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#17 - BRANDON COLEMAN
WR | SR. | 6-6 | 220
BISHOP MCNAMARA
ACCOKEEK, MD.

2012: Named to Preseason All-BIG EAST Second and Third Teams by Athlon and Phil Steele, respectively.

2011: Appeared in all 13 games, including five starts at wide receiver …  averaged 32.5 yards per reception and an amazing 51.8 yards per touchdown reception ... first player in Rutgers history with two receptions of 85 yards or longer in the same season ... 9 of his 17 receptions covered 25 yards or more ... made RU debut with 44-yard TD on first career reception in season-opening 48-0 victory over North Carolina Central (9/1) … came up big in the 20-17 overtime victory over USF (11/5), catching three balls for 75 yards, including a 34-yard throw from Chas Dodd for the game-tying score with less than 90 seconding remaining in the game … grabbed his third TD catch of the season on a 38-yard throw from Chas Dodd in the 27-17 victory over Army in Yankee Stadium (11/12) … best performance of his career at UConn (11/26), setting career highs with six catches for 223 yards and two touchdowns … outing against the Huskies included the longest RU play from scrimmage in 2011, a 92-yard pass-and-catch for touchdown from QB Gary Nova ... member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Football Team.

2010: Did not see game action.

Prior to Rutgers: Three-year letterwinner and three-year starter for head coach Bryce Bevill at Bishop McNamara High School … third Scarlet Knight to play in the Under Armour All-America game  … also a member of the Bishop McNamara basketball team … SuperPrep Magazine All-America selection who was rated the No. 5 prospect in the Mid-Atlantic region … finished senior season with 41 receptions for 838 yards and 10 touchdowns … eight of his 10 touchdowns were for 20 yards or longer … also totaled four interceptions and 64 tackles on defense from his safety position … Washington Post First Team All-Met honoree on defense … 2009 Maryland Big School All-State First Team selection at wide receiver … rated as one of the top 250 recruits in the nation by Rivals.com … No. 5 prospect in Maryland and the No. 29 wide receiver nationally by Rivals.com … No. 34 wide receiver in the country according to Scout.com … breakout junior season featured 21 receptions for 584 yards and six touchdowns … averaged 27.8 yards per reception his junior season … born 6/22/92 …  a Labor Studies major.

Receiving    GP-GS Rec. Yards Avg.    TD     Long  
2011              13-5    17    552    32.5      6         92

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