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Coleman Fact: Only player in Tiger history to start a bowl game on both sides of the ball.
Years Lettered: 2003,04,05
Years Starter: 2003
Bowl Participation: Starting tailback in the 2004 Peach Bowl against #6 Tennessee and starting cornerback in the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado.
Fall 2006 Depth Chart Position: First-team boundary cornerback
Overview: One of the most intriguing stories of the team; he started 2005 at running back and finished as a starting cornerback...played running back in 2003 and 2004...needs 15 tackles to become the first Tiger on record to record 50 career tackles and 50 career receptions...has played 24 career games with nine starts on offense, and nine games with three starts on defense...has 33 career games played...one of the few players in recent memory to have a 100-yard rushing game and lead the team in tackles in a game during his career...has started a bowl game on both offense and defense...Tommy Bowden feels he has the aggressiveness to be an outstanding tackler in the open field...has strong hands to pick off passes, as shown by his pass-catching ability out of the backfield...outstanding running back his first two years; he was actually Clemson's leading rusher in 2003 when the Tigers finished 9-4...had an injury-plagued 2004 season; he had a broken foot in August of that year and had just 284 yards rushing for the season...has 50 career receptions out of the backfield, among the top-10 totals in Clemson history for a running back...has a 7.49 power index, 10th-best by a Clemson skill position player since 1997, and third-best on the current team...third-strongest player on the team pound-for-pound with a 7.49 power index...has a 37.5" vertical jump, tied for third-best on the team...continued his strong play at cornerback in the spring; he had eight tackles in the April 1 scrimmage, the high mark for any Tiger in a spring scrimmage.
2005: Clemson's top tackler (9) against #16 Florida State, a special performance for the native of Florida; that was his first career start at cornerback...had a 21-yard average on 12 kickoff returns...had five tackles, including a tackle for loss and a pass breakup in the Champs Sports Bowl win over Colorado; he was a reason Colorado gained just 124 yards of total offense, low mark for any team in a bowl game in 2005...a reason the opposing offense had just one touchdown drive in 43 drives over the last three games...two-time selection as special teams player-of-the-game by the coaches; he was selected for his efforts on special teams against #25 Boston College and #16 Florida State...had seven special teams tackles, fifth-most on the team...finished the season strong with 21 of his 35 tackles coming in the last three games (all starts)...had a team-high nine tackles against #16 Florida State, then had seven at #19 South Carolina...a big reason Clemson held Bobby Bowden and Steve Spurrier without offensive touchdowns...played running back the first two games, then moved to cornerback starting with the Miami (FL) game...played 19 snaps against #25 Boston College after moving to the position just two weeks previous to that...had 10 carries in the season-opener against #17 Texas A&M in 20 snaps...made his move defensively at N.C. State, as he had three tackles, including a caused fumble...handled kickoff-return duties for the first six games, then moved aside when he became more of a factor on defense.
2004: Never was 100 percent physically...played in nine games, including two as a starter (Virginia, Utah State)...missed the Wake Forest and Georgia Tech games due to the injury...had his best game against Utah State when he had 21 carries for 82 yards and a touchdown; also had 20 receiving yards in that game, giving him 102 all-purpose yards for the contest, his only 100-yard game of the year...had a solid all-around game in the win over South Carolina; he had 13 carries for 43 yards and three receptions for 34 yards...caught a touchdown pass against Virginia, one of his three receptions in that game...despite his limited playing time, he was second on the team in rushing (284)...fourth on the club in all-purpose yards (409).
2003: Clemson's top rusher with 615 yards...fourth-leading receiver with 34 catches for 309 yards and three touchdowns, second-most receptions in a season by a Tiger running back...joins Travis Zachery as the only Clemson running backs in history with at least 600 yards rushing and 300 yards receiving in the same season; Zachery did it in 2000...third on the team in touchdown receptions; he had five touchdowns overall (counting the rushing scores)...scored a rushing touchdown in the Peach Bowl win when he took an eight-yard option pitch for the score on Clemson's opening drive against #6 Tennessee; also had four receptions against the Volunteers...twice he made alert plays to pick up a fumble and move the ball forward; actually scored on a fumble recovery and run for a nine-yard touchdown against Furman...he recovered a fumble by offensive tackle William Henry, who had caught a batted ball; so Coleman got credit for a reception touchdown...had 924 yards from scrimmage...ended the year with a streak of eight straight games with at least three catches...had at least one catch in 11 of the 13 games...caught touchdown passes against Furman, Middle Tennessee, and South Carolina...had 13 carries for 86 yards at Georgia Tech, which proved to be a breakout game; he also scored his only other rushing touchdown of the season in that game; it came on a 25-yard run...had a 50-yard run against North Carolina...improved his yards per carry dramatically during the season; he had 47 carries for 279 yards over the last five regular-season games...had 13 carries for 111 yards against North Carolina, one of only two 100-yard rushing performances by a Tiger in the 2003 season; also had four catches for 48 yards in that game against the Tar Heels, giving him a season-best 159 yards from scrimmage; the 48 yards receiving were his season high; also named Clemson's Offensive Player-of-the-Game by the coaching staff for that performance...had five catches in the win over #3 Florida State for his high in that category...ranked eighth in the ACC in rushing, 17th in total offense, and 25th in receiving...had a solid performance against #24 Virginia, with eight carries for 48 yards and three receptions for 31 yards...a starter in seven of the 13 games; he came off the bench in the last three games when Chad Jasmin came on strong...played 505 snaps, more than any other Tiger running back.
2002: A member of the practice squad.
Before Clemson: Led Naples High to a AAAAA state title, carrying the ball 28 times for 203 yards...rated the #10 prospect in Florida and the #1 true running back in Florida...rushed for 2,814 yards and averaged an amazing 11.4 yards per rush...scored 40 touchdowns...nominee for Mr. Football in Florida...made Orlando Sentinel's Florida top-100 prospect list...a two-star prospect by Rivals100.com...ranked as the #41 all-purpose back in nation by Rivals100.com...coached by Bill Kramer...basketball defensive player-of-the-year in his region...chose Clemson over Miami (FL), Michigan State, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, and West Virginia...born Duane Donald Coleman on Dec. 23, 1982...majoring in human resource development.
