Carson Coffman
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Carson Coffman
| image = Carson Coffman Passing 2009.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Coffman with the Kansas State Wildcats in 2009
| current_team =
| number = 2, 22
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|04|29}}
| birth_place = Peculiar, Missouri, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| high_school = Raymore-Peculiar (MO)
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lbs = 212
| college = Kansas State
| undraftedyear = 2011
| pastteams =
- Utah Blaze ({{AFL Year|2012}})
- Kansas City Renegades (2013)*
- Chicago Rush ({{AFL Year|2013}})
- Iowa Barnstormers ({{AFL Year|2014}})
- Boston Brawlers (2014)
- Spokane Shock ({{AFL Year|2015}})
| status =
| aflstatlabel1 = Comp. / Att.
| aflstatvalue1 = 617 / 1,048
| aflstatlabel2 = Passing yards
| aflstatvalue2 = 7,929
| aflstatvalue3 = 153–38
| aflstatlabel4 = Passer rating
| aflstatvalue4 = 104.06
| aflstatlabel5 = Rushing touchdowns
| aflstatvalue5 = 15
| afl = 12267
}}
Carson Coffman (born April 29, 1988) is an American former professional football quarterback. Coffman was the starting quarterback for the Kansas State Wildcats in 2009 and 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3062&SPID=212&DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=578999&Q_SEASON=2009 |title=Kansas State Official Bio |publisher=Kansas State University |work=www.kstatesports.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831005313/http://www.kstatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3062&SPID=212&DB_OEM_ID=400&ATCLID=578999&Q_SEASON=2009 |archivedate=August 31, 2009 }} He took over the starting position after the departure of Josh Freeman, and again after the departure of Grant Gregory. He is the brother of Cameron Coffman, a 2011 high school quarterback prospect and Chase Coffman, former Missouri standout who formerly played tight end for the Seattle Seahawks and several other NFL teams. Carson is also the son of former Kansas State standout and NFL tight end Paul Coffman.
College career
Coffman redshirted the 2006 season.
In 2009, Coffman assumed the role of starting quarterback after Josh Freeman left one year early for the NFL Draft. Coffman struggled early in the 2009 season and eventually lost his starting role to Grant Gregory. He ended the season with 863 passing yards, 2 touchdowns and 4 interceptions (QB rating of 121.4). Though he was not the starting quarterback, he was still respected by his teammates and voted a team captain and player representative.
In 2010, Coffman once again took over the role of starting quarterback after Grant Gregory exhausted his eligibility. He beat out competition from Collin Klein and Sammy Lammur. For the second year in a row, he had a tremendous Spring Game, and was voted as a team captain and player representative for the second consecutive season. Coffman threw for 2,060 yards with 14 touchdowns compared to only 7 interceptions (quarterback rating of 143.1). Scout.com also ranked him as the #359 quarterback available in the 2011 NFL draft. Coffman will be remembered for his effort in the 2011 Sunflower Showdown where he had a quarterback rating of 231.6, leading the Wildcats to a 59–7 victory against the Kansas Jayhawks. He also led the team to the 2010 Pinstripe Bowl.
= College career statistics =
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||
| ! colspan="12" style="background: #461D7C; border: 2px solid white; color:white;" |{{center|Kansas State Wildcats}} | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Season
! colspan=7|Passing ! colspan=4|Rushing | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Att | Yards | Pct. | TD | Int | QB Rating | Att | Yards | Avg | TD |
| 2007
| 3 | 5 | 22 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 97.0 | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 |
| 2008
| 25 | 41 | 282 | 61.0 | 1 | 2 | 117.0 | 15 | 60 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2009
| 71 | 117 | 860 | 60.7 | 2 | 4 | 121.2 | 54 | 64 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 2010
| 171 | 263 | 2,060 | 65.0 | 14 | 7 | 143.1 | 110 | 157 | 1.4 | 9 |
| NCAA career totals
! 270 | 426 | 3,224 | 63.4 | 17 | 13 | 134.0 | 181 | 278 | 1.5 | 12 |
Professional career
Coffman was rated the 26th best quarterback in the 2011 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.com.
