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Jersey Number 55
Colin Coates
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 320
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School/Previous School:
- Saint Frances HS (Charlotte)
Career Honors
2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 17 career games with one start … Transferred to Mississippi State ahead of the 2025 season.
2025 (Junior Season)
Did not see any game action … Earned a redshirt … Missed the entire season due to injury.
2024 (Sophomore Season – Charlotte)
Played in 12 games with zero starters ... Earned 14 total tackles with one fumble recovery and one QB hurry.
2023 (True Freshman Season – Charlotte)
Played in five games while earning one start ... Totaled 14 tackles with 2.0 TFL ... Made his collegiate debut against Navy and earned his first start in the season finale at South Florida ... Recorded seven tackles in back-to-back games to finish out the year.
High School
Three-star recruit out of St. Frances according to ESPN.com/Scout ... Defensive Line MVP at the 1 Percent Showcase in Dec. 2021
Career-Highs Entering 2026
Tackles: 7, vs. Rice (11/18/2023) *
Tackles for Loss: 2.0, vs. Rice (11/18/2023) *
QB Hurries: 1, vs. Tulane (10/31/2024) *
Fumbles Recovered: 1, vs. James Madison (08/32/2024) *
* Career-high set at Charlotte
2025 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 17 career games with one start … Transferred to Mississippi State ahead of the 2025 season.
2025 (Junior Season)
Did not see any game action … Earned a redshirt … Missed the entire season due to injury.
2024 (Sophomore Season – Charlotte)
Played in 12 games with zero starters ... Earned 14 total tackles with one fumble recovery and one QB hurry.
2023 (True Freshman Season – Charlotte)
Played in five games while earning one start ... Totaled 14 tackles with 2.0 TFL ... Made his collegiate debut against Navy and earned his first start in the season finale at South Florida ... Recorded seven tackles in back-to-back games to finish out the year.
High School
Three-star recruit out of St. Frances according to ESPN.com/Scout ... Defensive Line MVP at the 1 Percent Showcase in Dec. 2021
Career-Highs Entering 2026
Tackles: 7, vs. Rice (11/18/2023) *
Tackles for Loss: 2.0, vs. Rice (11/18/2023) *
QB Hurries: 1, vs. Tulane (10/31/2024) *
Fumbles Recovered: 1, vs. James Madison (08/32/2024) *
* Career-high set at Charlotte
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