Jordan Coleman

Ball State vs. U of Miami, September 14, 2024

Photo by: Amber Pietz, Ball State Creative Services

Photo by: Samantha Blankenship / Ball State University

Position:
Defensive Back
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 180
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Saint Peters, Mo.
Prev School:
DeSmet Jesuit HS
High School:
DeSmet Jesuit HS

Awards and Honors:
2024 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2024 Academic All-MAC
2024 Preseason All-MAC (fourth team by Athlon Sports)
2023 Academic All-MAC

Member of Ball State's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

2024 (R-So.): Made 12 appearances and starts for the Cardinals, totaling 41 tackles, 23 solo tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and two broken tackles … Academic All-America nominee.

2023 (R-Fr.): Played in all 12 games, with starts against Western Michigan and Miami ... posted 22 tackles with his lone interception coming late in a tight game against Miami ... recorded one tackle for loss against Georgia Southern ... posted season-high tackles with six against Western Michigan and Georgia Southern.

2022 (Fr.): Redshirt, did not appear in any games.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at DeSmet Jesuit as a cornerback … played for head coach Robert Steeples … labeled as a three-star prospect and the second-best cornerback recruit in the state by ESPN … led team to major turnaround after going 1-9 as a freshman to go 28-4 over the next three seasons, which includes a state championship and two conference and district titles … named a First Team All-Conference selection … totaled 60 tackles, four fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, one interception and one touchdown in his career … also lettered three years in basketball.

PERSONAL: Son of Djuan Coleman and Roseanda Jones-Coleman … triple major at Ball State, in business analytics, economics, and business information systems.