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2
| weight = 215
| dash = 4.73
| ten split = 1.63
| twenty split = 2.74
| shuttle = 4.32
| cone drill = 7.12
| vertical = 29+1/2
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 5
| note = All values from Kansas State Pro Day{{cite web | url=http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=75052&draftyear=2011&genpos=QB | title=Carson Coffman | publisher=nfldraftscout.com | accessdate=July 19, 2017}}
}}
For the 2012 season, Coffman served as the backup quarterback for the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League (AFL), serving as the backup behind league MVP Tommy Grady. Coffman completed 3 of 10 passes for 29 yards, no touchdowns, and one interception.
For the 2013 season, Coffman signed with the Kansas City Renegades of the Champions Professional Indoor Football League.{{cite web | url=http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2012/09/20/new-kansas-city-indoor-football-team.html | title=New Kansas City indoor football team gets a name - Kansas City Business Journal | publisher=bizjournals.com | date=September 20, 2012 | accessdate=July 19, 2017 | author=MorningSky, Autumn | url-status=bot: unknown | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130119013627/http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2012/09/20/new-kansas-city-indoor-football-team.html#selection-1621.0-1621.17 | archivedate=January 19, 2013 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/kc-arena-football-team-holding-tryouts-saturday-at-8am/n-4486897 | title=KC ARENA FOOTBALL TEAM HOLDING TRYOUTS SATURDAY AT 8AM | publisher=oursportscentral.com | accessdate=July 19, 2017 | url-status=bot: unknown | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720023114/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/kc-arena-football-team-holding-tryouts-saturday-at-8am/n-4486897 | archivedate=July 20, 2017 }}
Coffman signed with the AFL's Chicago Rush for the 2013 season.
On September 10, 2013, Coffman was acquired in a dispersal draft by the Iowa Barnstormers. The Barnstormers traded J. J. Raterink to the Los Angeles Kiss to move up in the draft to acquire Coffman.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4681475 |title=Barnstormers Trade Raterink in Exchange for Coffman |date=September 10, 2013 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=September 10, 2013}}
On January 6, 2015, Coffman was assigned to the Spokane Shock of the AFL. With former Shock quarterback Erik Meyer leaving for the San Jose SaberCats, Coffman had to battle, and eventually beat Warren Smith, for the Shock's starting quarterback position.{{cite web |url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/mar/25/coffman-will-start-season-opener-at-qb-for-shock/ |title=Coffman will start season opener at QB for Shock |author=Jim Meehan |date=March 25, 2015 |publisher=The Spokesman-Review |work=www.spokesman.com |accessdate=March 25, 2015}}
=AFL statistics=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan=2 | Year !! rowspan=2 | Team !! colspan=7 | Passing !! colspan=3 | Rushing | |||||||||||
| {{tooltip|Cmp|Passes completed}} | {{tooltip|Att|Passes attempted}} | {{tooltip|Pct|Completion percentage}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Passing yards}} | {{tooltip|TD|Passing touchdowns}} | {{tooltip|Int|Interceptions}} | {{tooltip|Rtg|Passer rating}} | {{tooltip|Att|Rushing attempts}} | {{tooltip|Yds|Rushing yards}} | {{tooltip|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Utah | 3 | 10 | 30.0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Chicago | 283 | 467 | 60.6 | 3,583 | 73 | 17 | 108.46 | 25 | 56 | 9 |
| 2014 | Iowa | 236 | 402 | 58.7 | 2,970 | 53 | 15 | 99.20 | 16 | 56 | 5 |
| 2015 | Spokane | 95 | 169 | 56.2 | 1,347 | 27 | 5 | 109.39 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| class="sortbottom" style="background:#eee;"
| colspan=2 | Career | 617 | 1,048 | 58.9 | 7,929 | 153 | 38 | 104.06 | 45 | 121 | 15 |
Stats from ArenaFan:{{cite web | url=http://www.arenafan.com/players/12267/ | title=Carson Coffman | publisher=arenafan.com | accessdate=July 19, 2017}}
References
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{{Chicago Rush starting quarterback navbox}}
{{Iowa Barnstormers starting quarterback navbox}}
{{Spokane Shock starting quarterback navbox}}
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