2025 Khari Coleman EDGE Mississippi NFL Draft Report CFBALL

Position Linebacker
Class Senior
Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 220
Hometown New Orleans, LA.
Highschool G.W. Carver HS

2023 (SENIOR*): All-SEC Honorable Mention (College Football Network) … Played in all 13 games, starting 12 at linebacker … Notched 502 total snaps across defense and special teams … Sixth on the team with 48 total tackles (32 solo) … Also had 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, four QB hurries, one forced fumble and one pass breakup … vs. Mercer (9/2/23): Made three total tackles, all solo, as he led all Ole Miss linebackers with 34 defensive snaps … at #22 Tulane (9/9/23): Started at outside linebacker, ended the day with seven total tackles (five solo) and a sack fumble that led to a 26-yard fumble return TD by Jared Ivey late in the fourth quarter to seal the game … vs. Georgia Tech (9/16/23): Started at middle linebacker, notched five total tackles (three solo), one QB hurry and a half sack for a loss of two yards … at #12 Alabama (9/23/23): Started at middle linebacker, tallied four tackles (three solo) and made 1.0 TFL … vs. #12 LSU (9/30/23): Started at middle linebacker, notched four solo tackles and one sack for a loss of seven yards … vs. Arkansas (10/7/23): Started at middle linebacker, posted three total tackles (one solo) and one pass breakup in 50 defensive and special teams snaps … at Auburn (10/21/23): Started at middle linebacker, registered three tackles (one solo) in 45 defensive and special teams snaps … vs. Vanderbilt (10/28/23): Started at middle linebacker, notched two solo tackles and one QB hurry … vs. Texas A&M (11/4/23): Started at MLB, tallied two total tackles (one solo) and one QB hurry in 23 total snaps across defense and special teams … at #1 Georgia (11/11/23): Started at MLB, tallied three tackles (two solo) in 44 snaps across defense and special teams … vs. ULM (11/18/23): Started at MLB, notched five tackles (three solo) and one QB hurry in 33 total snaps … at Mississippi State (11/23/23): Recorded seven tackles (four solo) in 37 total snaps … vs. Penn State (12/30/23): Started at linebacker, played 36 total snaps in Ole Miss’ Peach Bowl victory … Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List … Butkus Award Preseason Watch List … Preseason All-SEC fourth team (Phil Steele).

2022 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 11 games, making four starts at linebacker … Totaled 42 tackles on the season … Tied for the team lead with 10 TFLs for 45 yards, including 4.5 sacks … Forced one fumble and added two quarterback pressures in 406 snaps on defense … vs. Troy (9/3/22): Came off the bench for the Rebel defense to record eight total tackles on the day, including team-highs in TFLs (5) and sacks (2) … Marked the third Rebel since 1999 that had recorded at least 5.0 tackles for loss in a single game … vs. Central Arkansas (9/10/22): Came up with two tackles, 1.5 TFLs and half of a sack in the team’s 59-3 win over UCA … at Georgia Tech (9/17/22): Finished with one tackle in the team’s shutout win in Atlanta … at Vanderbilt (10/8/22): Finished with one solo tackle in the team’s 52-28 victory … vs. Auburn (10/15/22): Made a pair of solo tackles as a rotational linebacker for the Rebels … at LSU (10/22/22): Made his first career start for the Rebels, tallying seven tackles, one TFL and one sack against the Tigers … at Texas A&M (10/29/22): Logged six tackles in the team’s 31-28 win over the Aggies, including one TFL after getting the start at linebacker … vs. #9 Alabama (11/12/22): Ended his day with three total tackles checking int the Rebel linebacking core … at Arkansas (11/19/22): Earned the start at linebacker for the Rebels, where he tallied a pair of tackles on the night … vs. Mississippi State (11/24/22): Ended his day with three total tackles while also logging one TFL, one sack and one forced fumble against the Bulldogs … vs. Texas Tech (12/28/22): Started at linebacker, playing 76 defensive snaps, and recorded seven tackles and two QB pressures … Transfer who arrived on campus in January and participated in spring drills.

TCU: Appeared in 18 games for the Horned Frogs, making 12 starts at linebacker … Battled injury in 2021 … Named to multiple Freshman All-America teams after stellar freshman campaign in 2020 … Earned Big 12 Co-Defensive Freshman of the Year as a true freshman … Led TCU while ranking second in the Big 12 and seventh nationally with 15.0 tackles for loss … Topped all freshmen in the country in TFLs … Tied for second on the team with three sacks while placing eighth with 33 tackles.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star recruit … Rated by 247Sports as the No. 27 weakside defensive end in the nation and No. 26 overall player in Louisiana … Ranked by Louisiana Gridiron Magazine as the state’s No. 1 linebacker … Totaled 27 1/2 sacks, 33 quarterback hurries and five forced fumbles as a senior … The 27 1/2 sacks ranked fifth in the nation while his 227 sack yards placed first … Totaled 277 tackles in his career with 91 1/2 for loss, including 46 1/2 sacks … Forced 16 fumbles with eight fumble recoveries, three blocked kicks and three defensive touchdowns … District 11-4A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior and an all-state selection at defensive end … Named all-state outside linebacker by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association … Selected as the Overall Carver Collegiate Academy Football Player of the Year … Received invites to the All-American Bowl and the Louisiana Gridiron Bowl All-Star Game … Named to George Washington Carver’s 2010-19 All-Decade Team … Selected as the Overall Athlete and Defensive Player of the Decade … First-team all-district as a junior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Khari Alexander Coleman … Born Nov. 28, 2001 … Son of Rodney Coleman and Michelle Horn … Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in spring 2023 … Multi-disciplinary studies major.