Tevin Coleman
Coleman in 2015
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| No. 26 Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 16, 1993 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Oak Forest, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school: | Oak Forest (IL) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Indiana | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2015 / Round: 3 / Pick: 73 | ||||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2016 | |||||||||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 868 |
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| Rushing average: | 4.8 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 9 |
| Receptions: | 30 |
| Receiving yards: | 420 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 2 |
| 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.
Coleman attended Oak Forest High School in Oak Forest, Illinois. 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.
Coleman was also 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. 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. 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 Rivals.com, 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.
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