2012 Honors: Honorable mention BTN.com All-Big Ten Freshman team.
2012 (Freshman): Led the team with 566 yards on 24 kick returns with a 96-yard touchdown ... 23.6 average ranked third in the Big Ten ... rushed for 225 yards on 51 rushes (4.4 average) with one touchdown ... added 10 receptions for 49 yards ... finished third on the team with 840 all-purpose yards and 70.0 per game ... started twice and played in all 12 games ... returned three kicks for 138 yards (46.0) with the 96-yard TD at Northwestern ... joined teammate Shane Wynn (2011) as the only two IU true freshmen to deliver a kick return touchdown ... posted a season-high 144 yards on seven returns with a long of 60 against No. 8 Ohio State ... carried the ball a season-high 14 times for a season-high 86 yards in first career start at Massachusetts ... also caught two balls for 19 yards for third 100-yard all-purpose game ... scored first career rushing TD at Navy ... rushed for 48 yards on seven attempts (6.9) in collegiate debut against Indiana State ... IU offensive player of the week (Massachusetts) ... IU special teams player of the week (Northwestern).
Prep/Personal: Running back, wide receiver and cornerback for head coach Brian McDonough at Oak Forest High School ... also returned kicks and punts ... named the Pepsi-Cola/Southtown Star, the South Suburban Conference and the Daily Southtown Player of the Year in 2011 ... first team all-state selection rushed for 949 yards on 83 carries (11.4 average) with 13 touchdowns ... also had 16 receptions for 345 yards (21.6) and five TDs ... returned two kickoffs for TDs and recorded 44 tackles with two interceptions ... rated the No. 12 prospect in Illinois and the No. 37 running back nationally by Rivals.com ... finished second at the 2011 Illinois Class 2A track meet in the long jump (23-0.25) for the second straight year and fourth in the 100m (10.86) ... parents are Wister and Adlevia Coleman ... born on April 16, 1993, Tevin Ford Coleman intends to study criminal justice.
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