Tevin Coleman

RB · Indiana
Coleman thrived in a Wing-T offense in high school so he faced a transition to a between-the-tackles running back role in Bloomington. Coleman served as mostly a reserve as a true freshman and led the team with 566 yards on 24 kick returns (23.6), including a 96-yard touchdown return. He became the starter as a sophomore in 2013 and started the first nine games before an ankle injury ended his season, finishing just shy of 1,000 rushing yards and earning Big Ten Honorable Mention honors. Coleman had his best season in 2014 as a junior, becoming the 18th FBS player to reach the 2,000-yard rushing mark in a single season, setting a new school record with 2,036 rushing yards. He led the country in 20- (10) and 50-yard (6) touchdown runs and finished his career with 15 100-yard rushing performances. Coleman earned First Team All-Big Ten honors and was one of three finalists for the Doak Walker Award in recognition for his historic junior season (even received two first-place votes for the Heisman Trophy, finishing seventh). He decided to skip his final year of eligibility and enter the 2015 NFL Draft. Coleman dominated against some suspect Big Ten run defenses, but he was also productive for a one-trick offense where he was clearly the main weapon and couldn't be stopped. He is a big play waiting to happen if he can break initial contact, tearing through the open field where he can get his momentum going. Coleman has some deceiving power and attacks the line with a head of steam, but doesn't consistently run behind his pads and his taller stature can't be masked all the time. Coleman is arguably the best three-down back in this draft class because of his ability in pass protection and catching the ball.