Erik Coleman - #26 - S - Washington State - Profile

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS      

• Became the first full-time Jets starting S as a rookie since Erik McMillan in 1988.

• Has started 45 of 48 regular-season games and all three postseason games in his Jets career.

• Had career-high 14 tackles in Week 6 at BUF in 2005.

• First Jets player to earn NFL Rookie Defensive Player of the Month award in September 2004 after coming up with three takeaways in first two games of career.

SEASON BY SEASON

2006 (JETS) Led team with 10 tackles in AFC Wild Card Playoff Game loss at NE. … Picked off a Tom Brady pass for only INT of the season, adding eight tackles and a PD in Week 10 win at NE. … Recorded season-high 10 tackles in Week 7 win vs. DET.

2005 (JETS) Credited with six tackles (four solo) and tipped pass leading to Jonathan Vilma INT in Week 7 loss at ATL. … Led team and posted career high in tackles with 14 (seven solo) in Week 6 loss at BUF. … Credited with 12 tackles (nine solo), an INT in the Jets end zone and two ST tackles in Week 4 loss at BAL.

2004 (JETS) Appeared in first postseason game and registered eight tackles and one PD in Jets’ 20-17 OT victory in AFC Wild Card Game at SD. ... Totaled seven tackles, one PD and first career sack in Week 11 victory at CLE. … In Week 2 win at SD, intercepted Drew Brees pass in first quarter, becoming first Jets rookie to record an INT in his first two games. ... Made his debut start at S for Jets in Week 1 vs. CIN and earned AFC Rookie Defensive Player of the Week honors,

intercepting Carson Palmer with 1:51 left in game to preserve 31-24 Jets win.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

• Selected by Jets in fifth round (143rd overall) of 2004 NFL Draft.

BEFORE THE NFL

• Started 32 of 45 games he appeared in at Washington State, recording 234 tackles, 12 INT (two returned for TD), one sack, three FR, four FF, 21 PD, three blocked kicks, 25 KR for 556 yards (22.2 avg.), 15 PR for 102 yards (6.8 avg.) and a TD.

• Earned three letters in football as RB, DB and KR for Lewis and Clark HS (WA).

• Rushed for 1,187 yards and 13 TD and posted six INT as senior; earning all-league first-team honors for both offense and defense as well as his team’s MVP award.

OFF THE FIELD

• Majored in communications at Washington State.

• Recipient of the 2006 Marty Lyons Community Service Award for involvement with several community-based efforts on behalf of Jets and NFL.

• Spent nearly every Tuesday during NFL season visiting local schools, community centers and hospitals.

• Serves as spokesman for Feed Your Mind campaign, which encourages students to eat healthy and stay fit by educating parents and children about nutritional reforms taking place in school cafeterias.

• Helped Jets launch What Moves U campaign, national campaign sponsored by NFL and American Heart association to promote physical fitness and healthy living to children.

• Handed out gift cards to underprivileged children from Brooklyn at Dick’s Sporting Goods during 2006 holiday season.