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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | (1993-04-16)April 16, 1993 (age 32) Tinley Park, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Oak Forest(Oak Forest, Illinois) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Indiana (2012–2014) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015: 3rd round, 73rd pick | ||||||||||||||
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Tevin Ford Coleman (born April 16, 1993) is an American former professionalfootball player who was arunning back in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theIndiana Hoosiers, earningunanimous All-American honors in 2014. He was selected by theAtlanta Falcons in the third round of the2015 NFL draft. He also played for theSan Francisco 49ers and theNew York Jets.
Coleman attendedOak Forest High School inOak Forest, Illinois.[1] He playedrunning back,wide receiver, andcornerback, and alsoreturned kicks andpunts. He was named the 2011 Southtown Star Player of the Year. As a senior, he rushed for 949 yards on 83carries with 13touchdowns, and also had 16receptions for 345 yards and five touchdowns.[2]
In addition, Coleman was on the school'strack & 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 ofIllinois as a high schooler. At the 2011 IHSA State Championships, he placed fourth in the 100m, at 10.86, and took second in thelong 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 the100 meters in a PR of 10.5 seconds, on his way to a second-place finish.
Considered a three-star recruit by theRivals.com recruiting network, Coleman was ranked as the No. 37 running back nationally in 2012. He chose Indiana over scholarship offers fromGeorgia Tech,Minnesota, andMichigan State.[5]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Tevin Coleman RB | Oak Forest, IL | Oak Forest HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | Jan 9, 2012 | |
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| Recruit rankings: Scout:47 (RB) Rivals:37 (RB) 247Sports:42 (RB) ESPN:140 (WR) | ||||||
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Coleman attended and playedcollege football forIndiana University from 2012 to 2014 under head coachKevin Wilson.[6]
As atrue 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 anankle 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 againstIndiana 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 atRutgers on November 15 became second highest rushing day in school history, behind onlyAnthony Thompson atWisconsin in1989.[17][18] On November 22, against Ohio State, he had 228 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.[19] On November 25, Coleman and fellowBig Ten Conference running backsMelvin Gordon (Wisconsin) andAmeer Abdullah (Nebraska) were named the three finalists for theDoak Walker Award.[20] In the final game of the2014 season, on November 29 versus rivalPurdue, Coleman rushed for 130 yards on 29 carries, finishing the season with 2,036 yards.[21][22] He became the 18th player inNCAA 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 byVaughn Dunbar who had 1,805 yards in1991.[24] Coleman finished seventh in the 2014Heisman 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 the2015 NFL draft.[27]
| Indiana Hoosiers | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Rushing | Receiving | Kick returns | ||||||||||
| Att | Yds | Avg | Y/G | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2012 | 51 | 225 | 4.4 | 18.8 | 1 | 10 | 49 | 0 | 24 | 566 | 23.6 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 131 | 958 | 7.3 | 106.4 | 12 | 19 | 193 | 0 | 6 | 124 | 20.7 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 270 | 2,036 | 7.5 | 169.7 | 15 | 25 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career | 452 | 3,219 | 7.1 | 97.5 | 28 | 54 | 383 | 0 | 30 | 690 | 23.0 | 1 | |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Bench press | |||||
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| 5 ft11+3⁄8 in (1.81 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m) | 4.40 s | 1.52 s | 2.48 s | 22 reps | |||||
| All values fromNFL Combine/IndianaPro Day[28][29][30] | ||||||||||||
Coleman was selected by theAtlanta 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]
On September 8, 2015, due to the injury ofDevonta 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 thePhiladelphia Eagles onMonday Night Football.[36] On September 20, 2015, Coleman scored his first touchdown of his career against theNew York Giants.[37] Coleman suffered afractured rib in the game and was sidelined for Week 3 and Week 4 against theDallas Cowboys and theHouston Texans, respectively.[38] On November 29, 2015, Coleman ran for a season-high 110 yards on 18 carries against theMinnesota Vikings, his first 100-yard game of his career.[39] In his rookie season, Coleman rushed for 392 yards for one touchdown.[40] Coleman was ranked 11th among rookies in rushing yards.[41]
During the season opener, Coleman caught five passes for 95 yards in a 31–24 loss against theTampa Bay Buccaneers.[42] In the next game, he scored his first touchdown of the season, a 13-yarder, against theOakland Raiders.[43] On September 26, Coleman scored a career-high three touchdowns against theNew Orleans Saints, his first multi-touchdown game.[44] On October 9, Coleman caught four passes for a career-high 132 yards and a touchdown against theDenver Broncos, his first touchdown reception of his career.[45] On October 23, Coleman ran for 64 yards on eight carries and a touchdown against theSan Diego Chargers.[46] Coleman ran 30 yards for the touchdown.[47] Coleman suffered ahamstring injury in the game.[46] Coleman was sidelined from Week 8 and Week 9's matchups against theGreen Bay Packers and the Buccaneers, respectively.[48][49]
