Deandre Coleman

Deandre Coleman
No. 98 Buffalo Bills
Position: Nose tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1991-01-27) January 27, 1991
Place of birth: Seattle, Washington
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 341 lb (155 kg)
Career information
High school: Garfield (WA) Seattle
College: California
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2015
Tackles: 4
Quarterback sacks: 0.0
Pass deflections: 0
Interceptions: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Deandre Lamar Coleman[1] (born January 27, 1991) is an American football nose tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jaguars following the 2014 NFL Draft.

Early years

Coleman attended Garfield high school.[1] He made the roster of the high school varsity football team in his freshman year.[2] He was selected to the Parade Magazine All-America team and was selected to the first team all-state.[1] He recorded 45 tackles and two forced fumbles in his Junior season in high school.[1] In his Senior season, He recorded 46 tackles, 2 sacks and a fumble recovery.[1]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Deandre Coleman
DT		 Seattle, Washington Garfield High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 295 lb (134 kg) 5.2 Oct 3, 2008 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 34 (DT)   Rivals: 106 National, 11 (DT), 1 (Wash)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

He was selected to the second-team preseason All-Pac-12 prior to his senior season.[1] On June 19, 2013, He was selected to the Athlon's Preseason All-Pac-12 team prior his senior season.[3] On July 11, 2013, He was named to the College Sports Madness All-Pac-12 preseason team.[4] On July 11, 2013, He was named on the Outland Trophy Watch List.[5] On December 20, 2013, He also was selected to Phil Steele's All-Pac-12 team following his senior season.[6]

Professional career

Jacksonville Jaguars

Following the 2014 NFL Draft, Coleman was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent.[7] The Jaguars released Coleman on August 29, 2014.[8] He was signed to the practice squad on August 30, 2014.[9]

Miami Dolphins

On September 23, 2014, the Miami Dolphins signed Coleman off the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad. On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Dolphins.[10] On the following day, Coleman was signed to the Dolphins' practice squad.[11] On September 15, 2015, he was released by the Dolphins.[12]

Denver Broncos

On September 22, 2015, the Denver Broncos signed Coleman to their practice squad.[13] On October 3, 2015, he was released by the Broncos.

Miami Dolphins (Second stint)

On November 18, 2015, Coleman was signed to the Dolphins' practice squad. On November 25, 2015, he was released from practice squad. On December 1, 2015, he was re-signed to the practice squad. On December 14, 2015, he was promoted to the active roster. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Dolphins as part of final roster cuts.[14]

Buffalo Bills

On September 7, 2016, Coleman was signed to the Bills' practice squad.[15] He was promoted to the active roster on November 29, 2016.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "California Profile". calbears.com.
  2. ↑ "Future looks good for Cal senior Deandre Coleman". sfgate.com. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Three Honored on Athlon Sports Preseason All-Pac-12 Teams". calbears.com. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Three Honored on CSM Preseason All-Pac-12 Teams". calbears.com. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Deandre Coleman on Outland Trophy Watch List". calbears.com. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Four Honored on Phil Steele's All-Pac-12 Team". calbears.com. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Deandre Coleman Agrees to Terms with Jacksonville". calbears.com. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  8. ↑ Cut day: C Mike Brewster, QBs Ricky Stanzi and Stephen Morris waived
  9. ↑ Jacksonville Jaguars announce initial 2014 practice squad
  10. ↑ Nogle, Kevin (September 5, 2015). "Dolphins roster cuts: All 53-man roster cuts confirmed by Miami". The Phinsider. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  11. ↑ Nogle, Kevin (September 6, 2015). "Dolphins practice squad 2015: Team confirms eight of ten spots". The Phinsider. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ Kelly, Omar (September 16, 2015). "Three Dolphins defensive ends nursing injuries". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  13. ↑ Mason, Andrew (September 22, 2015). "Broncos add Deandre Coleman to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  14. ↑ Poupari, Alain. "Dolphins Make Moves To Get Roster To 53". MiamiDolphins.com.
  15. ↑ "Bills sign TE Gerald Christian & DT Deandre Coleman to practice squad". BuffaloBills.com.
  16. ↑ Brown, Chris (November 29, 2016). "DT Bryant, WR Powell to I-R; Bills call up WR Lewis, DT Coleman". BuffaloBills.com.

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