Coleman coming back?

[TheHB]

Coleman is a really good back, but the really great ones don’t rely on their OLs.
Coleman is definitely hurt by his OL, but I don’t think he’s alone in college football. There aren’t a lot of really good offensive lines out there.

 

[chuck]

Bucky Irving went in the 4th round. How does Coleman comp?

Coleman is much better in my opinion
I love me some Coleman

Coleman isn't exceptionally big or fast. I think you have to be pretty exceptional at all aspects, including the underwear Olympics, to be an early pick as an RB. Just being really good at running the ball isn't enough. More and more oro teams think they can find their guy in the late rounds or via UDFA.

 

[GrundleStiltzkin]

Bucky Irving went in the 4th round. How does Coleman comp?

Coleman is much better in my opinion
I love me some Coleman

Running backs are a dime a dozen in the NFL unless you are truly elite. Coleman is a really good college running back, but so are dozens of others.

If Coleman had any blocking at all, he'd be averaging 8.0 yards per carry

Which is why, for him, he should leave to maximize his potential.

 

[DerekJohnson]

Coleman is a really good back, but the really great ones don’t rely on their OLs.
Coleman is definitely hurt by his OL, but I don’t think he’s alone in college football. There aren’t a lot of really good offensive lines out there.

good lord… we will have to agree to disagree on this one
Myles Gaskin wouldn't be faring any better than Coleman with this current line.
Coleman's efforts are fantastic

 

[TheHB]

Coleman is a really good back, but the really great ones don’t rely on their OLs.
Coleman is definitely hurt by his OL, but I don’t think he’s alone in college football. There aren’t a lot of really good offensive lines out there.

good lord… we will have to agree to disagree on this one
Myles Gaskin wouldn't be faring any better than Coleman with this current line.
Coleman's efforts are fantastic

Is Gaskin still in the NFL? He was drafted in the seventh round

 

[WoolleyDoog]

This thread took some turns. Long story short good it's good that it sounds like Coleman could be coming back. Would love him, Muhammad, and Demond's running threat behind a better OL next year.

 

[WoolleyDoog]

He's bounced between cuts and practice squads and active rosters the past couple years. He's on the active roster for the Vikings right now and has put together a good career for a 7th round pick.

 

[AtomicDawg]

He's bounced between cuts and practice squads and active rosters the past couple years. He's on the active roster for the Vikings right now and has put together a good career for a 7th round pick.

he was in street clothes last week vs the rams.

In short, you're crazy to go pro if you're a late round pick and you have a decent NIL offer in front of you. Bouncing on and off the active roster or practice squad is not worth it if you're a high impact college player.

 

[HFNY]

I look at Coleman and see a 2nd to 4th round pick with the TBDs his durability and how he is catching balls out of the backfield.

 

[BleachedAnusDawg]

I don’t want dumb players on my team and Coleman would have to be beyond dumb to return.

If he's projected as a 5th round pick his signing bonus would be under $400k and the actual contract is not guaranteed money. If he can make more at UW next year how would that be a dumb decision?

Yeah the idea that any RB needs to hurry and get his NFL time started only applies to first or maybe second round picks anymore. There is more incentive for a mid or late round guy to just stay in college.

Why does everyone and their brother think Coleman is a late-round pick? He looks late first round or early second round to me, if healthy.

Health problems and he doesn't have breakaway speed. No way he's a first rounder. He reminds me of Maurice Jones-Drew, but not quite as good as MJD was.

 

[PostGameOrangeSlices]

Coleman is so slow he will not go higher than the 5th. Likely UDFA. Johnson was better than Coleman IMO last year and he went undrafted because fucking cock sucker doog legend DeBoer broke his foot last year for no reason

Coleman needs to go to his brother Lavon Coleman's school of chiseling cement off of his cleats, and then gets healthy.
Get an NIL bag for this year and play for a 4th round grade next year

 

[AtomicDawg]

Coleman is so slow he will not go higher than the 5th. Likely UDFA. Johnson was better than Coleman IMO last year and he went undrafted because fucking cock sucker doog legend DeBoer broke his foot last year for no reason

Coleman needs to go to his brother Lavon Coleman's school of chiseling cement off of his cleats, and then gets healthy.
Get an NIL bag for this year and play for a 4th round grade next year

Coleman is way better than Johnson. Loved Johnson, but he is way slower with less burst. No wiggle. Just drove the tackler back for an extra yard or two and was a good pass blocker.

Coleman has burst, can make a guy miss and breaks a ton of tackles. He will play in the nfl. Johnson will be lucky to get a carry.

