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games with an ankle injury … Led his team to the Group AAA Division 6 state<br />
title his senior season … A two-time first-team All-Tidewater selection by<br />
The Virginian Pilot … Named The Chesapeake Sports Club Player of the Year<br />
… A first-team All-Southeastern District selection at tailback his senior<br />
season … A member of the National Underclassmen Combine preseason<br />
East Regional First-Team … Rushed for 1,402 yards and 21 touchdowns as a<br />
junior … Finished his career with 4,416 yards rushing … Scored 326 points<br />
in his career – fifth all time in the South Hampton Roads area … Listed as<br />
the No. 101 overall prospect in the country, the No. 3 all-purpose back in<br />
the country and the No. 5 prospect in Virginia by Rivals … Rated the No. 6<br />
prospect in Virginia by The Roanoke Times … Ranked as the No. 7 player in<br />
the state of Virginia by SuperPrep … Ranked as the No. 10 all-purpose back<br />
in the country and the No. 10 player in his state by 247Sports … Ranked as<br />
the No. 25 tailback in the country by Tom Lemming on MaxPreps … Listed<br />
as the No. 32 running back in the country by Scout … Ranked as the No. 24<br />
running back in the country, the No. 49 player in his region and the No. 9<br />
player in the state by ESPN Recruiting Nation.<br />
Personal: Joel David Coleman … Goes by “J.C.” … Born 1/13/94<br />
in Norfolk, VA … Son of Mychelle and Joel Coleman … Major is human<br />
nutrition, foods and exercise.<br />
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Is <strong>com</strong>ing off a personal-best season that included 36 catches for 480<br />
yards and three touchdowns … Also <strong>com</strong>ing off a late-season knee injury<br />
that required surgery after the season … Is on pace to be back when practice<br />
resumes … His summer preparation and conditioning will be extremely<br />
important … A big, strong target who can run … Is expected to play a big<br />
role for the Hokies when he returns to form.<br />
2011: Played in all 14 games, starting three ... Played over 400 snaps on<br />
offense and 21 on special teams ... Had 36 receptions for 480 yards and three<br />
touchdowns ... Led the team with four catches in the win over Appalachian<br />
State, for 29 yards ... Saw action for five offensive snaps at ECU ... Caught two<br />
passes for 61 yards, including his first career TD, a 49-yarder in the second<br />
quarter in the win over Arkansas State ... Recorded a team and career-high<br />
eight catches for 66 yards in his first career start at Marshall ... Registered<br />
four catches for 44 yards against Clemson ... Hauled in a pass for 6 yards in<br />
the win over Miami ... Made one grab for 13 yards at Wake Forest ... Caught a<br />
pass for 28 yards against BC and picked up another catch for 5 yards at Duke<br />
... Hauled in two passes for 56 yards at Georgia Tech, including a 38-yarder<br />
in the third quarter ... Caught the game-winning, 4-yard TD late in the third<br />
quarter against UNC ... Finished with two grabs for 23 yards ... Caught a<br />
pass for two yards at Virginia ... Started the ACC Championship Game against<br />
Clemson and turned in a career-high 116 yards receiving on seven catches ...<br />
Hauled in a 45-yard TD in the first quarter … Had two grabs for 31 yards in<br />
the Sugar Bowl against Michigan … Had offseason surgery on his PCL and<br />
missed spring practice.<br />
2010: Played in nine games … Had three catches on the season for 29<br />
yards … Started on the punt return/block team … Saw some special teams<br />
duty during the first two games … Picked up 11 snaps at receiver against ECU<br />
… Played on special teams at BC … Caught two passes for 16 yards in the<br />
NC State game and added a knockdown block … Caught a pass for 11 yards<br />
against Central Michigan … Was injured in practice before the Wake Forest<br />
game and was lost for three games … Returned for a play on special teams<br />
at Miami … Saw brief time at receiver against Virginia … Also saw some<br />
action in the Orange Bowl game … Turned in the best front squat among<br />
the receivers during off-season workout at 450 pounds … Earned Super Iron<br />
Hokies recognition … Caught six passes for 80 yards in the team’s last major<br />
scrimmage of the spring … Had an 11-yard grab during the Maroon-White<br />
game.<br />
2009: Was in for two special team plays in the opener … Got seven plays<br />
on offense and seven on the punt return/block team against Marshall …<br />
Worked five special team plays against Nebraska and five more in the Miami<br />
game … Turned in nine special team plays at Duke … Got three snaps at<br />
receiver and 10 on special teams in the BC game … Played nine special team<br />
plays at Georgia Tech … Had nine more in the UNC game … Saw special<br />
team action at ECU … Played four offensive snaps and five special team plays<br />
at Maryland … Picked up three plays on the kickoff return team against NC<br />
State and four at Virginia … Saw special team action in the Chick-fil-A Bowl<br />
… Earned Iron Hokies honors during off-season workouts … Had a 38-inch<br />
vertical jump … Had three catches for 29 yards during the team’s final spring<br />
scrimmage.<br />
Prep School: The No. 7 prep school player in the country, as ranked by<br />
Rivals, following a season at Fork Union Military Academy where he played<br />
for Coach John Shuman.<br />
High School: Named first-team Group A all-state as a running back by The<br />
Associated Press his senior year … Also named first-team all-state by the<br />
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