Rodney Coates is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at West Florida where he won the NCAA Division II Football Championship in 2019.[1][2]

Rodney Coates
Personal information
Born:Grove Hill, Alabama
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Clarke County
(Grove Hill, Alabama)
College:West Florida (2015–2021)
Position:Wide receiver
Undrafted:2022
Career highlights and awards

Early life edit

Coates grew up in Grove Hill, Alabama.[3] He attended Clarke County High School where he was a Two-time all-county selection in football and a three year starter in basketball.[4][5]

College career edit

Coates played college football at University of West Florida (UWF) from 2015 to 2021. Although he redshirted in 2015 and sat out the 2018 season, he finished with 93 career catches for 1,376 yards and 15 TD for UWF.[6]

Professional career edit

After going undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft, Coates attended rookie minicamp on a tryout basis with the Seattle Seahawks in May 2022.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ Bob Condotta (2 May 2022). "Seahawks undrafted free agent tracker: Seattle reportedly adds quarterbacks after 2022 NFL draft". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  2. ^ Lucas Semb (26 November 2021). "Argos will be losing four of program's best this offseason". Pensacola News Journal. pp. B1–B3. Retrieved 2 October 2022 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ Bill Vilona (17 November 2017). "With one incredible catch, UWF's Rodney Coates etches name into program lore: Bill Vilona". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ^ Creg Stephenson (20 December 2019). "Alabamians Trent Archie, Rodney Coates hope to lead West Florida to D2 title". al.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Rodney Coates - 2021 - Football". goargos.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Coates headed to the NFL". South Alabamian. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.