Kevin Coleman Jr.

Coleman grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and attended St. Mary's High School.{{cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/high-school/football/super-30/no-2-st-marys-star-coleman-made-splash-with-his-first-catch-hasnt-looked-back/article_96a561d6-047b-11ec-b44c-d3240fd20a6c.html|title=No. 2: St. Mary's star Coleman made splash with his first catch, hasn't looked back since|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=August 24, 2021|access-date=December 22, 2022}} As a senior he caught 37 passes for 985 yards and 17 touchdowns, rushed for 435 yards and six touchdowns on 37 carries, and gained 573 yards and scored six touchdowns on 21 kickoff and punt returns.{{cite web|url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/high-school/all-metro/football/co-offensive-player-of-the-year-kevin-coleman-jr-senior-st-mary-s/article_502d662a-63a0-11ec-a39c-6be2fc3e7351.html|title=Co-offensive player of the year: Kevin Coleman Jr., senior, St. Mary's|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=December 24, 2021|access-date=December 22, 2022}} Coleman was a consensus top-100 recruit and committed to play college football at FCS Jackson State over offers from major programs such as Oregon, Miami, and Florida State.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-recruiting-jackson-state-lands-another-blue-chip-player-in-four-star-wr-kevin-coleman/|title=College football recruiting: Jackson State lands another blue-chip player in four-star WR Kevin Coleman|first=Shehan|last=Jeyarajah|website=CBS Sports|date=January 8, 2022|access-date=December 22, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/33020584/wr-kevin-coleman-no-58-espn-300-class-2022-commits-jackson-state|title=Deion Sanders lands another top football recruit at Jackson State: WR Kevin Coleman|first=Tom|last=VanHaaren|website=ESPN.com|date=January 8, 2022|access-date=December 22, 2022}}

Coleman had 32 receptions for 475 yards and three touchdowns as a true freshman.{{cite web|url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/jackson-state/2022/12/19/jackson-state-football-deion-sanders-kevin-coleman-jr-enters-transfer-portal/69741904007/|title=Jackson State football's Kevin Coleman Jr. enters transfer portal|first=Langston|last=Newsome|work=The Clarion-Ledger|date=December 19, 2022|access-date=December 22, 2022}} Coleman was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Freshman of the Year at the end of the regular season.{{cite web|url=http://www.stlamerican.com/sports/local_sports/kevin-coleman-jr-named-swac-freshman-of-the-year/article_54cf0990-7173-11ed-a1f4-532e941ab515.html|title=Kevin Coleman Jr. named SWAC Freshman of the Year|work=The St. Louis American|date=December 1, 2022|access-date=December 22, 2022}} He was the leading receiver in Jackson State's 41–34 loss in the 2022 Celebration Bowl, gaining 137 yards and one touchdown on seven receptions.{{cite web|url=https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/college/jackson-state/2022/12/17/deion-sanders-jackson-state-football-score-celebration-bowl-nc-central-travis-hunter-colorado/69720707007/|title=Jackson State football suffers Celebration Bowl heartbreaker in Deion Sanders' final game|first=Langston|last=Newsome|work=The Clarion-Ledger|date=December 17, 2022|access-date=December 22, 2022}} Coleman entered the NCAA transfer portal a few days after the Celebration Bowl.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35283925/jackson-state-cb-travis-hunter-enters-transfer-portal-source-says|title=Jackson State's Travis Hunter, Kevin Coleman enter transfer portal|first=Tom|last=VanHaaren|website=ESPN.com|date=December 19, 2022|access-date=December 22, 2022}}

Coleman ultimately transferred to Louisville.{{cite web|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/louisville/2023/01/05/kevin-coleman-louisville-football-jackson-state-transfer-portal/69782999007/|title= Louisville football adds JSU's Kevin Coleman Jr. from transfer portal|work=The Courier-Journal|date=January 5, 2023|access-date=January 6, 2023}}

On January 1, 2024, Coleman announced that he would be entering the transfer portal for the second time.{{cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/transfer-portal/news/louisville-wide-receiver-kevin-coleman-plans-to-enter-transfer-portal/|title=Louisville wide receiver Kevin Coleman plans to enter transfer portal|website=On3.com|first=Dan|last=Morrison|date=January 1, 2024|access-date=January 2, 2024}} On January 4, 2024, he announced that he would be transferring to Mississippi State.{{cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/college/mississippi-state-bulldogs/news/louisville-transfer-wr-kevin-coleman-commits-to-mississippi-state/|title=Louisville transfer WR Kevin Coleman commits to Mississippi State|website=On3.com|first=Grant|last=Grubbs|date=January 4, 2024|access-date=January 4, 2024}}

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