Jaylen Coleman
Jaylen Coleman
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Three seasons at Duke, three different head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko and Trooper Taylor. One game to point at: 47 rush yds, 11 rec yds against North Carolina — Week 11, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Duke, 660 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko, and Trooper Taylor. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Career stats
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Lopini Katoa’s 2021 season.
Matches Lopini on
Differs from Lopini on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Maurki James’s path through Old Dominion.
Ryan Ingram
Darius Wilson
Matches Maurki on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jiya Wright's senior season at UL Monroe (2023).
Matches Jiya on
Differs from Jiya on
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaylen Coleman
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2023+1079%
Up 1079% from first season to most-recent.