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.
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.
2019: Did not participate in game-day action as a true freshman (redshirted) … Earned initial roster position during preseason camp.
High School: A three-year letterman at Matoaca High School … Received offers from Virginia State and Alabama State before opting to join the Pirates’ as a preferred (invited) walk-on.
Personal: Graduated in December of 2022 with a degree in Management Information Systems … Earned Dean’s 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.
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.
2019: Did not participate in game-day action as a true freshman (redshirted) … Earned initial roster position during preseason camp.
High School: A three-year letterman at Matoaca High School … Received offers from Virginia State and Alabama State before opting to join the Pirates’ as a preferred (invited) walk-on.
Personal: Graduated in December of 2022 with a degree in Management Information Systems … Earned Dean’s 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.
12/16/25 Inside Pirate Athletics
Wednesday, December 17
12/09/25 Inside Pirate Athletics
Tuesday, December 09
East Carolina Bowl Press Conference (Jon Gilbert and Blake Harrell)
Monday, December 08
12/02/25 Inside Pirate Athletics
Tuesday, December 02



