Running back, Florida A&M (from Georgia State), 2018–⁠22

Destin Coates

Number
No. 1
Height
5′11″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Tallahassee, FL

Destin Coates played running back at Georgia State (2018–⁠21) and Florida A&M (2022).

Career highs

150rushing yards, career highvs. Louisiana, 20203rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Arkansas State, 2019

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018Georgia State321374.3124
2019Georgia State825466.7767
2020Georgia State1647454.5735
2021Georgia State461864.0164
Career3241,6145.01667

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018Georgia State9859.4050
2019Georgia State7608.6019
2020Georgia State12655.4011
2021Georgia State351.706
Career312156.9050

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Georgia State1RBYr 1
2019Georgia State1RBYr 2
2020Georgia State1RBYr 3
2021Georgia State1RBYr 4
2022Florida A&M1RBSr. (Yr 5)5′11″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2018Georgia State420.22––9.411%0.17
2019Georgia State700.2486th (n=287)0.1317.110%0.27
2020Georgia State1850.0730th (n=212)0.1413.731%0.03
2021Georgia State46-0.05––-2.212%0.02

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2021 Georgia State 6 games, 186 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.ArmyL 10–⁠431348116––
Sep 11atNorth CarolinaL 17–⁠5911100716
Sep 18vs.CharlotteW 20–⁠9483064––
Sep 25atAuburnL 24–⁠348210813
Oct 2vs.App StateL 16–⁠4526041−4
Oct 9atUL MonroeW 55–⁠2181807––
2020 Georgia State 8 games, 745 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 19vs.LouisianaL 31–⁠3434150118421
Oct 3vs.East CarolinaW 49–⁠2923113223––
Oct 24atTroyW 36–⁠3425115021426
Oct 31vs.Coastal CarolinaL 0–⁠511156014211
Nov 7vs.UL MonroeW 52–⁠3420102235––
Nov 14atApp StateL 13–⁠171345012––
Nov 28vs.Georgia SouthernW 30–⁠24154711327
Dec 26 ✦vs.Western KentuckyW 39–⁠2123117118––
2019 Georgia State 10 games, 546 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31atTennesseeW 38–⁠305404––
Sep 14atWestern MichiganL 10–⁠5711401413
Sep 21atTexas StateL 34–⁠372195144323
Oct 5vs.Arkansas StateW 52–⁠381566327––
Oct 12atCoastal CarolinaW 31–⁠21250413
Nov 9atUL MonroeL 31–⁠459119141112
Nov 16vs.App StateL 27–⁠56797167––
Nov 23vs.South AlabamaW 28–⁠15113317119
Nov 30atGeorgia SouthernL 10–⁠38454034––
Dec 31 ✦vs.WyomingL 17–⁠38759021––
2018 Georgia State 6 games, 137 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Kennesaw StateW 24–⁠202909––
Sep 8atNC StateL 7–⁠4164311517
Sep 14atMemphisL 22–⁠5912680243−2
Sep 22vs.Western MichiganL 15–⁠344508362
Sep 29vs.UL MonroeW 46–⁠1481207120
Oct 4atTroyL 20–⁠37––––1−2

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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