2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 22
Jaylen Coleman
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 204
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Matthews, N.C.
- High School:
- Porter Ridge
Bio
DUKE CAREER: Two-time Academic All-ACC selection and 2023 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society honoree … in 39 career games (five starts), rushed 174 times for 706 yards (4.06) with five TDs and recorded 14 receptions for 106 yards (7.57) with one TD … rushed for 40+ yards in seven career games … carried the ball a career-high 19 times for 96 yards against Virginia in 2022 … scampered for a career-long 37-yard rush versus UCF in the 2022 Military Bowl … recorded rushing scores in four-straight contests to start the 2022 season … posted four games with 2+ pass receptions, including a career-high three catches against Virginia in 2023 … had three games with 20+ receiving yards, including a career-best 30 yards against Troy in the 2023 Birmingham Bowl ... helped Duke to consecutive bowl games (2022 Military and 2023 Birmingham) … played 584 career snaps.
2023: Academic All-ACC and National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society honoree ... played in 10 games, making one start against Pittsburgh … missed action in three consecutive games to begin the season against Clemson, Lafayette, and Northwestern … finished fourth on the team in rushing with 46 attempts for 170 yards (3.70) and one TD … added eight receptions for 57 yards (7.13) … recorded season bests of 12 carries for 47 yards against North Carolina … earned a year-long 15-yard jaunt against Florida State … posted lone rushing TD against Troy in the Birmingham Bowl … notched a season-best three receptions for 13 yards against Virginia and a year-high 30 yards on two catches against Troy … posted a season-long 28-yard reception against Troy ... on the field for 174 snaps.
2022: Academic All-ACC selection ... played in nine games, making four starts ... missed action in four consecutive games against Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Miami and Boston College ... finished third on the team in rushing with 102 for 491 yards (4.70) and four TDs ... added six receptions for 49 yards (8.16) with one TD ... posted season bests of 19 carries and 96 yards against Virginia … broke free for a year-long 37-yard scamper against UCF in the Military Bowl, which was the sixth longest rush in Duke bowl history ... secured rushing TDs against Temple, Northwestern, North Carolina A&T and Kansas ... recorded a season-best two receptions against Pittsburgh with a year-long 26-yard reception versus Kansas ... lone receiving TD came against the Panthers ... on Duke’s bowl game charts, Military Bowl totals ranked 19th for rushing yards (53) ... joined Riley Leonard (699), Jordan Waters (566), and Jaquez Moore (508) to form the first quartet in Duke history to post 400+ rushing yards in a single-season ... coupled with Leonard (13), Waters (8), and Moore (5) to form the first foursome in Blue Devil history to compile 4+ rushing TDs in a single-season ... on the field for 270 snaps.
2021: Played in nine games, missing action against Charlotte, North Carolina and Virginia Tech … recorded 11 carries for 14 yards (1.27) … rushed twice for a season-high five yards at Wake Forest ... posted a season-high three carries against North Carolina A&T … on the field for 62 snaps.
2020: Played in two games against Charlotte and Florida State ... returned to action after recovering from a ruptured left Achilles tendon suffered during spring practice, underwent surgery on March 2, 2020 … on the field for two snaps.
2019: Played in nine games ... did not see action against Alabama, Virginia Tech and Notre Dame ... rushed 15 times for 42 yards (2.80) ... recorded season highs of five carries for 34 yards against North Carolina A&T ... had a season-long rush of 23 yards against the Aggies ... on the field for 76 snaps.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Three-year letterman at Porter Ridge under coach Michael Hertz ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... the No. 76 running back in the country according to 247Sports.com and No. 93 by ESPN.com ... received the 2018 Charlotte Touchdown Club High School Leadership Award presented by the Carolina Panthers ... received four Union County Player of the Week awards during career ... following senior year, received Southwestern 4A Conference Offensive Player of the Year and All-Charlotte Observer first team honors ... USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA North Carolina Football Team second team selection as a senior ... Charlotte Media Group’s 2018 Offensive Player of the Year after totaling 211 carries for 1,953 yards and 22 TDs ... rushed for 100+ yards in nine games as a senior ... guided Pirates to a 10-5 overall record and trip to the semifinals of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A state playoffs as a senior ... in first game of senior year, carried 20 times for 349 yards and four TDs to help Porter Ridge to a 56-35 win over Cuthbertson ... in opening round playoff game versus Central Cabarrus, rushed 15 times for 241 yards and three TDs ... as a junior, totaled 179 carries for 1,287 yards and 15 TDs and received Southwestern 4A All-Conference Honors ... also lettered in track & field, receiving all-conference honors in the 100 meters as a sophomore and junior ... as a junior, won the 100-meter dash at the NCHSAA 4A state championship (10.83) ... following senior year, named one of the five national finalists for the Franklin D. Watkins Memorial Award, an honor presented to the nation’s top African-American high school scholar-athlete, joining Duke lettermen Zavier Carmichael, Rakavius Chambers, Matt Daniels, Mataeo Durant, Brandon Hill, Jordan Moore, Vince Oghobaase, Michael Reese, Deion Williams and Wesley Williams.
