Jonah Coleman

Former running back at Washington. 2025: 758 rushing yards, 15 rushing TD, 31 catches.

RB · Washington · Sr. · #1

5′9″ · 228 lb · Stockton, CA

CFB Index 78 · #22 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceDrafted by Denver — Rd 4, Pick 8, #108 overall

How he plays

Wears you down at the goal line.

TD rate: 97th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

354

receiving yards · 2025

31 catches · 2 TD · 11.4 per catch

Backed by 15 car · 111 yds · 5 TD -- top 0.1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: 6 rec, 104 yds, 1 TD, at Washington State

The play that turned itSwung Indiana from 22% to 67% to win.Washington at Indiana · 31-17

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former running back at Washington. 2025: 758 rushing yards, 15 rushing TD, 31 catches.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona in 2022.
Transferred from Arizona to Washington in 2024.
Drafted round 4 by the Denver in 2026.

The full story, with sources

How it ended

Four seasons at Washington, 3,054 rushing yards — drafted at #108 overall by Denver.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

The week the volume broke through — put up 104 yds at Washington State.Washington State · W 59-242025

202212 games

Signed with Arizona3-star out of Lincoln

202413 games

Entered the portal
All-Big Tenthird

2026

Drafted by Denverround 4, pick 108

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#494 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #108

Denver · 2026

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-BIG TEN

All-Big Ten mention (2024)

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches

2022–2023

Kalen DeBoer

Washington

2024–2025

Jedd Fisch

Washington

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Kalen DeBoer → Jedd Fisch. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Denver2026 NFL rookie season

#108Rd 4 · Pick 8

Denver2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Arizona5-7HC: Jedd Fisch · Pass-leaning

2023Arizona10-3HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced

2024Washington6-7HC: Jedd Fisch · Balanced

2025Washington9-4HC: Jedd Fisch · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

78All-Conference level #22 of 326?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (97th percentile). Strength: rush tds (97th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#16 / 456 · 97th pct

8.4%

EPA / carry#115 / 456 · 75th pct

0.22

Success rate#129 / 456 · 72nd pct

48.3%

Explosive rate#189 / 456 · 59th pct

7.1%

Yards / carry#239 / 456 · 48th pct

4.9

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#8 / 349 · 97th pct

Rec yards#11 / 338 · 97th pct

354

Receptions#31 / 338 · 91st pct

Carries#62 / 349 · 82nd pct

156

Rush yards#73 / 349 · 79th pct

758

Yards / carry#171 / 349 · 49th pct

4.9

Fumbles lost#55 / 201 · 49th pct

Long run#214 / 349 · 38th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / carry

35th → 75th percentile

Success rate

32nd → 72nd percentile

Explosive rate

53rd → 59th percentile

Yards / carry

62nd → 48th percentile

TD rate

59th → 97th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)

Yardage DNA

155 carries

15%

Stuffed (≤0)

40%

Grind (1–3)

32%

Chunk (4–9)

13%

Explosive (10+)

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Home7g	83.4	5.5	1.4
Road5g	34.8	2.6	1.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	YPC	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	86.1	5.5	1.7
Weeks 8+5g	31.0	2.6	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jedd Fisch

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

78 · #22 of 326 RBs

Three-star recruit. Now #22 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Washington	156	758	4.9	15	--
2024	Washington	193	1,053	5.5	10	--
2023	Arizona	128	871	6.8	5	--
2022	Arizona	75	372	5.0	4	--
Career		552	3,054	5.5	34	--

Season	Team
2025	Washington	31	354	11.4	2	--
2024	Washington	23	177	7.7	0	--
2023	Arizona	25	283	11.3	1	--
2022	Arizona	8	24	3.0	0	--
Career		87	838	9.6	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025

W 42–25

vs Illinois

75 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD

With D. Williams Jr. — 280 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.5 · 66 rush yds (10 car) · D. Boston — 12 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 100.0

