Career Notes: Played in 40 games and started 30 games...had 19 starts at right tackle, seven starts at guard and four at center.
2010 (Senior): Second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection...named YSU's 2010 Jim Zdelar Offensive Lineman of the Year...started seven games at right guard and final four at right tackle…played every YSU offensive snap 626 in conference play…played all 98 official snaps against Illinois State...in league action YSU averaged 422.2 yards per game…showed great balance with 212 passing and 210.2 rushing yards per game…overall the 412 total offense yards per game was a school record…allowed one sack…named team’s Offensive Lineman of the Game three times (Central Connecticut State, Western Illinois and Illinois State)…graded first or second along the line in every game...earned his fourth letter.
2009: Played in nine games and started the final six at right tackle...posted a season grade of 74 percent...had a season-best performance of 79 percent versus South Dakota State...also had 70-plus percent efforts against Missouri State, Western Illinois, Southern Illinois, Illinois State and North Dakota State...played 481 snaps...had a high of 72 at Southern Illinois and NDSU...also played 50 or more snaps versus MSU (64), WIU (68), SDSU (60) and UNI (66)...did not play in the first two games of the season...named Zdelar Offensive Lineman of the Game versus South Dakota State... named the Scout Offensive Player of the Week versus Northeastern...earned his third letter.
2008: Played in 11 games, making nine starts...started at right tackle the first nine contests...was a reserve guard and tackle the final two games...graded out at 75 percent for the season...earned a season-best grade of 86 against Central State...graded above 80 percent on three other occasions...had an 83 percent grade against North Dakota State, 81 at Missouri State and 80 versus Indiana State...credited with 578 snaps played by the coaching staff...played a season-high 74 snaps at Southern Utah...played 50 or more snaps against South Dakota State (63), NDSU (70), Liberty (73), MSU (72) and Southern Illinois (51)...did not play at Illinois State...named YSU Offensive Linemen of the Game against Central State and Southern Utah...earned second letter.
2007: Played in nine games, starting the final four games at center...saw time at both center and guard spots...season-best grade of 77 percent came at Indiana State...played 345 snaps for the season...played a season-high 64 snaps against Illinois State...played more than 55 snaps against Western Illinois (55), Indiana State (56), Southern Utah (60), UNI (63) and Illinois State...played 288 snaps in the final five games...did not play against Ohio State and Southern Illinois...earned his first letter...named to Gateway Honor Roll.
2006: Redshirted...scout team Offensive Player of the Week against Maine.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was an honorable-mention All-Federal League selection as an offensive lineman...selected to play in the East-West Canton Repository All-Star Game...was selected as the team's Lifter of the Year...as a junior, GlenOak went 8-4 advancing to the Division I regional semifinals...coach was Jack Rose...was a regional qualifier in track and field as a junior.
PERSONAL: Parents are Stan and Joann Coates...has a brother (Josh)...born August 10, 1987...major is Criminal Justice.
