Brandon Coleman (born October 12, 2000) is an

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for the Washington Commanders of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the Trinity Valley Cardinals and TCU Horned Frogs and was selected by the Commanders in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft.

Early life

Coleman was born to an American military serviceman and a German woman in

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, on October 12, 2000. He spent his childhood in

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, before returning to the United States in 2016 and enrolling at Denton High School in Denton, Texas. He played basketball as a

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in Germany and first played

in high school as a

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before playing on the offensive line as a

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College career

Coleman began his collegiate career with the Trinity Valley Cardinals of Trinity Valley Community College in 2019, appearing in seven games. He was ranked a three-star

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recruit and the eighth

nationally by

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, committing to play for the TCU Horned Frogs in 2020. Coleman played in the first four games of the 2020 season at TCU before his year ended due to injury. He became a starter in 2021, finishing the season with 11 games played, eight as a starter. He started all 15 games in 2022 and helped the team have one of the best offenses nationally while reaching the national championship, being named honorable mention All-

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. Entering the 2023 season, Coleman was named to ''

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s "Freaks" list, which noted that the 6 foot 6 inches, 320-pound Coleman "has an impressive 35-inch vertical jump and regularly runs 18 iles-per-hour He squats 600 pounds, benches 400, and power-cleans 375." He was selected team

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and started 11 games, being named second-team All-Big 12 and an honorable mention for conference lineman of the year while allowing only one sack. He played in the

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Professional career

Coleman was selected by the Washington Commanders in the third round (67th overall) of the 2024 NFL draft. He signed his four-year rookie contract on June 14, 2024.

Personal life

Coleman is fluent in the

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References

External links

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Washington Commanders bio

TCU Horned Frogs bio

Trinity Valley Cardinals bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, Brandon 2000 births Living people American football guards American football offensive tackles Players of American football from Virginia Trinity Valley Cardinals football players TCU Horned Frogs football players Washington Commanders players Sportspeople from Berlin Sportspeople from Newport News, Virginia