Player Dossier

2008-2011

UCLA

Derrick Coleman

RB • 6'0" • Fullerton, CA, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Derrick Coleman leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.2 efficiency.

Usage / Role

26%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

24

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

20

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

36

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · UCLA

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
UCLA
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: San José State

Player Story

Derrick Coleman built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Fullerton, CA wearing No. 33, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of Derrick Coleman's career was his backfield work:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2020 · Rating 0.7783

Life Christian Academy · Colonial Heights, VA

Committed To
Marshall
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Derrick Coleman, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · UCLA. Derrick Coleman leans balanced backfield option traits and 45.2 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,846
Rushing yards
1,780
Receiving yards
66
Touchdowns
19

Quick Answers

Derrick Coleman quick answers

Latest team and position
UCLA · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,846
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 46 games
Best season
2011 Postseason · UCLA
Top game
San José State
Recruit profile
2-star · Life Christian Academy · Marshall
High school pipeline
Life Christian Academy · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 33 · Class 2011
2011 Scrimmage yards rank
789 scrimmage yards · RB 80th (top 18%) · Pac-12 20th (top 10%) · National 183rd (top 9%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2008 Regular SeasonUCLA1029728413242.2
2009 PostseasonUCLA11330030.3
2009 Regular SeasonUCLA1126724126130.3
2010 Regular SeasonUCLA114904873545.4
2011 PostseasonUCLA1444395064.7
2011 Regular SeasonUCLA14745726191164.7

Related Context

Derrick Coleman played RB for UCLA. Across 4 tracked seasons, Derrick Coleman recorded 1,780 rushing yards, 66 receiving yards, and 19 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with UCLA.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason

UCLA paired 789 primary output with 45.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 45.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Loss with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2008 Regular Season · UCLA

Games

10

Scrimmage Yards / G

29.7

Efficiency

45.5

Usage

11

Consistency

54.1

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 26. Fresno State: 86. Washington State: 49. Oregon: 12. Stanford: 25. California: 6. Oregon State: 9. Washington: 42. Arizona State: 43. USC: -1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 9 by 33.5. Fresno State: 10 by 85.8. Washington State: 6 by 84. Oregon: 5 by 25. Stanford: 5 by 52.1. California: 4 by 15.6. Oregon State: 4 by 15.6. Washington: 10 by 43.8. Arizona State: 3 by 100. USC: 1 by 0

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins38.7 · Games = 3 · +12.8 vs Losses
Losses25.9 · Games = 7 · -12.8 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Fresno State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Arizona State

Result
Sat 12/6vs USCL 7-281-1-10-1
Sat 11/29@ Arizona StateL 9-3434314.30014.3
Sun 11/16@ WashingtonW 27-710424.2014.2
Sat 11/8vs Oregon StateL 6-343310162.3
Sat 10/25@ CaliforniaL 20-41461.5001.5
Sat 10/18vs StanfordW 23-2042050155
Sun 10/12@ OregonL 24-315122.4012.4
Sun 10/5vs Washington StateW 28-36498.2008.2
Sat 9/27vs Fresno StateL 31-3610868.6008.6
Sat 9/20vs ArizonaL 10-317243.400222.9

Player Story

Derrick Coleman story

Derrick Coleman built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Fullerton, CA wearing No. 33, spending time with UCLA. The clearest part of Derrick Coleman's career was his backfield work: 1,780 rushing yards, 341 carries, 19 rushing touchdowns, and 66 receiving yards across 46 career games in the available record. His career also includes 66 receiving yards and 102 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Derrick Coleman's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    UCLA

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200820092009201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonUCLA29745.511
2009 PostseasonUCLA27035.99.8-27
2009 Regular SeasonUCLA27035.99.80
2010 Regular SeasonUCLA4904614.7220
2011 PostseasonUCLA78945.221.2299
2011 Regular SeasonUCLA78945.221.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs San José State

Week 2 · W 27-17

Win with 135 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

135

Scrimmage Yards

88.5 takeover

135 scrimmage yards and 26.4 usage.

#2

vs Washington State

Week 5 · W 42-28 · Conference game

185

Scrimmage Yards

88.3 takeover

Win with 185 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

185 scrimmage yards and 22.7 usage.

#3

vs Arizona State

Week 10 · W 29-28 · Conference game

119

Scrimmage Yards

81.6 takeover

Win with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

119 scrimmage yards and 29.3 usage.

#4

vs Fresno State

Week 5 · L 31-36

86

Scrimmage Yards

81.4 takeover

Loss with 86 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

86 scrimmage yards and 20.4 usage.

#5

@ Oregon State

Week 4 · W 27-19 · Conference game

100

Scrimmage Yards

75.4 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

100 scrimmage yards and 37 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Postseason · UCLA

789 primary output · 45.2 efficiency · 21.2 usage

64.7

#2

2011 Regular Season · UCLA

64.7

789 primary · 45.2 efficiency · 21.2 usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · UCLA

45.4

490 primary · 46 efficiency · 14.7 usage

Milestones

4

100+ rush yards

1

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games