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 4 · Washington State · 3&16 · Q4 · EPA +5.19Demond Williams Jr. pass complete to Jonah Coleman for 34 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Week 4 · Washington State · 2&8 · Q2 · EPA +3.77Demond Williams Jr. pass complete to Jonah Coleman for 45 yds to the WSU 28 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Michigan · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.44Demond Williams Jr. pass complete to Jonah Coleman for 27 yds to the MICH 48 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Ohio State · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.44Jonah Coleman run for 34 yds to the OSU 45 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Colorado State · 4&1 · Q1 · EPA +3.11Demond Williams Jr. pass complete to Jonah Coleman for 22 yds to the CSU 28 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Colorado State · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +3.04Jonah Coleman run for 26 yds for a TD (Grady Gross KICK)
Week 9 · Illinois · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA +2.89(10:45) Shotgun #1 J.Coleman rush middle for 29 yards gain to the ILL36 (#10 M.Scott), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Boise State · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +2.82Jonah Coleman 6 Yd Run (Grady Gross Kick)
Week 13 · UCLA · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +2.79(12:53) #1 J.Coleman rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UCLA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:53. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (12:53) #1 J.Coleman rush middle for 0 yards to the UCLA01 (#55 A.Fuimaono; #0 D.Pellot), TURNOVER ON DOWNS) #95 G.Gross kick attempt good (H: #45 L.Dunne, LS: #33 R.Kean)
Week 1 · Boise State · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.75Shotgun #1 J.Coleman rush left for 25 yards gain to the BSU32 (#10 D.Ganter Jr.), 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-21vs Colorado State	24	177	7.4	2	38	Season-high 177 yds
Wk 2	W 70-10vs UC Davis	15	111	7.4	5	18	5 rushing TDs
Wk 4	W 59-24@ Washington State	12	59	4.9	2	13
Wk 5	L 6-24vs Ohio State	13	70	5.4	0	34
Wk 6	W 24-20@ Maryland	18	57	3.2	1	6
Wk 7	W 38-19vs Rutgers	14	44	3.1	1	15
Wk 8	L 7-24@ Michigan	16	50	3.1	1	8
Wk 9	W 42-25vs Illinois	14	75	5.4	1	29
Wk 11	L 10-13@ Wisconsin	5	2	0.4	0	3
Wk 13	W 48-14@ UCLA	4	6	1.5	1	2
Wk 14	L 14-26vs Oregon	9	22	2.4	0	9
Bowl	W 38-10vs Boise State	12	85	7.1	1	25
Total		156	758	4.3	15	38

How he plays

Play style

Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.

CFB Index positional classification

Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share

Not actually a closer

checked · no story

37.1%Carry share

26.2%Q4-lead share

68.2%In competitive games

37.1% of carries overall (156/421) → 26.2% of Q4-with-lead carries (22/84) — 68.2% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.

Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration

Who gets the tough yard

fact

13/183rd/4th & short

15/26Inside-5 share

13 of 18 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (72.2%). 15 of the team's 26 inside-the-5 carries (57.7%).

DNA match

Player DNA

Power Back

Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Cameron Skattebo’s 2023 season.

Cameron Skattebo

62%match

Arizona State · 2023

La'Damian Webb

South Alabama · 2022

All-Sun Belt

58%

Tyler Lavine

SMU · 2020

54%

Tawee Walker

Oklahoma · 2023

52%

Chip Trayanum

Toledo · 2025

All-MAC

50%

Matches Cameron on

Yards / carry

Weight

Receiving share

Differs from Cameron on

Rush TD rate (higher)

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Nicholas Singleton's senior season at Penn State (2025).

Nicholas Singleton

62%match

Penn State · 2025

All-Big TenNFL Rd 5

La'Vell Wright

Western Kentucky · 2025

61%

Raheim Sanders

South Carolina · 2024

All-SEC

60%

Isaac Guerendo

Louisville · 2023

NFL Rd 4

60%

Re'Mahn Davis

Kentucky · 2023

60%

Matches Nicholas on

Weight

Differs from Nicholas on

Recruiting rating (lower)

Height (lower)

Yards / reception (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Jonah Coleman

Fluff Bothwell

Mississippi State · 2025

69%

Jonah Coleman

Washington · 2024

69%

Savion Red

Nevada · 2024

67%

Bill Davis

Louisiana · 2024

67%

Tahj Brooks

Texas Tech · 2022

65%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #37

Final rank

#81

Avg #62.7

Finalist prob 5%

Peaked at #37 this season.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology