Thomas Coltrain

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Thomas Coltrain
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    210
  • Hometown:
    Leslie, Mich.
  • Position:
    LB
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Leslie
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    100.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    1
Bio

Senior (2023): Started all 10 games at linebacker and led the Yellow Jackets in tackles for the fourth straight season with a career-best 100 stops...Climbed atop the Defiance career solo tackles list with 223 and reached third in career total tackles with 357...Named First Team All-HCAC for the fourth consecutive season while sharing the conference lead with 100 tackles...Notched six games with double figures in tackles...Set a new program record on October 21 at Anderson with a 95-yard fumble recovery returned for touchdown, which was his first career touchdown to earn HCAC Defensive Player of the Week in addition to D3Football.com Team of the Week honors...Recorded a career-high 19 tackles on November 4 vs. Rose-Hulman while earning HCAC Defensive Player of the Week for the fourth time in his career...Closed season with 14 tackles against rival Bluffton to secure first career 100-tackle season, the first by a Yellow Jacket since 2018...Named Second Team All-Region by D3football.com for third career All-Region award

Senior (2022): Played in all 10 games...Led the team in tackles with 88 (54 solo, 34 assisted)...Recorded 2.5 sacks and 11 tackles for loss...Had one pass breakup...Named to HCAC All-Conference First Team and named to D3football.com All-Region Second Team.

Junior (2021): Earned First Team All-HCAC honors...played in all 10 games...Recorded a career-high 96 total tackles (67 solo and 29 assisted)...Tallied a career-best 3.5 sacks for 19 yards and 12.5 tackles for loss for 37 yards...Notched three pass break-ups and a fumble recovery.

Sophomore (2020-21): Earned First Team All-HCAC and D3Football All-Region honors ... Appeared in five games ... Recorded a team-leading 49 total tackles (28 solo and 21 assisted) ... Recorded a sack, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. 

Freshman (2019): Saw action in eight games... Totaled 24 tackles, including 20 solos and 2.5 for loss... Recorded two pass breakups... Intercepted a pass and returned it 42 yards in the win over Bluffton.

Prep: Graduated in 2019 from Leslie High School... Participated in football, basketball and baseball... Filled a variety of roles in football, including being used as a kickoff returner... Starter at quarterback and safety as a senior... Chosen to play in the 2019 Addix All-Star Football Game... Twice named to the Citizen Patriot Dream Team (second team as a senior, honorable mention as a junior)... On defense his senior year, he collected 52 solo tackles and assisted on 15 more with four for loss, plus added two interceptions and a forced fumble... All-Greater Lansing Activities Conference honoree in football. 

Personal: Son of Chris and Stacey Coltrain .. Majoring in cyber forensics with a minor in computer science...2023 Marv Hohenberger Award winner (DC male athlete of the year)

