Washington Huskies star running back Jonah Coleman is generating a lot of praise from the NFL draft community ahead of his senior season on Montlake.
Pro Football Focus’ NFL Stock Exchange podcast hosts Connor Rogers and Trevor Sikkema have been among his biggest supporters, ranking him as the No. 3 and No. 4 player at his position, respectively, in their summer scouting rankings ahead of the 2025 college football season. However, the hosts agreed that the 5-foot-9, 229-pound Coleman also has the ability to leapfrog the players in front of him on their board.
“If I had to pick someone who could unseat our consensus No. 1 running back [Notre Dame’s Jeremiyah Love]…I would say Jonah Coleman has a shot to be the first running back taken,” Rogers said.
Coleman brings a hard-nosed running style to the table and is one of the best in the country at breaking tackles, forcing 67 missed tackles during the 2024 season. He is also one of the nation’s most well-rounded backs who can be relied on as a three-down player at the next level.
“His play style, his determination, how he plays on all three downs,” Rogers added. “If I need somebody to break tackles, create his own yards, create explosive runs, never put the football on the ground, and I can leave him on the field for all three downs, that’s Jonah Coleman.”
As the senior prepares for his final college campaign, playing on all three downs is something that he takes a lot of pride in, and in order to do that at the NFL level, being a reliable pass blocker is critical. Now that he’s mastered Jedd Fisch’s offense, he feels confident he can do that in the pros.
“Not a lot of backs know protection going to the next level, and not a lot of colleges are teaching that, maybe a version, but we literally do NFL protections, it’s just a different format,” he told the media during spring practice.
“I could get on the board and show you guys. I could teach it to you guys, it’s that easy, that simple, but at the end of the day, you’ve got to get out there and run it. It’s just pretty natural, I’m a visual learner, but I could get on the board and show you guys.”
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