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. Mary’s HS (Louisville)
Career Honors
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2024 All-SEC Third Team, WR (Coaches')
2024 Biletnikoff Award Watch List (Best Receiver)
2024 Paul Hornung Trophy Watch List
2022 SWAC Freshman of the Year
Career Notes
Played in 39 career games with 28 starts … 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 … Had a career long reception of 85 yards, with an season-best 80-yard reception while at Mississippi State … Averaged 3.4 receptions per game, 13.4 yards per reception and 45.4 yards per game in his career … Caught a pass in 29 straight games … His 74 receptions ranked 4th in a single-season at Mississippi State and the most since 2021 … 1 of 6 Bulldogs in program history with at least 65 receptions in a single season … His 932 receiving yards ranked 5th most in a single-season at Mississippi State … Transferred to Missouri following the 2024 season.
2024 (Junior Season)
Played in 12 games with 12 starts … Set career-high’s in receptions (74), yards (932) and touchdowns (6) … Led the team in all three receiving categories … Averaged 6.2 receptions per game, 12.6 yards per reception and 77.7 yards per game … Had 4, 100+ yard receiving games, all against P4 opponents with three on the road (at OM, UGA and ARK) … Had a season-best 8—yard reception at Arizona State … Caught 5+ passes in 11 of 12 games including each of the final 10 games … First Mississippi State receiver to have 8+ receptions in three straight games since 2021 … Had six games with a reception of 30+ yards … Ranked 5th in the SEC in receiving yards (932) … Tied for 12th in the SEC in receiving touchdowns (6) … Had 39 receptions that went for 10 or more yards … Had seven receptions of 30+ yards, tied for 9th in the SEC … Ranked 8th in the SEC in all-purpose yards (1,096), second on the team behind Davon Booth … 1 of 7 SEC (1 of 30 FBS) players with a reception of 80+ yards …His 80-yard reception was the longest reception by a State player since Nov. 23, 2019 … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Made his Mississippi State debut … Caught five passes for 88 yards and a touchdown … Had 117 punt return yards on five attempts … His 117 punt return yards were the most by a Mississippi State player in a single game since Dec. 5, 1998 … His 88 receiving yards were second on the team for week one … Earned a PFF offensive grade of 91.0 which ranked second in the SEC and 10th in the FBS … 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 ... 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 ... at Texas (9/28): Caught six passes for 57 yards ... Has caught a pass in 22 straight games ... Fourth game (third straight) with 5+ receptions ... at Georgia (10/12): Caught eight passes for 103 yards … Had one carry for a one-yard gain … Recorded his second 100-yard receiving game for State and tied his season high in receiving yards ... 23rd straight game with a reception ... 4th straight game with 5+ receptions, 5th total game ... 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 ... 24th straight game with a reception ... 5th straight game with 5+ receptions, 6th total game ... 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 ... 25th straight game with a reception ... Had one punt return (first since game one) for 15 yards ... UMass (10/2): Caught five passes for 52 yards ... 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 ... at Tennessee (11/9): Caught five passes for 68 yards … Has caught a pass in 27 straight games … This was his eighth game in a row with 5+ receptions … Has 50+ receiving yards in nine of ten games this season ... Missouri (11/23): Caught six passes for 58 yards … Has caught a pass in 28 straight games … This was his ninth game in a row with 5+ receptions … Has 50+ receiving yards in 10 of 11 games this season … at Ole Miss (11/29): Caught 6 passes for 118 yards and one touchdown … Fourth 100+ yard game of the season … Returned four punts for 11 yards.
2023 (Sophomore Season - Louisville)
Appeared in all 14 games for the Cardinals while making 11 starts … Totaled 26 receptions for 362 yards and two touchdowns … Had a season-long reception of 58 yards at Miami on Nov. 18 … 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 … Rushed the ball 26 times for 117 yards.
2022 (True Freshman Season - Jackson State)
SWAC Freshman of the Year … Caught 32 passes for 475 yards and three scores … 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. Mary’s … Stellar career on offense, defense, and special teams … Caught 179 passes for 3,968 yards and 56 touchdowns and rushed 37 times for 435 yards and six touchdowns … Recorded 87 tackles and 14 interceptions … Averaged 26.9 yards on kickoff returns and 20.3 yards on punt returns with 16 return touchdowns … Scored 29 touchdowns (21 receiving, three rushing, six returns) as a senior … Totaled 1,993 all-purpose yards … Caught 37 passes for 985 yards and 17 touchdowns, rushed 37 times for 435 … Averaged 37.0 yards on kickoff returns and 25.7 yards on punt returns.
Social Media
X/Twitter – @KevinLamarCole1
Instagram – 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, , 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
