Michael Coe - Defensive Back

6-0, 190 Alabama State 3 years in the NFL D5b-07 DOB: 12/17/1983

2008:  Was placed on injured reserve on 8/12.  2007:  Rookie who appeared in six games as reserve DB and special teamer…totaled seven defensive stops, five solo, one pass defensed and one FR…also had five special teams stops, four solo, and one blocked punt for safety…saw action vs. Kansas City 11/18, vs. Jacksonville 12/2, at Baltimore 12/9, at Oakland 12/16, vs. Houston 12/23 and vs. Tennessee 12/30…was inactive games 1-4, 6-8, and at Atlanta 11/22…did not play vs. Tampa Bay 10/7 and at San Diego 11/11…saw first action on special teams vs. Kansas City and had FR on punt team coverage…had two defensive stops and blocked punt for safety at Baltimore…had five solo tackles and one pass defensed vs. Tennessee…had two specialty stops at Jacksonville and at Baltimore for top totals.  POST-SEASON:  Appeared on special teams vs. San Diego 1/13 in Divisional Playoffs and had one solo stop.

Three-year starter who opened 25 of 43 games at Arkansas and Alabama State…was two-year starter at Arkansas before transferring to Alabama State as senior where his father, Charles, was head coach…totaled 100 tackles, 76 solo, five stops for losses, 1.5 sacks, one FF, one FR, one blocked kick, 26 passes defensed and 7-32 interceptions…also was 29-8.2 PR avg….started eleven games at Alabama State as senior…versatile DB opened first four games at FS before shifting to LCB…had 42 tackles, 31 solo, four tackles for losses, 1.5 sacks, one FR, 14 passes defensed and two interceptions…was 21-8.4 PR…was second-team All-America by NFL Draft Report…was first-team All-SWAC choice…started 14 of 32 games in three seasons at Arkansas…had 58 tackles, 45 solo, one FF, one stop for loss, one blocked kick, 12 passes defensed and 5-32 interceptions…started eight of eleven games as junior…had 30 tackles, 24 solo, one stop for loss, one FF, one blocked kick, seven passes defensed and 3-25 interceptions…was 8-7.9 PR…had four stops, three solo, one pass defensed, one interception and was 4-15.3 PR against Missouri State…was named SEC Special Teams Player-of-the-Week…had interceptions against Vanderbilt and Auburn…started six of eight games as sophomore while battling injuries…had 24 tackles, 17 solo, four passes defensed and two interceptions…had first career interception against Louisiana-Monroe…also had interception against Alabama…earned Lon Farrell Academic honor roll honors…appeared in 13 games as freshman…had four solo tackles and one pass defensed…was redshirted as freshman in 2002…holds degree in mass communications.
 

Full name is Michael Coe…born in Memphis, Tenn.…attended Cordova High School…was first-team all-state, All-Memphis, all-metro, all-region, all-conference and Tennessee Class 5A Offensive Player-of-the-Year as senior…had 1,400+ yards receiving in final season…was 20-675, 4 TDs as junior…on defense, had 25 tackles, five interceptions and 10 passes defensed…also was track standout…holds school record in 400-meter dash and won conference title four times in that event…single…resides in Memphis, Tenn.