Cordell Volson (born July 20, 1998) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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North Dakota State North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as t ...

Early life and high school

Volson grew up in

Balfour, North Dakota Balfour is a city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 20 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Balfour was founded in 1899 when the Soo Railroad was extended to that p ...

, a town with a population of 27, and attended Drake-Anamoose High School. He played offensive line, defensive line, tight end, fullback, linebacker, punter, and kicker on the school's

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team. Volson committed to play college football at North Dakota State over offers from Wyoming and North Dakota.

College career

Volson

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his true freshman season at North Dakota State. He played mostly on special teams as a redshirt freshman and sophomore. He was named a starter going into his redshirt junior season and was named first-team All-

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(MVFC) after starting all 16 of NDSU's games as the team won the

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. He was a consensus FCS All-American selection during his redshirt senior season, which was shortened and played in the spring of 2021 due to the

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. Volson decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to NDSU for a sixth season.

Professional career

Volson was drafted by the

in the fourth round (136th overall) of the

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References

External links

Cincinnati Bengals bioNorth Dakota State Bison bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Volson, Cordell Living people American football offensive tackles Players of American football from North Dakota North Dakota State Bison football players People from McHenry County, North Dakota Cincinnati Bengals players 1998 births