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Antonio Coleman

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Mobile, AL

High School:
Williamson

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 257

Position:
DE

Birthdate:
09/01/1986

Experience:
2L

Major:
Criminology

2008 -- Athlon Sports Preseason Second Team All-SEC ... Phil Steele's Preseason Second Team All-SEC ... Named to Chuck Bednarik Award Preseason Watch List. SPRING 2008 -- Received the Off-Season Conditioning Award by the coaching staff following spring drills.

2007 -- Rivals.com Second Team All-SEC ... Named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Oct. 29) for his performance vs. Ole Miss ... Led team with 18.5 (-84) TFL's and 8.5 (-54) quarterback sacks ... In last nine games of season had 14.5 tackles for loss (-64) ... Had at least one TFL in nine of 13 games and multiple TFL games seven times ... Fourth in SEC in tackles for loss (18.5) and tied for fifth in sacks (8.5) ... Had three or more tackles in seven of 13 games ... Made first career start in Vanderbilt game, tallying three stops including two tackles for loss (-7) .... Celebrated 21st birthday by recovering a fumble and returning it 34 yards with 1:11 remaining in the fourth quarter to seal 23-13 come-from-behind victory against Kansas State ... Had three tackles in South Florida loss, including first career quarterback sack (-12) ... Tallied two tackles, including quarterback sack (-4) against Mississippi State ... Notched five tackles, two tackles for loss (-4) and quarterback sack (-2) against New Mexico State ... Recorded a TFL and sack in three consecutive games in Sept., tallying 4.0 tackles for loss (-20) and 3.0 quarterback sacks (-18) during last three contests ... Three tackles, two for loss (-15) and one sack (-9) at Arkansas ... Set career highs vs. Georgia with eight tackles, all solo, and 4.0 tackles for loss ... Had one QB hurry and one pass break up to go with two tackles vs. Alabama... Recorded two tackles with 1.5 (-6) sacks against Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl.

2006 -- Finished with 18 tackles and six quarterback hurries ... Totaled three solo tackles against Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl ... Finished with two tackles against Alabama, including one for loss (-3) ... Posted two solo tackles against Georgia ... Finished with two tackles and two quarterback hurries against Arkansas State ... Posted two tackles, including one solo, against Florida ... Credited with a team-leading two quarterback hurries against LSU ... Played in his first career game against Washington State and made three solo tackles.

2005 -- Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL -- Garnered 147 tackles and 23 sacks as a senior ... Led his team to a 10-3 record and to the quarter-finals of the playoffs ... Birmingham News Super Seniors ... All-State honors ... Alabama Sports Writers Association's Super 12 ... Mobile Register Super Southeast 120 ... SuperPrep Dixie Team ... PrepStar All-Region ... Awarded honorable mention All-Southern Football Team by the Orlando Sentinel ... Montgomery Advertiser All-State football team ... Alabama Sports Writers Association 5A Lineman of the Year ... Scout.com top 75 Defensive Ends ... Scout.com Postseason Alabama Top 30 ... Rivals.com Outside Linebackers Top 50 ... Rivals.com Alabama Top 25 ... Also played basketball and ran track.

PERSONAL -- Born Sept. 1, 1986 ... Son of Olivia Coleman ... Majoring in criminology.

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