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 54 45
Assists 46 34
Tackles 100.0 79.0
Tackles per game 10.0 11.3
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs 1 1
Tackle for loss 7.5 7.5
Tackle for loss yards 13 13
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - 0 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - 0 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 1 - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 1 - - - - 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 6 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 #2 Mount Union L, 45-6 2 8 10.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 9 at Adrian (Mich.) W, 34-17 4 1 5.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Kalamazoo L, 42-35 3 3 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Hanover (Ind.) W, 27-21 6 0 6.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 7 Mt. St. Joseph L, 62-21 7 3 10.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 14 Franklin (Ind.) L, 35-21 6 5 11.0 0.0 0 2.5 2 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 21 at Anderson (Ind.) W, 36-6 2 6 8.0 0.0 0 1.5 4 1 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 28 at Manchester (Ind.) W, 51-27 10 1 11.0 0.0 0 2.0 5 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 4 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 78-54 7 12 19.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 11 Bluffton L, 42-35 7 7 14.0 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 43 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - 0 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 43 - - - - - - 0 0
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 8 - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
Total 43 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 43 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 8 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 5 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 43 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 8 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 5 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 43 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - 0 - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - 0 - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 6 0.6 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Total 6 0.1 - - - - 0 1 - - 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 8 20 4 24.0 3.0 - - 2.5 10 - - - 1 42 2 -
2020-21 5 28 21 49.0 9.8 1.0 9 9.0 29 1 1 10 - - - -
2021-22 10 67 29 96.0 9.6 3.5 19 12.5 37 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2022-23 10 54 34 88.0 8.8 2.5 19 11.0 36 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2023-24 10 54 46 100.0 10.0 0.0 0 7.5 13 1 1 95 0 0 0 0
Total 43 223 134 357.0 8.3 7.0 47 42.5 125 2 3 105 1 42 6 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - 0 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - 0 0
November 2 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 6 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 6 0.6 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Conference 6 0.9 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 1.2 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 1.5 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 6 1.5 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 54 46 100.0 10.0 0.0 0 7.5 13 1 1 95 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 45 34 79.0 11.3 0.0 0 7.5 13 1 1 95 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 29 35 64.0 12.8 0.0 0 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 5 25 11 36.0 7.2 0.0 0 3.5 9 1 1 95 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 22 8 30.0 7.5 0.0 0 3.5 9 1 1 95 0 0 0 0
Losses 6 32 38 70.0 11.7 0.0 0 4.0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
September 4 15 12 27.0 6.8 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 25 15 40.0 10.0 0.0 0 6.5 12 1 1 95 0 0 0 0
November 2 14 19 33.0 16.5 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
News mentions
Coltrain named Second Team All-Region
  • Article
  • December 06, 2023
Coltrain named Second Team All-Region
  • December 06, 2023
Eleven Yellow Jackets earn All-HCAC Football Honors
  • Article
  • November 16, 2023
Eleven Yellow Jackets earn All-HCAC Football Honors
  • November 16, 2023
Bluffton withstands DC’s second-half heroics to take back The Hammer
  • Article
  • November 11, 2023
Bluffton withstands DC’s second-half heroics to take back The Hammer
  • November 11, 2023
FB Preview: Yellow Jackets host Bluffton for rights to The Hammer
  • Article
  • November 10, 2023
FB Preview: Yellow Jackets host Bluffton for rights to The Hammer
  • November 10, 2023
Coltrain named HCAC Defensive Player of the Week for the fourth time
  • Article
  • November 06, 2023
Coltrain named HCAC Defensive Player of the Week for the fourth time
  • November 06, 2023
Yellow Jackets and Engineers run wild as Rose-Holman downs DC, 78-54
  • Article
  • November 04, 2023
Yellow Jackets and Engineers run wild as Rose-Holman downs DC, 78-54
  • November 04, 2023
FB Preview: Yellow Jackets return home to face Rose-Hulman
  • Article
  • November 03, 2023
FB Preview: Yellow Jackets return home to face Rose-Hulman
  • November 03, 2023
Yellow Jackets climb to 4-4 with dominating second half at Manchester
  • Article
  • October 28, 2023
Yellow Jackets climb to 4-4 with dominating second half at Manchester
  • October 28, 2023
FB Preview: Jackets head to Manchester for last road game of '23
  • Article
  • October 27, 2023
FB Preview: Jackets head to Manchester for last road game of '23
  • October 27, 2023
Coltrain, LeBlanc pick up HCAC Player of the Week Awards
  • Article
  • October 23, 2023
Coltrain, LeBlanc pick up HCAC Player of the Week Awards
  • October 23, 2023
Defense and special teams step up in 36-6 road win over Anderson
  • Article
  • October 21, 2023
Defense and special teams step up in 36-6 road win over Anderson
  • October 21, 2023
FB Preview: Jackets travel to winless Anderson on Saturday
  • Article
  • October 20, 2023
FB Preview: Jackets travel to winless Anderson on Saturday
  • October 20, 2023
Franklin outruns Jackets as Freeman, Cora post career rushing totals
  • Article
  • October 14, 2023
Franklin outruns Jackets as Freeman, Cora post career rushing totals
  • October 14, 2023
FB Preview: Jackets look to bounce back against Franklin
  • Article
  • October 13, 2023
FB Preview: Jackets look to bounce back against Franklin
  • October 13, 2023
Lions’ quick start leads to homecoming loss for Yellow Jackets
  • Article
  • October 07, 2023
Lions’ quick start leads to homecoming loss for Yellow Jackets
  • October 07, 2023
FB Preview: DC opens conference play at Hanover on Saturday
  • Article
  • September 29, 2023
FB Preview: DC opens conference play at Hanover on Saturday
  • September 29, 2023
FB Preview: Jackets seek second straight win at Kalamazoo
  • Article
  • September 15, 2023
FB Preview: Jackets seek second straight win at Kalamazoo
  • September 15, 2023
FB Preview: Yellow Jackets head to Adrian to renew rivalry with Bulldogs
  • Article
  • September 08, 2023
FB Preview: Yellow Jackets head to Adrian to renew rivalry with Bulldogs
  • September 08, 2023
FB PREVIEW: Matchup vs. No. 2 Mount Union headlines buzzing Saturday slate at DC
  • Article
  • September 01, 2023
FB PREVIEW: Matchup vs. No. 2 Mount Union headlines buzzing Saturday slate at DC
  • September 01, 2023
Photos
Thomas Coltrain action photo 1
Mt. St. Joseph vs. Defiance

10/7/2023 1:30 PM EDT

Thomas Coltrain action photo 2
Mt. St. Joseph vs. Defiance

10/7/2023 1:30 PM EDT