Cole Van Lanen
OL
#70
Experience: 6 years
Height: 6-5
Age: 28
Weight: 312 lbs
College: Wisconsin
Preseason
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | G | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 08/28/2026 | Buccaneers | W 19 - 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 08/21/2026 | Panthers | L 17 - 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 08/15/2026 | @Saints | W 24 - 20 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
KEY TRANSACTIONS
- Originally selected by Green Bay in the sixth round (214th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft
- Traded to Jacksonville on 8/23/2022
- Signed a three-year extension with the Jaguars on 1/3/26
KEY TRANSACTIONS
- Originally selected by Green Bay in the sixth round (214th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft
- Traded to Jacksonville on 8/23/2022
- Signed a three-year extension with the Jaguars on 1/3/26
PRO
2025 (Jaguars)
- Appeared in 16 games (10 starts), seeing action at left tackle, left guard, right guard and right tackle... Part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in five games, tied for the most in the league, and did not allow a QB hit in two games, the most in the NFL in 2025
- 12/14 vs. NYJ: Started at left tackle and played all 62 offensive snaps as part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack of QB Trevor Lawrence
- 12/7 vs. IND: Started at left tackle and played all 64 offensive snaps on an offensive line that did not allow a sack of QB Trevor Lawrence
- 11/16 vs. LAC: Started at right tackle and played all 71 offensive snaps... Paved the way for a rushing attack that produced 192 yards and four touchdowns
- 11/2 at L.V.: Started at tackle and saw action on special teams... Helped the team rush for 151 yards
2024 (Jaguars)
- Saw action in nine games and made three starts (two at left tackle and one at right tackle)
- 12/29 vs. TEN: Started at left tackle and played all 58 offensive snaps
- 12/22 at L.V.: Saw action at left tackle and played 62-of-67 offensive snaps
- 12/8 at TEN: Made his first career start at right tackle and played all 59 offensive snaps
2023 (Jaguars)
- Saw action in nine games
- 12/24 at T.B.: Saw action on the offensive line and on special teams
- 9/24 vs. HOU: Replaced Anton Harrison on the offensive line after he left the game with an ankle injury... Also saw action on special teams
2022 (Jaguars)
- Saw action in 16 regular season games and both postseason games
- 1/1 at HOU: Saw action on offense and special teams
- 12/22 at NYJ: Saw action on offense and special teams
2021 (Jaguars)
- Spent majority of the season on the practice squad... Appeared in one game
COLLEGE
- Played in 45 games with 19 starts at left tackle in his four seasons with the Badgers, with 18 of those starts coming over his final two seasons
- Earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors as a senior in 2020
- Helped the Badgers rank in the top 15 in the country in rushing in both 2018 (273.4 ypg, No. 6) and 2019 (233.1 ypg, No. 15) as RB Jonathan Taylor posted back-to-back 2,000-yard rushing seasons
- Received Second-Team All-Big Ten recognition from the coaches and media as a junior in 2019
PERSONAL
- Swept discus and shot put titles at the 2015 Wisconsin Division 1 state meet as a junior
- Invited to the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl
- Earned his degree in personal finance
- Father, Thomas, won the Wisconsin Division 2 state titles in discus and shot put for West De Pere (Wis.) High School in 1994