On February 5, 2017, Coleman scored a six-yard receiving touchdown in the third quarter ofSuper Bowl LI against theNew England Patriots. In addition, he had seven rushes for 29 yards in the Super Bowl.[50] However, his efforts were not enough as the Patriots defeated the Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.[51]
Coleman's 6.3 yards per touch in 2016 was second among NFL running backs with more than 100 touches (carries plus receptions).[52]
During a Week 2 34–23 victory over the Packers, Coleman had six carries for 42 yards and a three-yard receiving touchdown in the first game in the newMercedes-Benz Stadium.[53] His touchdown reception was the first receiving touchdown in the new stadium's history. During a Week 12 34–20 victory over the Buccaneers, he had 19 carries for 97 yards and two touchdowns for his second career game with multiple touchdown scores.[54]
Coleman finished the 2017 season with 628 rushing yards, five rushing touchdowns, 27 receptions, 299 receiving yards, and three receiving touchdowns.[55] The Falcons made the playoffs as the #6-seed.[56] In theWild Card Round, against theLos Angeles Rams, he had 40 rushing yards and 28 receiving yards in the 26–13 victory.[57] In theDivisional Round against the Eagles, he had 79 rushing yards and a 14-yard reception in the 15–10 loss.[58]
During a Week 2 31–24 victory over theCarolina Panthers, Coleman recorded 107 rushing yards for his second career game with 100+ rushing yards.[59] He was named the starter the rest of the season in Week 6 after a season-ending injury toDevonta Freeman.[60] In Week 15, a 40–14 victory over theArizona Cardinals, Coleman rushed for a career-high 145 yards.[61]
Coleman finished the season with a career-high 800 rushing yards and five receiving touchdowns, he also eclipsed 1,000 yards from scrimmage for the first time in his career.[62]
On March 14, 2019, Coleman signed a two-year, $10 million contract with theSan Francisco 49ers.[63][64]
During the season-opener against the Buccaneers, Coleman rushed for 23 yards on six carries but suffered a high-ankle sprain that kept him sidelined for four weeks.[65] The 49ers went on to win on the road by a score of 31–17.[66] During Week 5 against theCleveland Browns, he returned from his injury and rushed 16 times for 97 yards and his first rushing touchdown of the season in a 31–3 victory.[67] Three weeks later against the Panthers, Coleman had 105 rushing yards and four touchdowns as the 49ers won 51–13.[68] He was just the third 49er to score four touchdowns in a game, and the first since Hall-of-FamerJerry Rice in 1993.[69]
Coleman finished his first season with the 49ers with 544 rushing yards and six touchdowns along with 21 receptions for 180 yards and a touchdown.[70]
In theDivisional Round of the playoffs against the Vikings, Coleman rushed 22 times for 105 yards and two touchdowns during the 27–10 victory.[71] In theNFC Championship against the Packers, he had six carries for 21 yards, but left the game early with a shoulder injury. Despite missing the rest of the game, the 49ers still won, 37–20, to advance toSuper Bowl LIV.[72][73] In the Super Bowl, Coleman recorded five carries for 28 yards and caught a three-yard reception, but the 49ers lost to theKansas City Chiefs by a score of 31–20.[74]
On September 26, 2020, Coleman was placed oninjured reserve after suffering a sprained knee in Week 2.[75] He was activated on October 31.[76]
On March 25, 2021, Coleman signed a one-year, $2 million contract withNew York Jets.[77][78] He played in 11 games with five starts, finishing second on the team with 356 rushing yards and no touchdowns along with 11 catches for 49 yards.[79]
On March 17, 2022, Coleman re-signed with the Jets.[80] He was released on August 30, 2022.[81]
On September 21, 2022, Coleman signed with thepractice squad of theSan Francisco 49ers.[82] He was signed to the active roster on October 12, 2022.[83] In Week 5, against the Panthers, he had a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown in the 37–15 victory.[84] On October 25, Coleman was released, but re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[85][86] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 29, 2023.
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2015 | ATL | 12 | 3 | 87 | 392 | 4.5 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | ATL | 13 | 0 | 118 | 520 | 4.4 | 55T | 8 | 31 | 421 | 13.6 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | ATL | 15 | 3 | 156 | 628 | 4.0 | 52 | 5 | 27 | 299 | 11.1 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | ATL | 16 | 14 | 167 | 800 | 4.8 | 65 | 4 | 32 | 276 | 8.6 | 39 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | SF | 14 | 11 | 137 | 544 | 4.0 | 48T | 6 | 21 | 180 | 8.6 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | SF | 8 | 1 | 28 | 53 | 1.9 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | NYJ | 11 | 5 | 84 | 356 | 4.2 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 49 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | SF | 5 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 2.2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 94 | 37 | 789 | 3,319 | 4.2 | 65 | 25 | 131 | 1,317 | 10.1 | 49 | 13 | 7 | 3 | |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
| 2016 | ATL | 3 | 0 | 29 | 115 | 4.0 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 24 | 119 | 5.0 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | SF | 3 | 2 | 33 | 154 | 4.7 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 2 | 81 | 360 | 4.4 | 23 | 3 | 12 | 108 | 9.0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