 

[Canadawg]

Coleman is a really good back, but the really great ones don’t rely on their OLs.
Coleman is definitely hurt by his OL, but I don’t think he’s alone in college football. There aren’t a lot of really good offensive lines out there.

good lord… we will have to agree to disagree on this one
Myles Gaskin wouldn't be faring any better than Coleman with this current line.
Coleman's efforts are fantastic

Gaskin would have played twice as many snaps

 

[PostGameOrangeSlices]

Coleman is so slow he will not go higher than the 5th. Likely UDFA. Johnson was better than Coleman IMO last year and he went undrafted because fucking cock sucker doog legend DeBoer broke his foot last year for no reason

Coleman needs to go to his brother Lavon Coleman's school of chiseling cement off of his cleats, and then gets healthy.
Get an NIL bag for this year and play for a 4th round grade next year

Coleman is way better than Johnson. Loved Johnson, but he is way slower with less burst. No wiggle. Just drove the tackler back for an extra yard or two and was a good pass blocker.

Coleman has burst, can make a guy miss and breaks a ton of tackles. He will play in the nfl. Johnson will be lucky to get a carry.

Dude Johnson housed it multiple times last year from 40+ yards out.
Coleman has yet to meet an LB or secondary player who can't run him down.
Coleman is a tank, but Johnson was much faster
If Coleman was a tiny bit faster we actually beat Rutgers because he had 2 break away runs I thought were for sure gone and he got caught. @WoolleyDoog and I said game over in the thread because we got into the red zone which is a bust 81% of the time

 

[HFNY]

Coleman is so slow he will not go higher than the 5th. Likely UDFA. Johnson was better than Coleman IMO last year and he went undrafted because fucking cock sucker doog legend DeBoer broke his foot last year for no reason

Coleman needs to go to his brother Lavon Coleman's school of chiseling cement off of his cleats, and then gets healthy.
Get an NIL bag for this year and play for a 4th round grade next year

Coleman is way better than Johnson. Loved Johnson, but he is way slower with less burst. No wiggle. Just drove the tackler back for an extra yard or two and was a good pass blocker.

Coleman has burst, can make a guy miss and breaks a ton of tackles. He will play in the nfl. Johnson will be lucky to get a carry.

Dude Johnson housed it multiple times last year from 40+ yards out.
Coleman has yet to meet an LB or secondary player who can't run him down.
Coleman is a tank, but Johnson was much faster
If Coleman was a tiny bit faster we actually beat Rutgers because he had 2 break away runs I thought were for sure gone and he got caught. @WoolleyDoog and I said game over in the thread because we got into the red zone which is a bust 81% of the time

I'd guess Coleman is about 4.55 forty yard dash guy. He's not slow and does have very good acceleration and vision. If he can get down to 4.45 to 4.5 and prove he can carry the ball 15-20 times a game week in and week out, a RB hungry team could take him in the late 2nd or 3rd.

 

[PostGameOrangeSlices]

There is no chance in hell Coleman is any faster than 4.6 in a legit 40
He has quickness but he isn't fast

 

[dnc]

Coleman is a really good back, but the really great ones don’t rely on their OLs.
Coleman is definitely hurt by his OL, but I don’t think he’s alone in college football. There aren’t a lot of really good offensive lines out there.

good lord… we will have to agree to disagree on this one
Myles Gaskin wouldn't be faring any better than Coleman with this current line.
Coleman's efforts are fantastic

Gaskin was amazing and spends more time on the practice squad in the NFL than the active roster. In six years he's made $6.6 million (assuming he finishes this year on the active roster). $2.5 of that was 2022, otherwise he's made less than $1 million every season.

I love Coleman but he doesn't have any huge NFL buzz and I don't think he's going to blow away the combine. He's definitely the kind of guy who could make more in college than his rookie year. Feels like a guy who could get $1 million in NIL next year.

 

[HFNY]

I agree about Coleman at the combine but if he can stay healthy and run faster than a 4.6, he should go in the 5th or earlier which would put him in the $1 to $1.25 million range per year if he went in the 5th. Maybe UW would be willing to pony up $1.5 because defending Coleman and Williams next year would be a nightmare in the RPO game for LBs.

 

[Canadawg]

Everyone gotta chill. He's actually in the perfect window of cleary being very good but definitely not of interest to the NFL this year. Look forward to him running with Demond and Muhammed next year

 

[AtomicDawg]

I agree about Coleman at the combine but if he can stay healthy and run faster than a 4.6, he should go in the 5th or earlier which would put him in the $1 to $1.25 million range per year if he went in the 5th. Maybe UW would be willing to pony up $1.5 because defending Coleman and Williams next year would be a nightmare in the RPO game for LBs.

5th round picks typically are not on the active roster consistently for the most part. Unless you hate school, take the college bag.