Junior to Watch: Steven Coleman
Junior to Watch: Steven Coleman
High School: Dallas (Texas) Skyline
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Position: Defensive Tackle
Size and Speed: Coleman is 6-foot-5 and 275 pounds. He runs the 40-yard dash in 4.90 seconds.
Statistics: In his junior season, Coleman had approximately 30 tackles and five quarterback sacks.
Honors: None received.
Favorite Schools: He is hearing from LSU, Alabama, Colorado, Kansas, Iowa, Notre Dame, Nebraska, Florida, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona, TCU, Miami, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas A&M, and Texas."
He has no offers yet.
When asked for a list of schools he'd like to visit, he named the following schools (listed in order of mention):
1. Colorado - "They have a good atmosphere and the coaches are good up there. It's out of state and they have good academics."
2. Notre Dame - "The same reasons I mentioned for Colorado. I've followed them on TV too."
3. Florida - "They're my favorite college team. I like the atmosphere, coaches and academics there."
Skinny: He plans to attend the Nike camp in College Station this summer as well as camps at SMU, TCU and possibly one out of state.
He benches 275 pounds ("a while back") and squats 315 pounds.
He has a GPA of 84 (on a 100 scale) and scored a 940 on his first SAT attempt. He plans to take the SAT again.
His priorities for his college choice are, "A good education, atmosphere and fans. Also that the coaches get a long with the players well."
He wouldn't mind going out of state and his parents just want him to go where he'll get a good education.
He plans to take most of his recruiting official visits.
He considers himself a balanced player. "I can rush the passer and stop the run equally well. I'm quick off the ball too. I prefer to play defense."
In his free time he enjoys Playstation 2 and playing pickup football games and hanging out with his friends and teammates.