Chase Coffman
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Chase Coffman (born November 10, 1986 in Peculiar, Missouri) plays tight end for the University of Missouri Tigers in the NCAA college football tournament. A second generation tight end, Coffman has blossomed to become one of the Tigers' primary options on offense as he, along with former TE combo and All-American selection Martin Rucker have produced team-leading digits in terms of receiving for the past few years. Not long after debuting with Mizzou, Coffman has already broken several tight end receiving single season school records in receptions, yardage, and TD catches and is bent on following his dad's footsteps all the way into the next level.
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[edit] Personal Life
Chase is one of Paul & Amy Coffman's four children, and is the eldest brother to Carson, Cameron and Camille. Apparently, Chase is not the first and only Coffman to play football, or tight end for that matter, as his father Paul was a standout TE at Kansas State who went on to play 11 seasons in the NFL---for the Green Bay Packers (1978-85), the Kansas City Chiefs (1986-87) and the Minnesota Vikings (1988)---despite being undrafted. Chase's siblings like himself, are also into athletics, with his brothers Carson and Cameron playing quarterbacks in football (Carson also plays Division I football as a back-up quarterback at Kansas State) while his sister Camille is strutting her stuff on the volleyball court.
Apart from football and other sports, Chase's other interests are movies and occassional video games.
[edit] High School
Coffman attended Raymore-Peculiar Senior High School where he was a standout in both football and basketball. While playing hoops, Coffman earned three letters and was included in the First-Team all-conference selection for the 2003-04 season. It was however in football while playing the same position as his father, that Coffman "hit paydirt." Under head coach Tom Kruse and playing alongside his younger brother Carson, Coffman started to showcase his talent during his sophomore year when he caught 39 passes for 611 yards and 11 touchdowns before improving his stats to 50 receptions, 817 receiving yards and 13 scores the following year. In his final season, Coffman recorded 41 receptions for 886 yards and 16 touchdowns enroute to being named as the conference player of the year after leading Ray-Pec to the 2004 Class 5 state championship with an unblemished 13-0 record. He concluded his stellar career with a remarkable performance in the championship game where he caught 3 passes for 56 yards and a 14-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter as Ray-Pec edged McCluer North, 37-18.
The Peculiar, Missouri native received several accolades throughout his high school career, including being named into the all-state first team selection for three seasons whiel receiving first team all-district and all-conference honors twice. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Simone Award---an award given annually to the top player in the Kansas City metro area---in 2004. Coffman was also listed as one of the highly recruited prospects in the state and in the nation, with SuperPrep ranking him as the #4 tight end prospect in the country and the #7 overall recruit in the state of Missouri, while Rivals.com listed him as the #19 tight end prospect in the nation and the #3 overall recruit in the state.
[edit] College
Aside from Missouri, other schools that tendered Coffman scholarship offers include Iowa, Kansas State, and Nebraska.
[edit] 2005
As a true freshman, Coffman was listed behind 2004 Freshman All-American tight end Martin Rucker on the depth chart. He made his collegiate debut on the road against Arkansas State where he was in on 36 plays, catching 3 passes for 36 yards and his first career touchdown reception. In his first career home game, Coffman caught 6 passes for 49 yards and another TD catch as the Tigers were edged by New Mexico, 35-45. He went on and caught 3 passes in his next two outings against Troy and Texas, then added 5 and 4 receptions for 60 and 54 yards in wins over Oklahoma State and Iowa State, respectively. After being limited to a tackle with the special teams in the win over Nebraska which was his first career start, Coffman recorded a catch for 10 yards and 6 more receptions for 31 yards in losses @ Kansas and @ Colorado, respectively, before chipping in a couple of receptions for 9 yards in the win over Baylor. In the regular season finale against his father's alma mater K-State, Coffman registered 6 catches for the third time that season, good for 88 yards that include a 33-yard catch-and-run in the second quarter, as Mizzou just fell short of the Wildcats, 28-36. Over a week later, Coffman was named 1st Team Freshman All-American by renowned college football website Rivals.com.
In his postseason debut against South Carolina in the Independence Bowl, Coffman established career highs of 8 receptions and 99 yards with a 5-yard touchdown catch late in the second quarter, helping the Tigers come back from a three TD deficit to win 38-31. He finished the season tied with Rucker in the Big 12 among tight ends in terms of receptions with 47 (2nd-most by a tight end in MU single-season history, tops all Big 12 freshmen) to go with 503 yards (4th in the league among TEs, 3rd-best in MU tight end season history, 2nd among Big 12 freshmen). He was also named as the team's most outstanding freshman, along with redshirt freshman defensive end Stryker Sulak.
