Rodney Coates

American football player

American football player

Rodney CoatesPersonal information

Born:| Grove Hill, Alabama
Height:| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:| 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:| Clarke County
(Grove Hill, Alabama)
College:| West Florida (2015–2021)
Position:| Wide receiver
Undrafted:| 2022
Career highlights and awards

* NCAA D2 champion (2019)

Rodney Coates is an American football wide receiver. He played college football at West Florida where he won the NCAA Division II Football Championship in 2019.[1][2]

## Early life

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Coates grew up in Grove Hill, Alabama.[3] He attended Clarke County High School where he was a Two-time all-county selection in football and a three year starter in basketball.[4][5]

## College career

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Coates played college football at University of West Florida (UWF) from 2015 to 2021. Although he redshirted in 2015 and sat out the 2018 season, he finished with 93 career catches for 1,376 yards and 15 TD for UWF.[6]

## Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft, Coates attended rookie minicamp on a tryout basis with the Seattle Seahawks in May 2022.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ Bob Condotta (May 2, 2022). "Seahawks undrafted free agent tracker: Seattle reportedly adds quarterbacks after 2022 NFL draft". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
2. ^ Lucas Semb (November 26, 2021). "Argos will be losing four of program's best this offseason". Pensacola News Journal. pp. B1 – B3. Retrieved October 2, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Bill Vilona (November 17, 2017). "With one incredible catch, UWF's Rodney Coates etches name into program lore: Bill Vilona". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
4. ^ Creg Stephenson (December 20, 2019). "Alabamians Trent Archie, Rodney Coates hope to lead West Florida to D2 title". al.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
5. ^ "Rodney Coates - 2021 - Football". goargos.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
6. ^ "Coates headed to the NFL". South Alabamian. May 4, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.

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2019 West Florida Argonauts football—NCAA Division II national champions

* D'Anthony Bell
* Rodney Coates
* Matthew Gotel
* Austin Reed

Head coach
Pete Shinnick

Assistant coaches
Jammie Deese
Kaleb Nobles
Steve Saulnier

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