Drew Coleman
Coleman against the Bills in 2009.
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| No. -- Free agent | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth: | April 22, 1983 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Henderson, Texas | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| College: | Texas Christian | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 6 / Pick: 189 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2011 | |||||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 165 |
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| Sacks: | 8.0 |
| Interceptions: | 4 |
| Passes defensed: | 26 |
| Forced fumbles: | 10 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Drew Antrion Coleman (born April 22, 1983) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. After playing college football for Texas Christian, he was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played for the Jets for five seasons from 2006 to 2010 and the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011.
Drew Coleman graduated from high school in 2001 in Henderson, Texas. Drew 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 District MVP, All-East Texas, Rusk County, Texas player of the year, and All-State honors. Drew was also a standout basketball player in which he was named the District and All East-Texas Defensive MVP his junior and senior year. Along with Rickey Dudley (TE- Oakland Raiders), Drew is one of the most influential athletes to represent Henderson High School in its history.
A graduate of Henderson High School, Coleman attended Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas, playing wide receiver and quarterback for two years for the Cardinals where he was the 2002 Southwest Junior College Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year. He then transferred to Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. At TCU, he was switched to cornerback by coach Gary Patterson. He was injured for most of the 2004 season, but as a senior in 2005 started all 12 games for the Horned Frogs' 11-1 Mountain 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. He majored in speech communication.
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