2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 3
Michael Coats Jr.
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Miss.
- High School:
- Biloxi
- Prev School:
- East Central CC/Nevada
- Has played in 56 career games, including 35 at the FBS level and started 41 games
2025 (Sr.)
- Started all 12 games at cornerback and on special teams
- Used on 565 plays, including 529 on defense
- Registered 40 or more plays in seven games
- Saw action on a season-high 61 plays against Colorado
- Totaled 30 tackles on the season with 22 solo stops and two tackles for loss in 12 games
- Also added one fumble recovery and seven pass breakups on the season
- Tallied four tackles, including three solos, and matched his career high with one tackle for loss against Colorado
- Also, added a career-high three pass breakups and recovered his first career fumble against Colorado
- Added four tackles with two solo stops and a pass breakup against TCU
- Matched his career high with four solo tackles and tabbed his first career solo tackle for loss
- WVU Team Captain: BYU
- Co-led the defense with four tackles with three solo stops and a pass breakup at Kansas
- Registered five tackles and his first pass breakup of the season vs. Pitt
- Collected his first Mountaineer tackle at Ohio
- Made his WVU debut in season opener vs. Robert Morris
- Transferred to WVU in January 2025
2024 (Jr.) - Nevada
- Played cornerback for coach Jeff Choate at Nevada
- Earned All-America nods from HERO Sports (Group of Five All-America First Team) and College Football Network (Honorable Mention)
- Named to All-Mountain West First Team
- Started all 13 games and led the team in passes defended with 17 and interceptions with four
- Also tallied 41 tackles
2023 (So.) - Nevada
- Earned the team's Fireman Award
- Appeared in all 10 games
- Intercepted a pass, which he returned 42 yards, made 13 tackles and broke up two passes
2022 (JUCO) - East Central CC
- Appeared in seven games, with two interceptions and 22 tackles
- Also had a tackle-for-loss
2021 (JUCO) - East Central CC
- Played in nine games, intercepting two passes and recording 13 tackles
2020 (COVID) - East Central CC
- Played in five games, breaking up six passes, with five sacks among his 12 tackles
High School
- Did not play football
Personal
- Son of Michael Coats Sr. and Latisha Steele
- One of three children (2 sisters)
- Graduated with his bachelor's degree in integrated studies from WVU in December 2025
Rich Rodriguez | March 3
Tuesday, March 03
Rich Rodriguez | Dec. 3
Wednesday, December 03
Reid Carrico | Nov. 29
Saturday, November 29
Jeff Weimer | Nov. 29
Saturday, November 29
