Can i pass in a class (not instance of a class), and sure it conforms to a protocol?

PassProtocolClass.swift

// Playground - noun: a place where people can play

import UIKit

var str = "Hello, playground"

protocol Cool {
    init(name: String)
    func talk() -> String
}

class SoCool: Cool {
    
    var name: String
    
    required init(name: String) {
        self.name = name
    }
    
    func talk() -> String {
        return "I'm \(name) and I'm so cool"
    }
}

class JoeCool: Cool {
    
    var name: String
    
    required init(name: String) {
        self.name = name
    }
    
    func talk() -> String {
        return "I'm \(name) and not Joe Cool"
    }
    
}
class NotCool {  }

func createCool<T: Cool>(a: T.Type, name: String) -> String {
    return T(name: name).talk()
}

createCool(SoCool.self, "Josh") // Returns "I'm Josh and I'm so cool"
createCool(JoeCool.self, "Josh") // "I'm Josh and not Joe Cool"