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Jersey Number 52
Cosey Coleman
- Position:
- Offensive Guard
- Year(s) Awarded:
- 1999
- Hometown:
- Clarkston, Ga.
- High School:
- Southwest DeKalb
Cosey Coleman earned All-America status his junior year after starting 30 consecutive games at right guard in a three-year span. His 6-foot-5, 315-pound frame helped pave the way for tailbacks Jamal Lewis and Travis Henry in 1999 as the two rushed for 816 and 790 yards, respectively. During Coleman's career on the line, Tennessee rushed for more than 200 yards 11 times and had a 100-yard rusher 19 times when he started at guard. He was part of consecutive SEC Championship teams in 1997 and 1998, including Tennessee's National Championship season in 1998.
Career Totals
- Games Played: 35
CAREER HONORS
- 1999 First-team All-America
- 1999 First-team All-SEC
- 1998 All-SEC (first-team AP / second-team coaches)
- 1997 SEC All-Freshman Team
1999 - JUNIOR
- A 1999 first-team All-America selection
- Named first-team All-SEC by the AP and coaches
- Played and started in all 12 games
- Paved the way for Jamal Lewis and Travis Henry as the two rushed for 816 and 790 yards, respectively
- Helped lead the Vols to the 2000 Fiesta Bowl against Nebraska and a No. 9 finish in the AP poll
- Vols' offense generated 2,160 yards on the ground, while averaging 30.8 points-per-game
1998 - SOPHOMORE
- Earned first-team All-SEC honors from the AP and second team honors from the league's coahces
- Shared the most outstanding lineman award, voted by teammates, with defensive tackle Darwin Walker
- Started 12 games at right guard and one at right tackle
- Key figure in the Vols' success in rushing for over 200 yards in seven games
1997 - FRESHMAN
- Only true freshman on the offensive line, he was named to Knoxville News Sentinel All-SEC team
- Began the year as a reserve, but worked his way into the starting lineup against Southern Miss, starting at right tackle
- Started the remaining five games, including the FedEx Orange Bowl contest against Nebraska
HIGH SCHOOL
- USA Today and Reebok Prep All-America honoree
- Member of Fox SportsSouth All-South team
- Ranked as the 17th best player in the nation by the Chattanooga Times and No. 9 in the Southeast
- Graded out at 86 percent for blocking and made 86 tackles with three forced fumbles as a senior defensive tackle
- Four-year starter at offensive tackle and three-year starter at defensive tackle
- Two-time All-State at SW DeKalb High School in Georgia
PERSONAL
- Full name: Cosey Clinton Coleman
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