2024 Football Roster
Roster
Kevin Coleman Jr.
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- St. Louis, Mo.
- High School/Previous School:
- St. Maryโs HS (Louisville)
Career Honors
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2024 All-SEC Third Team, WR (Coaches')
2024 Biletnikoffย Award Watch Listย (Best Receiver)
2024 Paul Hornung Trophy Watch List
2022 SWAC Freshman of the Year
Career Notes
Played in 39 career games with 28 starts โฆ At Mississippi State he played in 12 games with 12 starts... He caught a pass in 29 straight games dating back to Nov. 19, 2022 ... He caught a pass in 38 of 39 career games ... Had 4+ receptions in 15 career games, including all 12 games at State ... Following the 2024 season, Coleman had 132 career receptions, 1,769 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns โฆ Had a career long reception of 85 yards, with an season-best 80-yard reception while at Mississippi State โฆ Averaged 3.4 receptions per game, 13.4 yards per reception and 45.4 yards per game in his career โฆ Caught a pass in 29 straight games โฆ His 74 receptions ranked 4th in a single-season at Mississippi State and the most since 2021 โฆ 1 of 6 Bulldogs in program history with at least 65 receptions in a single season โฆ His 932 receiving yards ranked 5th most in a single-season at Mississippi State โฆ Transferred to Missouri following the 2024 season.
2024 (Junior Season)ย
Played in 12 games with 12 starts โฆ Set career-highโs in receptions (74), yards (932) and touchdowns (6) โฆ Led the team in all three receiving categories โฆ Averaged 6.2 receptions per game, 12.6 yards per reception and 77.7 yards per game โฆย Had 4, 100+ yard receiving games, all against P4 opponents with three on the road (at OM, UGA and ARK) โฆ Had a season-best 8โyard reception at Arizona State โฆ Caught 5+ passes in 11 of 12 games including each of the final 10 games โฆ First Mississippi State receiver to have 8+ receptions in three straight games since 2021 โฆ Had six games with a reception of 30+ yards โฆ Ranked 5th in the SEC in receiving yards (932) โฆ Tied for 12th in the SEC in receiving touchdowns (6) โฆ Had 39 receptions that went for 10 or more yards โฆ Had seven receptions of 30+ yards, tied for 9th in the SEC โฆ Ranked 8th in the SEC in all-purpose yards (1,096), second on the team behind Davon Booth โฆ 1 of 7 SEC (1 of 30 FBS) players with a reception of 80+ yards โฆHis 80-yard reception was the longest reception by a State player since Nov. 23, 2019 โฆ Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his Mississippi State debut โฆ Caught five passes for 88 yards and a touchdown โฆ Had 117 punt return yards on five attempts โฆ His 117 punt return yards were the most by a Mississippi State player in a single game since Dec. 5, 1998 โฆ His 88 receiving yards were second on the team for week one โฆ Earned a PFF offensive grade of 91.0 which ranked second in the SEC and 10th in the FBS โฆ His 90.3 receiving grade by PFF ranked 16th in the FBS and second in the SEC ... at Arizona State (9/7): Caught four passes for 103 yards and a touchdown ... Second career 100+ yard receiving game, first at State ... Caught and ran in an 80-yard score, the longest reception by a State player since 2019 ... Led the team in receiving yards ... Ranks third in the SEC in yards per game through two weeks at 95.5 ypg ... Third in the SEC in total receiving yards with 191 through two weeks ... Toledo (9/14): Caught seven passes for 77 yards and a touchdown ... Has caught a touchdown in every game so far this season ... Has caught a pass in 20 straight career games ... Set a career high in receptions ...ย Florida (9/21): Caught six passes for 19 yards ... Also ran the ball once for nine yards ... Has caught a pass in 21 straight games ... Has five or more receptions in three out of the four games this season ...ย at Texas (9/28): Caught six passes for 57 yards ... Has caught a pass in 22 straight games ... Fourth game (third straight)ย with 5+ receptions ...ย at Georgia (10/12): Caught eight passes for 103 yards โฆ Had one carry for a one-yard gain โฆ Recorded his second 100-yard receiving game for State and tied his season high in receiving yards ...