Tevin Coleman

Tevin Coleman
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Coleman in 2015
No. 26 – Atlanta Falcons
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1993-04-16) April 16, 1993
Oak Forest, Illinois
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Oak Forest
(Oak Forest, Illinois)
College: Indiana
NFL Draft: 2015 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 3, 2018
Rushing yards: 1,699
Rushing average: 4.2
Rushing touchdowns: 15
Receptions: 67
Receiving yards: 792
Receiving touchdowns: 7
Player stats at NFL.com

Tevin Ford Coleman (born April 16, 1993) is an American football running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Falcons in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Indiana, where he was a unanimous All-American.

Early years

Coleman attended Oak Forest High School in Oak Forest, Illinois.[1] He played running back, wide receiver, and cornerback, and also returned kicks and punts. He was named the 2011 Southtown Star Player of the Year. As a senior, he rushed for 949 yards on 83 carries with 13 touchdowns, and also had 16 receptions for 345 yards and five touchdowns.[2]

In addition, Coleman was on the school's track & field team, where he competed as a sprinter and jumper. He was one of the best 100-meter sprinters and long-jumpers in the state of Illinois as a high schooler. At the 2011 IHSA State Championships, he placed fourth in the 100m, at 10.86, and took second in the long jump, getting a personal-best mark of 7.16 meters.[3] At the 2011 Thornton Classic Meet, he took gold in the long jump, with a mark of 6.88 meters, and finished second in the 100 m, at 10.8 seconds.[4] At the 2011 IHSA 2A State T&F Championship, he ran the 100 meters in a PR of 10.5 seconds, on his way to a second-place finish.

Considered a three-star recruit by the Rivals.com recruiting network, Coleman was ranked as the No. 37 running back nationally in 2012. He chose Indiana over scholarship offers from Georgia Tech, Minnesota, and Michigan State.[5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tevin Coleman
RB		 Oak Forest, IL Oak Forest HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jan 9, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 47 (RB)   Rivals: 37 (RB)  247Sports: 42 (RB)  ESPN: 140 (WR)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Indiana Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  • "2012 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

    College career

    Coleman attended and played college football for Indiana University from 2012–2014.[6]

    As a true freshman in 2012, Coleman played in 12 games with two starts. He rushed for 225 yards on 51 attempts and one touchdown and also had 566 kick return yards and a touchdown.[7] As a sophomore in 2013, Coleman started the first nine games of the season, before suffering an ankle sprain that caused him to miss the final three games.[8] He finished the year with 958 rushing yards on 131 carries with 12 touchdowns.[9][10][11]

    In the first game of his junior season in 2014, Coleman rushed for 247 yards and two touchdowns against Indiana State.[12][13] In the following game, at Bowling Green, he had 190 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.[14] On October 4, against North Texas, he had 150 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown.[15] In the next game, against Iowa, he had 219 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.[16] Coleman's 307-yard day in a loss at Rutgers on November 15 became second highest rushing day in school history, behind only Anthony Thompson at Wisconsin in 1989.[17][18] On November 22, against Ohio State, he had 228 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.[19] On November 25, Coleman and fellow Big Ten Conference running backs Melvin Gordon (Wisconsin) and Ameer Abdullah (Nebraska) were named the three finalists for the Doak Walker Award.[20] In the final game of the 2014 season, on November 29 versus rival Purdue, Coleman rushed for 130 yards on 29 carries, finishing the season with 2,036 yards.[21][22] He became the 18th player in NCAA Division I FBS history to reach 2,000-yard rushing mark in a season.[23] His 2,036 rushing yards also broke the school's single-season record, which had been held by Vaughn Dunbar who had 1,805 yards in 1991.[24] Coleman finished seventh in the 2014 Heisman Trophy voting having received two first place votes.[25][26]

    On December 29, 2014, Coleman announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2015 NFL Draft.[27]

    Statistics

    NCAA Collegiate Career statistics
    Indiana Hoosiers
    Season Rushing Receiving Kickoff Returns
    AttYardsAvgYds/GTDRecYardsTDAttYardsAvgTD
    2012 512254.418.81104902456623.61
    2013 1319587.3106.412191930612420.70
    2014 2702,0367.5169.71525141000--0
    Career Totals 4523,2197.197.5285438303069023.01 [28]

    Professional career

    Pre-draft measurables
    Ht Wt 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
    5 ft 11 3⁄8 in
    (1.81 m)    		 206 lb
    (93 kg)    		 4.40 s 1.52 s 2.48 s 22 reps
    All values from Indiana Pro Day[29][30]

    Coleman was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round with the 73rd overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft.[31] He was the fifth of 18 running backs to be selected that year.[32] On May 12, 2015, Coleman signed his rookie contract, a four-year contract worth $3,219,012, with a $745,244 signing bonus.[33][34]

