2015 Football Roster
Roster
Kivon Coman
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 196
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sheffield, AL
- High School/Previous School:
- Hargrave [VA] Military Academy
2016 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2014 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
CAREER: Talented, hard-hitting safety who played in 49 games with 23 starts ... Was a starter as a junior and senior … Collected three interceptions, 188 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and 15 pass breakups … Graduated in December 2016 … Two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2016 SENIOR SEASON: Started all 10 games he played in at safety … Missed the BYU, Kentucky and Samford games due to an ankle injury … Fifth on the team in tackles with 58 and second in interceptions with two … Led all defensive backs with five tackles for loss … Notched a career-best two tackles for loss in the season-opener against South Alabama (9/3) … Collected interceptions in back-to-back games against UMass (9/24) and Auburn (10/8) … Tallied a career-high 15 tackles against Arkansas (11/19) … Outstanding performance in his final Egg Bowl (12/26), picking up eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup in the big win … Had three tackles in his final career game in the St. Pete Bowl (12/26).
2015 JUNIOR SEASON: Appeared in all 13 games on the year as a starter … Had the best all-around season of his career, amassing 76 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, seven pass breakups, one interception and one quarterback hurry … Ranked third on the team in total tackles … Posted a multiple-tackle performance in every game with five or more tackles in nine games … Made a tackle for loss in seven games with his only unassisted tackle for loss of the season having come at Missouri (11/5) for a loss of five yards … Recorded his first-career quarterback hurry vs. Northwestern State (9/19) midway through the first quarter … Broke up a pass in seven games, including a span of five-straight from Texas A&M (10/3) through Missouri (11/5) … Notched his first-career sack for a five-yard loss in the first quarter vs. Troy (10/10) … Made a career-best nine tackles against Kentucky (10/24) and matched the effort two games later vs. Alabama (11/14) … Tallied a season-high six solo tackles and his first-career interception at Missouri (11/5) in the third quarter … Had a four-game stretch during SEC play where he totaled 33 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, three pass break ups and one interception – vs. Kentucky (10/24), at Missouri (11/5), vs. Alabama (11/14) and at Arkansas (11/21).
2014 SOPHOMORE SEASON: For the second-consecutive season, played in all 13 games … A member of the 2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll … Booked 39 tackles (22 solo) on the season … His 39 tackles ranked 10th on the team … Registered four or more tackles in six contests and recorded at least one tackle in all but one … Deflected six passes and blocked one kick … Was one of only three Bulldogs to block a kick in 2014 … Saw time on special teams as a member of the kickoff coverage unit … Made his presence felt in pass coverage, along with defending the run … Blocked a third quarter punt vs. UAB (9/6) that resulted in a touchdown on the following drive … Collected three solo tackles (four total) in a road win over LSU (9/20) … Broke up three passes against Vanderbilt (11/22), along with having made four tackles … Made a career-high seven tackles and a career-best six solo tackles in the Capital One Orange Bowl (12/31) … Also recorded one tackle for loss vs. Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl.
2013 TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON: Experienced action in all 13 games and finished with 15 tackles (13 solo) ... Tallied one hit for lost yardage and recovered one fumble ... Tied for fourth on the team with three tackles on kickoff returns ... Evenly divided other 12 tackles with six hits on rushing and passing plays ... In 2013 AutoZone Liberty Bowl against Rice (12/31), registered two tackles, both solo stops ... Matched career high and set personal best with three hits at Texas A&M (11/9) ... Recorded a personal-best three solo hits against the Aggies ... Booked two tackles against Kentucky (10/24) ... Spoiled a Troy fake punt (9/21), halting Will Scott after a two-yard gain ... Recovered first career fumble against Alcorn State (9/7), scooping up a Tavoris Doss loose ball in the fourth quarter ... Registered first career tackle against Oklahoma State (8/31), entering in the fourth quarter and stopping quarterback J.W. Walsh for a one-yard loss.
HIGH SCHOOL: Tabbed as the top post-grad safety in the country by 247Sports while being the 29th rated prep player, regardless of position, in the country ... Spent a year at Hargrave Military Academy in post-graduate school after getting high school degree from Florence High School in Florence, Ala. ... During post-graduate season, recorded 57 total tackles, a tackle for loss, a forced and recovered fumble and tied for the team lead with three interceptions ... First signed with the Bulldogs on Feb. 1, 2012 ... Recorded 62 tackles, six pass deflections, six forced fumbles, four interceptions and three fumble recoveries during senior season at Florence ... Selected to the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic as one of the top players in the state of Alabama, and started at cornerback ... Tabbed as a top recruit in the state of Alabama by the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s Elite 18 football prospects ... Named Second-Team All-State by Scout.com.
PERSONAL: Born Kivon Dontez Coman on Oct. 25, 1992 ... Son of Shaquita Coman ... Earned his degree in kinesiology in December 2016 … Twitter handle is @Mr_Coman.
COMAN’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 15, vs. Arkansas (11-19-16)
Tackles for loss: 2, vs. South Alabama (9-3-16)
Sacks: 0.5 vs. Troy (10-10-15)
Interceptions: 1, three times, last vs. Auburn (10-8-16)
Pass Breakups: 1, several times
