knockdowns, to earn Spartan Offensive Lineman of the Week honors . . . was starting left tackle against Purdue and played unit-best tying 84 snaps, with two knockdowns and one dominator . . . started Michigan game at left tackle and played 30 snaps, notching unit-best 3.5 knockdowns . . . played his first full game of the season at No. 8 Penn State (88 snaps) and posted one dominator and 1.5 knockdowns against the Nittany Lions . . . played 44 snaps vs. Northwestern . . . saw action in 21 snaps in Central Michigan game . . . was in on three plays at Indiana . . . saw season debut at Arizona State, returning to starting lineup after missing season opener with an injury, but only played in the first snap from scrimmage . . . missed the Utah State game with an injury, snapping his streak of 16 consecutive starts.
2017 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started at left tackle in all 13 games . . . ranked second on the offensive line with 50.5 knockdowns, while ranking fifth with six dominators . . . named to CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team for his 3.91 GPA in finance, becoming the fifth first-team Academic All-America selection under head coach Mark Dantonio . . . also named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten selection for the second year in a row . . . played in 897 snaps, third most on the team and second most on the offensive line . . . posted 3.5 knockdowns and one dominator in playing 61 offensive snaps against No. 18 Washington State in the Holiday Bowl . . . had three knockdowns in 76 snaps at Rutgers . . . played in 61 offensive snaps against Maryland, logging three knockdowns . . . was in on 76 snaps after starting at left tackle against No. 7 Penn State, notching two knockdowns . . . played in 78 offensive snaps at Northwestern, notching three knockdowns . . . played in all 77 offensive snaps of Indiana win after starting at left tackle, posting second-best grade on O-line . . . started at Minnesota and earned Spartan Offensive Lineman of the Week honors, posting five knockdowns, including one dominator, in 62 offensive snaps . . . played in all 64 snaps against No. 7 Michigan, logging four knockdowns, including one dominator . . . posted three knockdowns in playing all 68 offensive plays against Iowa . . . logged four knockdowns, including one dominator, in tying for the most snaps on the offensive line with 72 against Western Michigan . . . tied for the most snaps on the offensive line with 78 plays against BGSU while posting eight knockdowns.
2016 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in all 12 games to earn his first letter . . . started the last three games at left tackle (Rutgers, Ohio State, Penn State) . . . played more than 300 snaps on the offensive line at left tackle . . . honorable mention choice to the BTN.com All-Freshman Team . . . named offensive recipient of the team's Outstanding Underclass Lineman Award . . . Academic All-Big Ten selection and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honoree . . . initially started the season on special teams but saw his playing time increase throughout the season . . . recorded six knockdowns against No. 2 Ohio State in a starting role . . . made first career start vs. Rutgers at left tackle and had an offensive line-best 5.5 knockdowns to earn one of three Spartan "Unsung Hero" team awards . . . logged one knockdown at Illinois while playing both left and right tackle; played 60 snaps against the Fighting Illini . . . played 35 snaps against Michigan in his first extended action of the season.
2015 SEASON: Redshirted . . . named Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Maryland.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played on the offensive line in the second annual Border Classic as Team Michigan defeated Team Ohio, 24-7, on June 13, 2015, at Wayne State University in Detroit . . . rated among the nation's top tight ends by ESPN.com (No. 30) . . . ranked among the state's top seniors by the Detroit Free Press (No. 6), The Detroit News (No. 14), Lansing State Journal (No. 20), Scout.com (No. 22) and ESPN.com (No. 26) . . . named to The Detroit News and MLive Dream Teams . . . selected captain of the Detroit Free Press All-State Dream Team . . . three-year letterman and two-year, two-way starter for Coach Kurt Richardson at Clarkston (Michigan) High School . . . helped lead the Wolves to back-to-back Division 1 state championships . . . earned All-Metro North honors from The Detroit News in 2014 . . . also named to all-county and all-conference teams as a senior . . . entered his senior season as one of the state's top tight ends but moved to left tackle as a result of injuries . . . anchored an offensive line that helped the Wolves average 37 points per game en route to an unbeaten record in 2014 . . . selected team Defensive MVP after recording 47 tackles (28 solos, 19 assists) and two interceptions from his defensive end position as a senior . . . broke up two passes and blocked a field-goal attempt in the state title game vs. Saline . . . returned an interception for a touchdown vs. Oxford . . . son of Paul and Stacey Chewins . . . born Nov. 25, 1996 . . . earned his bachelor’s degree in finance in December 2018 and his master’s degree in finance in December 2019.
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