| |||||||||||||||||||||
2009: Appeared in all 11 games for the Rams in 2009 while making 10 starts...Failed to start only the Rams' homecoming contest versus Hampton...Recorded 45 total tackles as he earned 27 solo tackles and 18 assisted tackles en route to placing sixth on the team in total tackles and tied for fourth in tackles for loss...Recorded 6.5 tackles for loss (31 yards)...Recorded two sacks...Forced two fumbles and broke up five passes...Recorded two tackles, both solo, versus North Carolina A&T on Sept. 5 and also forced a fumble...Recorded three total tackles, two solo and one assisted, versus Florida A&M on Sept. 10...Earned three tackles, all assisted tackles, versus Morgan State in the New York Urban League Classic on Sept. 19...Tallied six tackles, four solo and two assisted, at South Carolina State on Sept. 26...Also recorded a pair of tackles for loss and a sack versus the Bulldogs...Turned in a six-tackle day at Howard on Oct. 3 where he recorded four solo tackles and two assisted tackles as well as recording a tackle for loss and a pair of passes defended...Recorded one tackle, an assisted tackle, at UC Davis on Oct. 17...Recorded six tackles, three solo and three assisted tackles, at Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 24 in the Rams' lone victory of the season...Recorded four tackles, three of them solo, versus Hampton on Oct. 31 where he recorded one tackle for loss and one pass defended...Recorded four tackles, two solo and two assisted, versus Delaware State on Nov. 7...Recorded three tackles, all solo, versus North Carolina Central on Nov. 14 where he also forced a fumble...Recorded a season-high seven tackles, four of them solo, at Norfolk State on Nov. 21.
2008: Appeared in all 11 games for the Rams in 2008 while making eight starts, all at the linebacker position...Made the first start of his career at North Carolina A&T on Sept. 6...Failed to start only three games including contests versus Howard on Oct. 4, at Florida A&M on Oct. 9 and at Hampton on Nov. 1...Recorded tackles in all 11 games in 2008 and led the team with 60 total tackles...Recorded five or more tackles in seven of 11 games last season...Tallied nine tackles in the Rams' season opener at North Carolina A&T on Sept. 6, four of which were solo tackles...Recorded six tackles, including five solo tackles, versus Savannah State on Sept. 13...Recorded five tackles on Sept. 20 versus Morgan State including two tackles for loss...Recorded two tackles versus South Carolina State on Sept. 27...Recorded two tackles versus Howard on Oct. 4...Recorded three tackles, all solo, at Florida A&M on Oct. 9 in a contest televised live on ESPNU...Recorded a season-high and career-high 11 solo tackles versus Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 24...Tallied eight tackles, five solo, at Hampton on Nov. 1...Recorded five tackles, three of which were solo, at Delaware State on Nov. 8...Tallied five assisted tackles at North Carolina Central on Nov. 15...Collected four tackles at Norfolk State on Nov. 22, three of which were solo tackles...Forced one fumble on the season in WSSU's loss to Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 24...Recovered a fumble in WSSU's victory over Hampton on Nov. 1...Defended five passes on the season.
2007: Appeared in all 11 games for the Rams with no starts...Placed sixth on the WSSU roster in tackles with 48 total tackles...Tallied 29 solo tackles and 19 tackle assists...Recorded three tackles for loss, setting opponents back nine total yards...Broke up one pass and recovered one fumble...Appeared in one play on offense for the Rams in 2008 as he rushed one time for four yards at Morgan State on Sept. 15...Recorded one tackle or tackle assist in all but one game for the Rams in 2007...Collected a season-high nine total tackles (four solo, five tackles assists) in WSSU's loss at Coastal Carolina on Sept. 8...Tallied a season-high six solo tackles in WSSU's games versus South Carolina State (Sept. 22) and Bethune-Cookman (Oct. 20)...Recorded a pair of tackles for loss in WSSU's win over rival North Carolina A&T in the season opener on Sept. 1...Forced a fumble at Norfolk State on Nov. 17...Recovered a fumble at Coastal Carolina on Sept. 8.
2006: Appeared in nine games for the Rams, but did not start any contests...Only missed games against Bethune-Cookman and Hampton...Totaled 11 total tackles (six solo)...Had best game against North Carolina A&T when he notched four tackles (one solo)...Had a pair of tackles at Savannah State and at Norfolk State.
2005: Did not play...Sat out the season as a redshirt...Did not appear in, or dress, for any of WSSU's contests.
Personal: A native of Washington, D.C., he is a 2005 graduate of Howard D. Woodson High School where he was named the DCIAA's Defensive Player of the Year...An honor roll student in high school...The son of Cornelius and Yvonne Coates...A business marketing major...Born in Washington, D.C. on January 12, 1987...Nicknamed "Marco."...Is a participant in the WSSU Department of Athletics' Leadership Academy.
Coates' Statistics:
Year G/GS UT AT Total TFL Int. PBU FF/FR 2009 11/10 27 18 45 6.5/31 0 5 2/0 2008 11/8 42 18 60 3.5/11 0 5 1/1 2007 11/0 29 19 48 3/9 0 1 1/1 2006 9/0 6 5 11 0/0 0 0 0/0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 42/18 104 60 164 13/51 0 11 4/2
