2015 Football Roster
Roster
Will Coleman
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Tyler, TX
- High School/Previous School:
- Tyler [TX] JC
CAREER: Athletic defensive lineman who saw time at MSU’s 3-4 Viper position … Played in 21 games with one start in his two-year career … Graduated from MSU in December 2016.
2016 SENIOR SEASON: Played in eight games with one start … Start came in his final career game, the St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Miami … Was slowed by a back injury to start the season and missed the first five games of the year – South Alabama, South Carolina, LSU, UMass, Auburn … Made season debut at BYU (10/14) … Made first tackle of the season at Kentucky (10/22) … Notched his first career sack against Samford, recording a loss of nine yards (10/29) … Collected a season-high two tackles against Arkansas (11/19) … Tallied one tackle in career finale vs. Miami (12/26).
2015 JUNIOR SEASON: Appeared in all 13 games … Picked up 15 tackles (seven solo), 2.5 tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup … Recorded a tackle in seven games with five of those games having included a multiple-tackle performance … Made his debut in the season-opener at Southern Miss (9/5), recording one tackle … Added one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup vs. Troy (10/10) … Notched a tackle for loss in three games with solo efforts in two – vs. Louisiana Tech (10/17) and Alabama (11/14) … Recorded another quarterback hurry against Kentucky (10/24) in the fourth quarter … Made a season-best three tackles on two occasions – vs. Northwestern State (9/19) and vs. NC State (12/30) to close the season in the Belk Bowl.
2014 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON: Redshirted during initial year with the program.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: A two-year letterwinner for head coach Danny Palmer ... Named to the Second Team All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference ... A three-star recruit according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports ... Guided the Apaches to 9-2 overall record and a 47-21 victory against Garden City Community College in the Football Capital of Kansas Bowl in Dec. of 2013 ... Squad finished the season ranked No. 10 in the final National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) poll ... During second year with the program, tallied 66 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... Ranked 11th among all junior college players, and first in the conference, in fumble recoveries with three ... Stood 11th in the NJCAA with 63 solo tackles ... Made a career-high 10 tackles against Navarro College on Oct. 5 ... In Kansas Bowl versus Garden City Community College, booked a season-best 2.5 sacks for a total of 12 yards lost and recovered a pair of fumbles ... Tallied nine tackles in three games (Kilgore College, Blinn College and the Kansas Bowl) ... Part of a defense that allowed 12 or fewer points three times and posted one shutout, against Southeast Prep during a 49-0 triumph ... As a rookie, booked 18 stops and one sack while breaking up a pair of passes ... Registered a year-high four hits at Navarro College ... Booked year’s only sack against Southeast Prep in a 68-7 victory.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Tyler Lee High School ... Participated in track throwing the discus and won the District 11-5A title with a toss of 175-09.
PERSONAL: Born William Devon Coleman on May 5, 1993 ... Parents are James and Billie ...Earned his undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies in December 2016.
COLEMAN’S CAREER HIGHS:
Tackles: 3, twice, last vs. NC State (12-30-15)
Tackles for loss: 1.0, twice, last vs. Alabama (11-14-15)
Pass breakups: 1, vs. Troy (10-10-14)