ย 23rdย straight game with a receptionย ... 4th straight game with 5+ receptions, 5th totalย game ...ย Texas A&M (10/19): Hauled in eight receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown ... Scored his fourth touchdown of the season, the most he has scored in a single season in his career ... Led State in receiving with 89 yards, this is the fifth game this season he has done so ... Now has a reception of 30+ yards in four games this season ...ย 24thย straight game with a reception ... 5th straight game with 5+ receptions, 6th totalย game ...ย Arkansas (10/26): Caught eight passes for 100 yards and a touchdown ... Caught his fifth touchdown of the season and has caught a touchdown in back-to-back games ... 6th straight game with 5+ receptions ... 3rd straight game with 8+ receptions ... This marks the sixth game this season that he has led State in receiving yards and the third time this season he has had 100 or more receiving yards ...ย 25th straight game with a reception ... Had one punt return (first since game one) for 15 yards ...ย UMass (10/2): Caught five passes for 52 yardsย ...ย Has caught a pass in 26 straight games ... Has recorded five or more reception in eight games this season ... Has recorded 50+ receiving yards in eight of nine games this season ...ย at Tennessee (11/9): Caught five passes for 68 yards โฆ Has caught a pass in 27 straight games โฆ This was his eighth game in a row with 5+ receptions โฆ Has 50+ receiving yards in nine of ten games this season ...ย Missouri (11/23): Caught six passes for 58 yards โฆ Has caught a pass in 28 straight games โฆ This was his ninth game in a row with 5+ receptions โฆ Has 50+ receiving yards in 10 of 11 games this season โฆ at Ole Miss (11/29): Caught 6 passes for 118 yards and one touchdown โฆ Fourth 100+ yard game of the season โฆ Returned four punts for 11 yards.
2023 (Sophomore Season - Louisville)
Appeared in all 14 games for the Cardinals while making 11 starts โฆ Totaled 26 receptions for 362 yards and two touchdowns โฆ Had a season-long reception of 58 yards at Miami on Nov. 18 โฆ Season-best five receptions at Pitt on Oct. 14, and a season-high 66 yards receiving in the season-opener against Georgia Tech on Sept. 1 โฆ Rushed the ball 26 times for 117 yards.
2022 (True Freshman Season - Jackson State)
SWAC Freshman of the Year โฆ Caught 32 passes for 475 yards and three scores โฆ Closed his rookie season with a career-high seven receptions for 137 yards and one score in the Celebration Bowl loss to North Carolina Central.
High School
Rated 4-Star recruit at St. Maryโs โฆ Stellar career on offense, defense, and special teams โฆ Caught 179 passes for 3,968 yards and 56 touchdowns and rushed 37 times for 435 yards and six touchdowns โฆ Recorded 87 tackles and 14 interceptions โฆ Averaged 26.9 yards on kickoff returns and 20.3 yards on punt returns with 16 return touchdowns โฆ Scored 29 touchdowns (21 receiving, three rushing, six returns) as a senior โฆ Totaled 1,993 all-purpose yards โฆ Caught 37 passes for 985 yards and 17 touchdowns, rushed 37 times for 435 โฆ Averaged 37.0 yards on kickoff returns and 25.7 yards on punt returns.
Social Media
X/Twitter โ @KevinLamarCole1
Instagram โย 3.different
Career-Highs
Rushing Attempts: 2, vs. Kentucky (11/25/2023) *
Rushing Yards: 21, vs. Kentucky (11/25/2023) *
Longest Rush: 11, vs. Kentucky (11/25/2023) *
Receptions: 8, 3x, last vs. Arkansas (10/26/2024)
Receiving Yards: 137, vs. NC Central (12/17/2022) ^
Receiving Touchdowns: 1, 11x, last at Ole Miss (11/29/2024)
Longest Reception: 85, vs. NC Central (JSU, 12/17/2022) ^
Kickoff Returns: 6,ย , vs. NC Central (12/17/2022) ^
Kickoff Return Yards: 125, vs. NC Central (12/17/2022) ^
Long Kick Return: 68, vs. Alabama A&M (11/12/2022) ^
Punt Returns: 5, vs. Eastern Kentucky (08/31/2024)
Punt Return Yards: 117, vs. Eastern Kentucky (08/31/2024)
Longest Punt Return: 32 yards, vs. Eastern Kentucky (08/31/2024)
* Career-high set at Louisville | ^ Career-high set at Jackson State
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