Seth Coleman: LB · Illinois · #9.
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Seth Coleman
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches at Illinois: Rod Smith and Bret Bielema. The first one came in 2023: Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Michigan — Week 8, 2024.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
LancasterOnline Oct 25
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-0vs Eastern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-17vs No. 19 Kansas | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-9vs Central Michigan | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-24@ No. 22 Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-21@ No. 9 Penn State | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 50-49vs Purdue | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-7vs No. 24 Michigan | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 9-38@ No. 1 Oregon | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-25vs Minnesota | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-16vs Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 13 | W 38-31@ Rutgers | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 26 | 6.5 | 2.5 | — | 3 |
Week 12 · 2024
W 38-16
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 22-point win at home against Michigan State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
53tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%6 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksPD rate
6%3 pass breakups53 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
44.1%
352 pass / 446 run
Plays / game
61.4
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #179 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Illinois, 181 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 46 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lovie Smith → Bret Bielema. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
