Corey Coleman

Corey Coleman
No. 19 Cleveland Browns
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1994-07-06) July 6, 1994
Place of birth: Dallas, Texas
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Richardson (TX) Pearce
College: Baylor
NFL draft: 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 15
Career history
Roster status: Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Corey Defelious Coleman (born July 6, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Baylor.

Early life

Coleman attended J. J. Pearce High School in Richardson, Texas, where he was a three-sport star in football, basketball and track. In football, he excelled as a rusher, receiver and returner under head coach Randy Robertson and was named first-team 2011 All-Area by The Dallas Morning News SportsDay (as WR/RB/QB) and earned 2011 first-team Class 4A All-State and District 10-4A MVP honors as a wide receiver. As a sophomore, he totaled 707 yards and 10 touchdowns on 91 rushes as well as 19 receptions for 229 yards and one more score, earning second-team All-District 10-4A honors. He had 69 receptions for 1,003 yards and 11 touchdowns as well as 97 carries for 426 yards and 13 touchdowns as junior in 2010; he also made two interceptions at cornerback en route to 2010 All-District 10-4A honors. As a senior in 2011, he totaled 69 receptions for 932 yards and 11 touchdowns, 567 yards and 15 touchdowns on 84 rushes and threw for 106 yards on 5-of-6 passing. In his final three seasons, Coleman amassed 3,864 all-purpose yards and 61 touchdowns. Following his senior season, he was selected to play for the 2012 U.S. Under-19 National Football Team in the February International Bowl (formerly known as Team USA vs. The World).

Coleman also participated on the track & field team, where he was a standout sprinter and jumper. As a junior in 2011, he placed second at the District 10-4A meet in the triple jump with a leap of 13.70 meters (44'11.5").[1] He posted a personal-best time of 10.83 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the 48th Annual Jesuit-Sheaner Relays, placing sixth in the finals.[2] At the Region II-4A meet, he recorded a career-best time of 21.76 seconds in the 200-meter dash en route to an 8th-place finish; he was also a finalist in the jumping events, finishing second in the long jump (6.99m or 22'11") and third in the high jump (2.0m or 6'6.75"), while also running the third leg on the 4x100m relay squad, helping them earn a fourth-place finish with a time of 41.97 seconds.[3] Before his senior year, he ran the fastest 40-yard dash (4.32 seconds) at a SPARQ Combine in Oregon, which featured some of the nation's top recruits. As senior in 2012, he finished eighth at Texas UIL 3A state meet in the high jump with a 1.93m (6'4") mark.[4]

Coleman was rated by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit.[5] He committed to Baylor University to play college football.

College career

After redshirting in 2012, Coleman started 10 of 13 games as a redshirt freshman in 2013. For the season he had 35 receptions for 527 yards and two touchdowns. Coleman missed the first three games of his sophomore season due to a hamstring injury. In his first game back he had 12 receptions for 154 yards and a touchdown.[6] Overall he appeared in 10 games and recorded 64 receptions for 1,119 yards and 11 touchdowns.[7] During the second game of his junior year in 2015, Coleman set the school record with four touchdown receptions in a single game.[8][9] Coleman finished the year with 74 catches, 1363 yards an 18.4 yard average per catch, and 20 touchdowns.[10] Coleman capped off the year by winning the 2015 Fred Biletnikoff Award for the nation's best wide receiver.[11] On December 23, 2015, Coleman underwent a sports hernia surgery, causing him to miss the Russell Athletic Bowl. A few days following his surgery, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2016 NFL Draft.

Professional career

Corey was drafted 15th overall by the Cleveland Browns in 2016 NFL Draft.[12]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
5 ft 11 in 194 lb30 1⁄4 in9 in 40.5 in 11 ft 3 in 17 reps
All values from NFL Combine,[13]

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