Tevin Coleman

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Tevin Coleman
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Coleman with the Atlanta Falcons in 2015
Personal information
Born: (1993-04-16) April 16, 1993 (age 31)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Oak Forest (Oak Forest, Illinois)
College:Indiana (2012–2014)
Position:Running back
NFL draft:2015 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receiving yards:
1,317
Receiving touchdowns:13
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Tevin Ford Coleman (born April 16, 1993) is an

2015 NFL Draft. He has also played for the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets
.

Early years

Coleman attended

touchdowns, and also had 16 receptions for 345 yards and five touchdowns.[2]

In addition, Coleman was on the school's

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:
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 to 2014 under head coach Kevin Wilson.[6]

As a

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

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

Indiana Hoosiers
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

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Bench press
5 ft 11+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 from
Pro Day[28][29][30]

Atlanta Falcons

2015 season

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]

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 one touchdown.[40] Coleman was ranked 11th among rookies in rushing yards.[41]

2016 season

During the season opener, Coleman caught five passes for 95 yards in a 31–24 loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[42] In the next game, he scored his first touchdown of the season, a 13-yarder, against the Oakland Raiders.[43] On September 26, Coleman scored a career-high three touchdowns against the New 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 the Denver Broncos, his first touchdown reception of his career.[45] On October 23, Coleman ran for 64 yards on eight carries and a touchdown against the San Diego Chargers.[46] Coleman ran 30 yards for the touchdown.[47] Coleman suffered a hamstring injury in the game.[46] Coleman was sidelined from Week 8 and Week 9's matchups against the Green Bay Packers and the Buccaneers, respectively.[48][49]

On February 5, 2017, Coleman scored a six-yard receiving touchdown in the third quarter of Super Bowl LI against the New 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]

2017 season

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 new Mercedes-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 the Wild Card Round, against the Los Angeles Rams, he had 40 rushing yards and 28 receiving yards in the 26–13 victory.[57] In the Divisional Round against the Eagles, he had 79 rushing yards and a 14-yard reception in the 15–10 loss.[58]

2018 season

During a Week 2 31–24 victory over the Carolina 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 to Devonta Freeman.[60] In Week 15, a 40–14 victory over the Arizona 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]

San Francisco 49ers (first stint)

2019 season

On March 14, 2019, Coleman signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers.[63][64]

Washington Redskins

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 the Cleveland 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-Famer Jerry 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 the Divisional Round of the playoffs against the Vikings, Coleman rushed 22 times for 105 yards and two touchdowns during the 27–10 victory.[71] In the NFC 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 to Super 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 the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 31–20.[74]

2020 season

On September 26, 2020, Coleman was placed on

injured reserve after suffering a sprained knee in Week 2.[75] He was activated on October 31.[76]

New York Jets

On March 25, 2021, Coleman signed a one-year, $2 million contract with New 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]

San Francisco 49ers (second stint)

On September 21, 2022, Coleman signed with the practice squad of the San 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.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
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

Postseason

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Fumbles
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

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