PERSONAL: Born January 23, 2001 ... graduated from Duke in May 2023, with a biomedical engineering degree ... currently pursuing a master’s in engineering management from Duke ... son of Karena and Corey Coleman ... uncle, Kenneth Stone Jr., earned two letters (1999-2000) as a running back at NC State University ... uncle, Montrey Coleman, lettered four seasons (1999-2000-01-02) in baseball as a pitcher and outfielder at Florida A&M University ... in July, 2022, joined 48 other ACC student-athletes and administrators in an immersive trip to one of the centers of the civil rights movement – Selma and Montgomery, Alabama.
2023: Academic All-ACC and National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society honoree ... played in 10 games, making one start against Pittsburgh … missed action in three consecutive games to begin the season against Clemson, Lafayette, and Northwestern … finished fourth on the team in rushing with 46 attempts for 170 yards (3.70) and one TD … added eight receptions for 57 yards (7.13) … recorded season bests of 12 carries for 47 yards against North Carolina … earned a year-long 15-yard jaunt against Florida State … posted lone rushing TD against Troy in the Birmingham Bowl … notched a season-best three receptions for 13 yards against Virginia and a year-high 30 yards on two catches against Troy … posted a season-long 28-yard reception against Troy ... on the field for 174 snaps.
2022: Academic All-ACC selection ... played in nine games, making four starts ... missed action in four consecutive games against Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Miami and Boston College ... finished third on the team in rushing with 102 for 491 yards (4.70) and four TDs ... added six receptions for 49 yards (8.16) with one TD ... posted season bests of 19 carries and 96 yards against Virginia … broke free for a year-long 37-yard scamper against UCF in the Military Bowl, which was the sixth longest rush in Duke bowl history ... secured rushing TDs against Temple, Northwestern, North Carolina A&T and Kansas ... recorded a season-best two receptions against Pittsburgh with a year-long 26-yard reception versus Kansas ... lone receiving TD came against the Panthers ... on Duke’s bowl game charts, Military Bowl totals ranked 19th for rushing yards (53) ... joined Riley Leonard (699), Jordan Waters (566), and Jaquez Moore (508) to form the first quartet in Duke history to post 400+ rushing yards in a single-season ... coupled with Leonard (13), Waters (8), and Moore (5) to form the first foursome in Blue Devil history to compile 4+ rushing TDs in a single-season ... on the field for 270 snaps.
2021: Played in nine games, missing action against Charlotte, North Carolina and Virginia Tech … recorded 11 carries for 14 yards (1.27) … rushed twice for a season-high five yards at Wake Forest ... posted a season-high three carries against North Carolina A&T … on the field for 62 snaps.
2020: Played in two games against Charlotte and Florida State ... returned to action after recovering from a ruptured left Achilles tendon suffered during spring practice, underwent surgery on March 2, 2020 … on the field for two snaps.
2019: Played in nine games ... did not see action against Alabama, Virginia Tech and Notre Dame ... rushed 15 times for 42 yards (2.80) ... recorded season highs of five carries for 34 yards against North Carolina A&T ... had a season-long rush of 23 yards against the Aggies ... on the field for 76 snaps.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Three-year letterman at Porter Ridge under coach Michael Hertz ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... the No. 76 running back in the country according to 247Sports.com and No. 93 by ESPN.com ... received the 2018 Charlotte Touchdown Club High School Leadership Award presented by the Carolina Panthers ... received four Union County Player of the Week awards during career ... following senior year, received Southwestern 4A Conference Offensive Player of the Year and All-Charlotte Observer first team honors ... USA Today American Family Insurance All-USA North Carolina Football Team second team selection as a senior ... Charlotte Media Group’s 2018 Offensive Player of the Year after totaling 211 carries for 1,953 yards and 22 TDs ... rushed for 100+ yards in nine games as a senior ... guided Pirates to a 10-5 overall record and trip to the semifinals of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A state playoffs as a senior ... in first game of senior year, carried 20 times for 349 yards and four TDs to help Porter Ridge to a 56-35 win over Cuthbertson ... in opening round playoff game versus Central Cabarrus, rushed 15 times for 241 yards and three TDs ... as a junior, totaled 179 carries for 1,287 yards and 15 TDs and received Southwestern 4A All-Conference Honors ... also lettered in track & field, receiving all-conference honors in the 100 meters as a sophomore and junior ... as a junior, won the 100-meter dash at the NCHSAA 4A state championship (10.83) ... following senior year, named one of the five national finalists for the Franklin D. Watkins Memorial Award, an honor presented to the nation’s top African-American high school scholar-athlete, joining Duke lettermen Zavier Carmichael, Rakavius Chambers, Matt Daniels, Mataeo Durant, Brandon Hill, Jordan Moore, Vince Oghobaase, Michael Reese, Deion Williams and Wesley Williams.
PERSONAL: Born January 23, 2001 ... graduated from Duke in May 2023, with a biomedical engineering degree ... currently pursuing a master’s in engineering management from Duke ... son of Karena and Corey Coleman ... uncle, Kenneth Stone Jr., earned two letters (1999-2000) as a running back at NC State University ... uncle, Montrey Coleman, lettered four seasons (1999-2000-01-02) in baseball as a pitcher and outfielder at Florida A&M University ... in July, 2022, joined 48 other ACC student-athletes and administrators in an immersive trip to one of the centers of the civil rights movement – Selma and Montgomery, Alabama.