2022 Football Roster

Jersey Number 37
Jonathan Coleman II
- Position:
- Safety
 
- Height:
- 6-1
 
- Weight:
- 201
 
- Class:
- Sophomore
 
- Hometown:
- Chesterfield, Va.
 
- High School:
- Matoaca
 
- Major:
- Management Information Systems
 
Prior to 2022 season: Appeared in six games in a reserve role and on special teams ... Credited with two career stops (one solo) ... Currently in his second year representing the American Athletic Conference as a member of the Football Student-Athlete Connection Group to assist the NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee in gathering broad-based feedback (from DI student-athletes) on issues the committee is reviewing.  
2022: Played against Old Dominion but did not record any defensive statistics.
2021: Did not participate in game action during third year with the program.Ā
2020: Appeared in six contests off the bench as a redshirt freshman, both on the defensive and special teams units ⦠Experienced action against UCF, South Florida, Navy, Tulsa, Tulane and Cincinnati ⦠Credited with two tackles ⦠Booked first collegiate stop with a solo hit on a first quarter rush versus the Knights at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium ⦠Teamed with Chad Stephens on a kickoff return tackle against the Golden Hurricane on the road.
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2019: Did not participate in game-day action as a true freshman (redshirted) ⦠Earned initial roster position during preseason camp.
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High School: A three-year letterman at Matoaca High School ⦠Received offers from Virginia State and Alabama State before opting to join the Piratesā as a preferred (invited) walk-on.
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Personal: Graduated in December of 2022 with a degree in Management Information Systems ⦠Earned Deanās List inclusion for academic excellence during the 2020 spring semester ⦠Is joined on the ECU roster by younger brother TE Jacob (Coleman), who signed with the Pirates in December, 2020.
2022: Played against Old Dominion but did not record any defensive statistics.
2021: Did not participate in game action during third year with the program.Ā
2020: Appeared in six contests off the bench as a redshirt freshman, both on the defensive and special teams units ⦠Experienced action against UCF, South Florida, Navy, Tulsa, Tulane and Cincinnati ⦠Credited with two tackles ⦠Booked first collegiate stop with a solo hit on a first quarter rush versus the Knights at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium ⦠Teamed with Chad Stephens on a kickoff return tackle against the Golden Hurricane on the road.
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2019: Did not participate in game-day action as a true freshman (redshirted) ⦠Earned initial roster position during preseason camp.
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High School: A three-year letterman at Matoaca High School ⦠Received offers from Virginia State and Alabama State before opting to join the Piratesā as a preferred (invited) walk-on.
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Personal: Graduated in December of 2022 with a degree in Management Information Systems ⦠Earned Deanās List inclusion for academic excellence during the 2020 spring semester ⦠Is joined on the ECU roster by younger brother TE Jacob (Coleman), who signed with the Pirates in December, 2020.
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East Carolina Post-Game Interviews Following A 41-27 Win Over Tulsa
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