Last confirmed: Virginia, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · 225 lb · Martinsville, VA
Lester Coleman: P · Virginia · #47.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Virginia’s specialists
Lester Coleman
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line. Second season at Virginia.
Play style
Drops it inside the 20 and pins them on their own goal line.
Punter archetype · season enumeration
Leg vs placement
41.8 gross, but 20 of 51 inside the 20 (39.2%) — in between — no clean archetype. no clean archetype
Net average is unavailable — no per-punt return-yardage linkage exists in the source data.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
The Daily Progress Oct 16Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LONG | IN20 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-13vs Richmond | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-20@ Indiana | 7 | 313 | 44.7 | 61 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-31vs Ohio | 3 | 122 | 40.7 | 45 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-3vs Louisville | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 41 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-35@ NC State | 4 | 195 | 48.8 | 53 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 16-13vs No. 16 Miami | 4 | 150 | 37.5 | 46 | 2 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-14@ Duke | 4 | 178 | 44.5 | 50 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-21vs North Carolina | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 41 | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-23vs Pittsburgh | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 53 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-24vs Liberty | 3 | 112 | 37.3 | 44 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-30@ Georgia Tech | 2 | 90 | 45.0 | 47 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 31-34@ Virginia Tech | 6 | 269 | 44.8 | 52 | 2 | |
 Bowl | W 28-0vs South Carolina | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 42 | 2 | |
| Total | 51 | 2130 | 41.8 | 61 | 20 |
Bowl · 2018
W 28-0
vs South Carolina · neutral site
38.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20
Dominant 28-point win at a neutral site against South Carolina.
Season context: team record and system
2 seasons under Bronco Mendenhall — 14-12 over that span.
Punter profile · Distance and placement
Where his punts land, not just how far
Inside the 20
39%20 of 51Touchback rate
12%6 of 51Yards / punt
41.851 puntsLong
61yards41.8 yards/punt on 51 punts · 39% placed inside the 20 · 6 touchbacks.
Virginia carries two punters; Coleman has taken all 51 punts.
How it ended
Two seasons at Virginia — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike London → Bronco Mendenhall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