    2015 season

    On September 8, 2015, due to the injury of Devonta Freeman, Coleman was named the Falcons feature running back to start the season.[35] On September 14, 2015, Coleman made his NFL debut, running for 80 yards on a season-high 20 carries against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football.[36] On September 20, 2015, Coleman scored his first touchdown of his career against the New York Giants.[37] Coleman suffered a fractured rib in the game and was sidelined for Week 3 and Week 4 against the Dallas Cowboys and the Houston Texans, respectively.[38] On November 29, 2015, Coleman ran for a season-high 110 yards on 18 carries against the Minnesota Vikings, his first 100-yard game of his career.[39] In his rookie season, Coleman rushed for 392 yards for 1 touchdown.[40] Coleman was ranked 11th among rookies in rushing yards.[41] Coleman was 1 of 17 rookies to record a rushing touchdown in the 2015 season.[42]

    2016 season

    On September 11, 2016, in the season opener, Coleman caught five passes for 95 yards in a loss against their NFC South rival, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[43] Coleman recorded a 47-yard reception in the second quarter.[44] On September 18, Coleman scored his first touchdown of the season, a 13-yarder, against the Oakland Raiders.[45] On September 26, Coleman scored a career-high three touchdowns against the New Orleans Saints, his first multi-touchdown game.[46] On October 9, Coleman caught four passes for a career-high 132 yards and a touchdown against the Denver Broncos, his first touchdown reception of his career.[47] Coleman recorded a 31-yard touchdown reception in the 3rd quarter.[48] On October 23, Coleman ran for 64 yards on 8 carries and a touchdown against the San Diego Chargers.[49] Coleman ran 30 yards for the touchdown.[50] Coleman suffered a hamstring injury in the game.[49] Coleman was sidelined from Week 8 and Week 9's matchups against the Green Bay Packers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, respectively.[51][52]

    On February 5, 2017, Coleman scored a six-yard receiving touchdown in the third quarter of Super Bowl LI against the New England Patriots.[53] In addition, Coleman had seven rushes for 29 yards in the Super Bowl.[54] Coleman's efforts were not enough as the Patriots defeated the Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.[55] Coleman's third quarter touchdown were the last points the Falcons would score in the Super Bowl before allowing the Patriots' comeback.

    Coleman's 6.3 yards per touch in 2016 was second among NFL running backs with more than 100 touches (carries plus receptions).[56]

    2017 season

    In Week 2, in the 34–23 victory over the Green Bay Packers, Coleman had six carries for 42 yards and a three-yard receiving touchdown in the first game in the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.[57] His touchdown reception was the first receiving touchdown in the new stadium's history. In Week 12, in 34–20 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he had 19 carries for 97 yards and two touchdowns for his second career game with multiple touchdown scores.[58] Coleman finished the 2017 season with 628 rushing yards, five rushing touchdowns, 27 receptions, 299 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.[59] The Falcons made the playoffs as the #6-seed.[60] In the Wild Card Round, against the Los Angeles Rams, he had 40 rushing yards and 28 receiving yards in the 26–13 victory.[61] In the Divisional Round against the Philadelphia Eagles, he had 79 rushing yards and a 14-yard reception in the 15–10 loss.[62]

    2018 season

    In Week 2, a 31–24 victory over the Carolina Panthers, Coleman recorded 107 rushing yards for his second career game with 100+ rushing yards.[63]

    Career statistics

      Rushing Receiving Fumbles
    SeasonTeamGPAttYdsAvgYdsGLngTDRecYdsLngTDFumLost
    2015ATL12873924.532.746121410033
    2016ATL131185204.440.055T83142149310
    2017ATL151566284.041.85252729939310
    Career403611,5404.338.555146073449653

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    2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
    3. ↑ "IHSA Boys State AA Finals 2011 - Track & Field Meet". Athletic.net.
    4. ↑ "Gimme 5: Oak Forest's Coleman Sets His Sights on the NFL". patch.com. 9 May 2011.
    5. ↑ "Rivals.com". sports.yahoo.com.
    6. ↑ "Tevin Coleman College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
    7. ↑ "Tevin Coleman 2012 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
    8. ↑ "College Football: Health the key for Indiana's Tevin Coleman". suntimes.com.
    9. ↑ "Tevin Coleman 2013 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
    10. ↑ "College Football: Indiana's Tevin Coleman ready for more duty in coming season". suntimes.com.
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    13. ↑ "Tevin Coleman runs wild as Hoosiers defeat Indiana State 28-10". indystar.com.
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    15. ↑ "North Texas at Indiana Box Score, October 4, 2014". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
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    48. ↑ "Matt Ryan finds Tevin Coleman for a 31-yard TD". NFL.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
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