 Coleman with theNew York Jets in 2009 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1983-04-22)April 22, 1983 (age 42) Henderson, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Henderson (TX) | ||||||||||||
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| NFL draft | 2006: 6th round, 189th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Drew Antrion Coleman[1] (born April 22, 1983) is an American former professionalfootballcornerback. After playingcollege football forTexas Christian, he was selected by theNew York Jets of theNational Football League (NFL) in the sixth round of the2006 NFL draft. He played for the Jets for five seasons from 2006 to 2010 and theJacksonville Jaguars in 2011.
Drew Coleman graduated from high school in 2001 inHenderson, Texas. He was a do-it-all player and became one of the best dual-threat QB's in East Texas, playing quarterback, wide receiver, running back, punt returner, kick returner, and defensive back as he led his team to a District championship his senior year. He received multiple awards while at Henderson including DistrictMVP, All-East Texas,Rusk County, Texas player of the year, and All-State honors. Coleman was also a standoutbasketball player in which he was named the District and All East-Texas DefensiveMVP his junior and senior year. Along withRickey Dudley (TE-Oakland Raiders), Coleman is one of the most influential athletes to represent Henderson High School in its history.[2]
A graduate of Henderson High School, Coleman attendedTrinity Valley Community College inAthens, Texas, playingwide receiver andquarterback for two years for the Cardinals where he was the 2002 Southwest Junior College Football Conference Player of the year and also Offensive Player of the Year. He then transferred toTexas Christian University inFort Worth. At TCU, he was switched to cornerback by coachGary Patterson. He was injured for most of the 2004 season, but as a senior in 2005 started all 12 games for theHorned Frogs' 11–1Mountain West Conference Championship team. He was second on the team with 4 interceptions and tied for first with 8 passes broken up. After the season, he was named Second-team All-MWC.[3] He majored in speech communication.
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| 5 ft8+3⁄4 in (1.75 m) | 173 lb (78 kg) | |||||||||||
| Values fromPro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
Coleman was selected in the sixth round (189th overall) of the2006 NFL draft.[5]
As arookie with the Jets in 2006, Coleman played in all 17 games as the Jets advanced to the playoffs for the first time in three years. He often playednickelback and developed into a solidspecial teams tackler. He had a key forced fumble against theNew England Patriots in the first game of the season, and wound up starting four games at cornerback his rookie year. He was named the Jets Special teams player of the week for week 3 win at Buffalo.
In 2007, he was a regular on special teams and later in the season was included in some defensive packages for the Jets, including getting his first interception against theMiami Dolphins on December 2, 2007, and forcing a fumble during a sack in the last game of the Jets' 2007 season onKansas City Chiefs QBBrodie Croyle.
Coleman racked up 22 tackles in 2009. He finished the 2010 season with 41 tackles, four sacks, five forced fumbles and one interception.
Coleman made his first impact of the season by filling in for an injuredDarrelle Revis against theNew England Patriots in week 2. Coleman impressed greatly as he was part of a Jets defense that did not allow a touchdown in the second half of the game, which is where he made his biggest impact. In the next game against theMiami Dolphins, Coleman continued to make impact plays as he interceptedChad Henne at the end of the game, preventing a comeback for the Dolphins. Against the Vikings the next week he would sackBrett Favre, and finish the game against the Vikings with 3 tackles and 1 sack. In week 6 he recorded 5 tackles in a win against theDenver Broncos. His most impressive game of the season came against thePittsburgh Steelers in week 15. Coleman recorded 10 tackles, 2 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. On the Jets last regular season game, Coleman recorded 2 tackles and 1 sack.
Coleman signed a three-year contract with theJacksonville Jaguars on July 29, 2011.[6] Coleman played in all 16 games during the2011 season however, he was released on May 3, 2012.[7]
Coleman signed a one-year contract with theDetroit Lions on July 25, 2012.[8] He was placed oninjured reserve on August 16, 2012, and released from injured reserve on August 23.[9]
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2006 | NYJ | 16 | 4 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | NYJ | 11 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | NYJ | 9 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NYJ | 15 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | NYJ | 16 | 4 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | JAX | 16 | 4 | 46 | 32 | 14 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | 13 | 173 | 132 | 41 | 8.0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2006 | NYJ | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NYJ | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | NYJ | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Coleman was a defensive assistant forRice Owls football team, and currently serves as defensive coordinator forWest Brook High School inBeaumont, Texas.[10]
