2018
One of 37 Coyotes who played in all 11 games and earned 10 starts at outside linebacker … finished as the team’s sixth-leading tackler with 54 stops … had one sack and 5.5 tackles-for-loss … finished third on the team with seven pass breakups … registered a career-high 10 tackles in a 17-12 Senior Day win against Western Illinois (11/10) … made a game-saving tackle on 4th-and-1 to preserve a Dakota Days win against #24 Missouri State (10/6) ... MVFC Honor Roll member ... 2019 NFF Hampshire Honor Society Member
Played in 44 games over four seasons … accumulated 178 tackles with 6.0 sacks and 16.5 tackles-for-loss … also totaled 14 pass breakups
2017
Started 12 consecutive games at outside linebacker … finished as the team’s fourth-leading tackler with 61 including 36 solo stops, 6.0 for loss and 2.0 sacks … missed the final game of the season against No. 5 Sam Houston State due to injury … got his first collegiate interception one week earlier in the playoff win at No. 22 Nicholls … the play stopped the Colonels’ opening drive of the second half … led the Coyotes with a season-high eight tackles in a win against Southern Illinois (10/28) … had eight more tackles the following week at UNI (11/4) … had seven tackles and a sack in an upset win at FBS Bowling Green (9/9) ... MVFC Honor Roll member
2016
Played in 10 of 11 games and earned nine starts at outside linebacker … finished ninth on the team in tackles with 51 including 20 solo stops, 3.0 sacks and 5.0 tackles-for-loss … finished fourth on the team in both sacks and TFLs … earned his first collegiate start in the season opener at New Mexico (9/1) and compiled a season-best nine tackles including four solos … had seven tackles including two sacks and 2.5 tackles-for-loss at North Dakota (9/17) … also broke up two passes and was credited with two quarterback hurries during the season … recovered a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown in the win against Illinois State (10/22) … had one tackle on special teams … MVFC Conference Honor Roll member
2015
One of 39 Coyotes who competed in all 11 games … compiled 12 tackles as a reserve linebacker including seven solo stops … made his collegiate debut and had a tackle at Kansas State in the season opener (9/5) … had a season-high four tackles (all solo stops) in the home opener against Drake (9/19) … also had four tackles at Western Illinois (10/10) … also competed on special teams … MVFC Honor Roll member
2014
Redshirted…was named Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week (leading into Youngstown State).
Prep
All-state defensive back as a junior and an all-state running back as a senior at Washington...on offense, he ran for 1,650 yards and scored 30 touchdowns...as a defensive back, he registered 52 tackles and had three interceptions in leading the Demons to a trip to the state championship game...a four-year starter and a team captain...also a state qualifier on the track.
Personal
Son of Robert and Connie Coker... elementary education major.
