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Jersey Number 55
Kendall Coleman
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- High School:
- Cathedral
Bio
Career Overview:Â Four-year starter at defensive end from 2016-19 ... In 44 games (43 starts), logged 137 tackles (70 solo), 26.5 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks to go along with two pass breakups and one blocked kick ... Two-time All-ECACÂ selection ... Tallied four tackles, one sack and two quarterback hits as a member of the East roster for the 2020 East-West Shrine Bowl ... Attended the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine ... 2019 Bill Horr Award winner as Syracuse's team MVP ... As a junior in 2018, Coleman and Alton Robinson formed the top sack duo in the ACC with 20 combined quarterback takedowns ... Both players had 10 sacks each ... Tied the Syracuse bowl record for sacks with three versus West Virginia in the 2018 Camping World Bowl ... In 2016, became the first true freshman to start a season opener at defensive end for the Orange since SU switched from a 3-4 to a primarily 4-3 alignment in 1996 ... Four letters.
Senior Year (2019): Defensive team captain ... All-ECAC selection ... Recipient of the program's Bill Horr Award as Syracuse's most valuable player ... Also won the Coach "Mac" Award at the year-end banquet for intensity, focus, effort and attitude ... Starter in all 12 games ... Led all Orange down linemen with 48 tackles (20 solo) ... Second on the team with 10.5 tackles for loss ... Tied for third on the squad in sacks (4) ... Also broke up two passes ... Tallied three tackles, including a season-high two sacks, in Syracuse's season-opening shutout at Liberty (8/31) ... Had five tackles in back-to-back games against Maryland (9/14) and Clemson (9/21) ... Notched three tackles versus Western Michigan (9/21) ... Contributed three more tackles against Holy Cross (9/28) ... At NC State (10/10), logged five tackles, half a sack and one pass breakup ... Carded two tackles, including one for a loss, against Pittsburgh (10/18) ... Had three tackles, including one for lost yardage, at Florida State (10/26) ... Credited with a tackle for loss versus Boston College (11/2) ... At Duke (11/16), posted seven tackles, including a season-best 2.5 for lost yardage, 1.5 sacks and one pass breakup ... Made two stops, including one for a loss, at Louisville (11/23) ... In his last college game, tied his career high with nine tackles, including a half tackle for loss, versus Wake Forest (11/30).
Junior Year (2018): All-ECAC First Team honoree ... Started all 12 games he played ... Missed the regular-season finale against Boston College (11/24) because of injury … Posted 32 tackles (23 solo), including 12 for a loss ... Tied for second in the ACC with 10 sacks ... Tied for first in the conference and ranked eighth nationally in sacks per game (0.83) … Had multiple tackles for loss in four games, including three 2+ sack games ... In the season opener at Western Michigan (8/31), made two tackles, including a fourth-quarter sack … Recorded two sacks and three total tackles versus Florida State (9/15), his first of three consecutive games with at least two TFLs … Served as defensive game captain against Connecticut (9/22) and registered two tackles, both for a loss, and one sack … At Clemson (9/29), recorded a season-high seven tackles and two sacks … Made three tackles at Pittsburgh (10/6) … Selected as Syracuse's defensive game captain for the second time and tallied two tackles, including a sack, versus North Carolina (10/20) … Collected three tackles, including one for a loss, against NC State (10/27) … Made three tackles against Louisville (11/9) … Set the Camping World Bowl record with three sacks against West Virginia (12/28), tying Terry Wooden (1989 Peach Bowl vs. Georgia) for the most sacks by a Syracuse defender in a bowl game. Â
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Sophomore Year (2017): Started eight games … Tied for second among Orange defensive linemen with 28 tackles, including 2.5 for a loss, and half a sack ... Missed the NC State (9/30), Pittsburgh (10/7), Clemson (10/13) and Miami (10/21) games due to an injury suffered in the first half against LSU on Sept. 23 ... Against Central Connecticut State (9/1), made four tackles, including one for a loss ... Posted a career-best nine tackles, including half a sack, against Central Michigan (9/16) ... Carded four tackles in back-to-back games at Florida State (11/4) and versus Wake Forest (11/11) ... Named to the 2018 Spring SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2016): Played in all 12 games with 11 starts ... Led all SU true freshmen with 29 tackles ... Started his college debut versus Colgate (9/2) and made four tackles ... Had a season-high five tackles at Connecticut (9/24) ... Against Virginia Tech (10/15), had one tackle and blocked an extra point … It was the first blocked PAT for a Syracuse defender since the 2012 season ... Logged two tackles, including his first career sack for a loss of 10 yards, versus NC State (11/12). Â
High School: Played for head coach Rick Streiff at Cathedral High School … Ranked the No. 2 defensive end in the state of Indiana by Scout.com … No. 31 defensive end in the Class of 2016, according to Rivals.com … 2015 American Family Insurance All-USA Today Indiana honoree … Named to the Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State Team … Two-time Associated Press All-State First Team selection … PrepStar All-Midwest Region choice … Recorded 43 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and five sacks as a senior … As a junior, tallied 16 tackles for loss, including 7.5 sacks, to lead Cathedral to its fifth consecutive Class 5A state championship … Team captain and defensive MVP as a senior … Also played basketball.
