2 5 ▁l bs , ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 9 - inch ▁vertical . ▁ ▁Buff alo ▁B ills ▁C ock rell ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁( 1 0 9 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁by ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁B ills . ▁It ▁made ▁him ▁the ▁highest ▁Duke ▁football ▁player ▁draft ed ▁since ▁L enn ie ▁Fried man ▁with ▁the ▁ 6 1 st ▁selection ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁ ▁B ills ▁signed ▁C ock rell ▁to ▁a ▁four - year , ▁$ 2 . 6 8 ▁million ▁ro ok ie ▁contract . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁C ock rell ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁B ills . ▁ ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers ▁On ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁C ock rell ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers . ▁Despite ▁signing ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁five ▁days ▁before ▁the ▁opening ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁NFL ▁season , ▁he ▁received ▁significant ▁playing ▁time ▁that ▁year , ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁Ste el ers ' ▁second ▁regular ▁season ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ 4 9 ers . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁intercept ed ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁pass ▁from ▁Baltimore ▁Rav ens ' ▁quarter back ▁Joe ▁F la cco