Height: 5-8″ (unofficial)
Weight: 227 (unofficial)
2026 Age: 23 – (08/20/03)
Hands: TBD
Arm: TBD
Projected 40: 4.58 (projected)
Breakout Age: 20 (SO)

NFL Play-Style Comparison: C.J. Anderson, James Robinson, Doug Martin
Draft Grade: 6.16 – (3rd-4th Round)
1,000+ Rushing Seasons: 1

Offensive Market Share Metrics (Final Season)

Carries: 156
Receptions: 31
Scrimmage Yards: 1,112
Scrimmage TDs: 17 – (3rd in Power 4)
Total Production Percentage: 24.4%

High School: Lincoln HS (Stockton, CA)
As a high school prospect: Class of 2022; 3-star (5.7)
College Attended: Arizona (2), Washington (2)

 

Pros

– One of six finalists for the Paul Hornung Award (Most Versatile Player in Major College Football)

– 99th-percentile BMI with Electric Inside-Run Agility and Mechanics

– Three Time All-Honorable Mention (Big 10 x2, Pac 12 x1)

– 1.73 Yards per Route Run (7th among Power 4 Running Backs)

– No Fumbles on first 505 rush attempts, 2 over his final 5 games.

– High D.A.W.G. Rating (This guy’s got some Cane Corso in him)

– Three Seasons with 20+ receptions, twice averaged 11+ yards per reception

Cons

– Dealt with an ongoing knee injury down the stretch of the 2025 season (Limited for 3 games, missed 1 game)

– Pass Blocking is Optional at times and downright poor at other times

– One Career Carry of more than 60 yards on 551 attempts. Zero carries for over 40 yards in 2025 on 157 attempts.

– Nearly half (4) of his 9 games with 100+ rushing yards came against G5/FCS Opponents. 50 Career Games.

– Lacks breakaway speed at the next level

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Scouting Notes:

Jonah Coleman is a running back with a super low center of gravity and twitchy lateral moves and acceleration at the Line of scrimmage. In pass protection and play action opportunities, he isn’t the best salesman you’ll find. Fluid pass catcher that gets to 2nd gear quickly, but his short choppy steps seem to limit him there. If his 5-8 and 227 lbs frame is a true official measurement at the Senior Bowl in January, he will have one of the highest BMIs at the position.

Creates consistently through Quick twitch and wiggle, his long speed doesn’t seem to exist, but he packs a punch at the end of runs with his dense frame. This guy loves contact and attacks it like a Cane Corso in a turf war. Coleman showed ELITE ball security in college, fumbling just twice; those 2 fumbles came in the final 5 games of his career. He went over 500 carries before the untimely turnovers.

There was an intense hype for Coleman coming into his Senior Season at Washington, but the ascension of Quarterback Demond Williams and a mid-season injury neutered some of Coleman’s shine on the fantasy football community. Look for that to pick back up during his week in Mobile, as he competes with the Penn State running backs for best back in attendance.

Cody Carpentier