Personal: Kendall Nicholas Coleman … Born in April 1998 in Indianapolis, Indiana … Son of Kevin and Nikola Coleman … One brother, one sister … Cousin, Jon Hill, played football at Butler University … Enjoys writing his own poetry … Human development and family science major.
Senior Year (2019): Defensive team captain ... All-ECAC selection ... Recipient of the program's Bill Horr Award as Syracuse's most valuable player ... Also won the Coach "Mac" Award at the year-end banquet for intensity, focus, effort and attitude ... Starter in all 12 games ... Led all Orange down linemen with 48 tackles (20 solo) ... Second on the team with 10.5 tackles for loss ... Tied for third on the squad in sacks (4) ... Also broke up two passes ... Tallied three tackles, including a season-high two sacks, in Syracuse's season-opening shutout at Liberty (8/31) ... Had five tackles in back-to-back games against Maryland (9/14) and Clemson (9/21) ... Notched three tackles versus Western Michigan (9/21) ... Contributed three more tackles against Holy Cross (9/28) ... At NC State (10/10), logged five tackles, half a sack and one pass breakup ... Carded two tackles, including one for a loss, against Pittsburgh (10/18) ... Had three tackles, including one for lost yardage, at Florida State (10/26) ... Credited with a tackle for loss versus Boston College (11/2) ... At Duke (11/16), posted seven tackles, including a season-best 2.5 for lost yardage, 1.5 sacks and one pass breakup ... Made two stops, including one for a loss, at Louisville (11/23) ... In his last college game, tied his career high with nine tackles, including a half tackle for loss, versus Wake Forest (11/30).
Junior Year (2018): All-ECAC First Team honoree ... Started all 12 games he played ... Missed the regular-season finale against Boston College (11/24) because of injury … Posted 32 tackles (23 solo), including 12 for a loss ... Tied for second in the ACC with 10 sacks ... Tied for first in the conference and ranked eighth nationally in sacks per game (0.83) … Had multiple tackles for loss in four games, including three 2+ sack games ... In the season opener at Western Michigan (8/31), made two tackles, including a fourth-quarter sack … Recorded two sacks and three total tackles versus Florida State (9/15), his first of three consecutive games with at least two TFLs … Served as defensive game captain against Connecticut (9/22) and registered two tackles, both for a loss, and one sack … At Clemson (9/29), recorded a season-high seven tackles and two sacks … Made three tackles at Pittsburgh (10/6) … Selected as Syracuse's defensive game captain for the second time and tallied two tackles, including a sack, versus North Carolina (10/20) … Collected three tackles, including one for a loss, against NC State (10/27) … Made three tackles against Louisville (11/9) … Set the Camping World Bowl record with three sacks against West Virginia (12/28), tying Terry Wooden (1989 Peach Bowl vs. Georgia) for the most sacks by a Syracuse defender in a bowl game. Â
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Sophomore Year (2017): Started eight games … Tied for second among Orange defensive linemen with 28 tackles, including 2.5 for a loss, and half a sack ... Missed the NC State (9/30), Pittsburgh (10/7), Clemson (10/13) and Miami (10/21) games due to an injury suffered in the first half against LSU on Sept. 23 ... Against Central Connecticut State (9/1), made four tackles, including one for a loss ... Posted a career-best nine tackles, including half a sack, against Central Michigan (9/16) ... Carded four tackles in back-to-back games at Florida State (11/4) and versus Wake Forest (11/11) ... Named to the 2018 Spring SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Freshman Year (2016): Played in all 12 games with 11 starts ... Led all SU true freshmen with 29 tackles ... Started his college debut versus Colgate (9/2) and made four tackles ... Had a season-high five tackles at Connecticut (9/24) ... Against Virginia Tech (10/15), had one tackle and blocked an extra point … It was the first blocked PAT for a Syracuse defender since the 2012 season ... Logged two tackles, including his first career sack for a loss of 10 yards, versus NC State (11/12). Â
High School: Played for head coach Rick Streiff at Cathedral High School … Ranked the No. 2 defensive end in the state of Indiana by Scout.com … No. 31 defensive end in the Class of 2016, according to Rivals.com … 2015 American Family Insurance All-USA Today Indiana honoree … Named to the Indiana Football Coaches Association Top 50 All-State Team … Two-time Associated Press All-State First Team selection … PrepStar All-Midwest Region choice … Recorded 43 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and five sacks as a senior … As a junior, tallied 16 tackles for loss, including 7.5 sacks, to lead Cathedral to its fifth consecutive Class 5A state championship … Team captain and defensive MVP as a senior … Also played basketball.
Personal: Kendall Nicholas Coleman … Born in April 1998 in Indianapolis, Indiana … Son of Kevin and Nikola Coleman … One brother, one sister … Cousin, Jon Hill, played football at Butler University … Enjoys writing his own poetry … Human development and family science major.
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