[edit] 2006
During the Black & Gold game, Coffman picked up where he left off in 2005 as he teamed up with sophomore quarterback Chase Daniel, catching six passes for 66 yards and a score in their Gold team's 60-43 win over the Black squad. He entered 2006 once again as the no.2 tight end in the depth chart behind Rucker.
In the season-opener against Murray State, Coffman recorded a season high 7 receptions for 64 yards and a TD catch as the Tigers rammed the opposition, 47-7. In wins over Mississippi, New Mexico, and Ohio, Coffman registered 2, 4, and 3 catches for 26, 33. and 33 receiving yards respectively. In the ensuing game against Colorado, he contributed 4 receptions for 31 yards and 2 TD catches (that put the Tigers up 14-3) in the 28-13 win over the Buffs, where he also tallied his first of two tackles for the season. After catching his 4th touchdown of the season (3 rec. for 22 yds.) in the victory @ Texas Tech, Coffman hauled in 6 receptions for 69 yards in Mizzou's first defeat of the season at the hands of Texas A&M. He rebounded with another solid game against K-State, catching 6 passes for 75 yards and 1 TD as MU came away with a 41-21 romp over KSU that broke a 13-game losing streak for the Tigers against the Wildcats. He was also named as the John Mackey Tight End of the Week for his performance.
After the big win over KSU, Mizzou suffered a three-game slide with losses to Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Iowa State. Coffman contributed 5, 2, and 4 catches for 57, 36, and 51 yards, respectively on those losses, even chipping in on the defensive side as he was able to record a tackle and forced a fumble in the loss to the Sooners. His receiving gains against ISU also improved his career total to 1,000+, becoming the 5th tight end in program history to achieve the feat. In the regular season finale against Kansas, Coffman matched his season high of 7 receptions for 58 yards and a career best 3 TDs, including a 10-yarder in the fourth which not only iced the game for the Tigers but also gave Coffman his 100th career catch.
In his second straight bowl game appearance, Coffman had 5 catches for a season- and team-high 83 yards and 1 TD, in addition to completing his first career pass for a 29-yard TD to WR Tommy Saunders as Mizzou got edged out by Oregon State, 38-39. The game marked Coffman's entry into the Mizzou record books after breaking the school TE records for both receptions and yardage set by A.J. Ofodile at 55 and 589, respectively, in 1993 as well as the TE TD catching record established by both Kellen Winslow (1978) and Dwayne Blakley (1999). For his part, Coffman finished the season with 58 receptions for 638 yards and nine touchdowns, all tops among Big 12 TEs, in addition to his 4.46 catch per game average which ranked 4th in the nation among TEs.
[edit] 2007
Coffman opened the season with a 7-catch, 42-yard, 1-TD effort in the 40-34 win over Illinois (also tallied his first career carry for 8 yards), then followed it up with a 6-reception, 60-yard, 1-TD performance in the ensuing 38-25 triumph over Ole Miss (failed to connect on his second career passing attempt). In the next two blow-out wins over Western Michigan and Illinois State, Coffman registered identical 31 receiving yard turnouts on 5 total catches before chipping in 6 receptions for 75 yards and his 3rd TD of the season in the win over Nebraska. Against 5th-ranked Oklahoma, Coffman broke out for career highs of 10 receptions for 102 yards in the 31-41 loss to the Sooners, enroute to being named as the John Mackey Tight End of the Week. Following Mizzou's first loss of the season, the Tigers rebounded with huge wins over Texas Tech and Iowa State, with Coffman tallying a combined total of 5 receptions for 68 yards, including a season high 33-yard catch against the Red Raiders.
At Colorado, Coffman racked up a career best three touchdowns (25, 23 and five yards) to go with 5 receptions for 60 yards in the 55-10 win over the Buffaloes. His 3-TD game also moved him past Justin Gage (1999-2002) into first place in the MU record books in terms of career receiving touchdowns with 19. He even extended his lead after catching TD number 20 in the 40-26 drubbing of Texas A&M, where he also caught 3 passes for 22 yards. He ended the regular season with 2 receptions a piece in wins over K-State and Kansas. Coffman sustained an ankle injury on his last outing against the Jayhawks, forcing him to sit out the Big 12 title game against the Sooners which the Tigers eventually lost, 17-38. He returned to play in the Cotton Bowl, but only saw limited minutes, catching a pass for 8 yards in the 38-7 victory over Arkansas.
The junior tight end ended the year with 52 receptions for 531 yards and 7 touchdowns in 12 appearances, improving his career output to 1,664 yards which is just behind outgoing tight end Rucker (2,156). He was also selected into the All-Big 12 Second Team by the league media apart from being named as a semifinalist for the Mackey Award.
[edit] 2008
Coffman, along with four other Tigers who submitted their names to the NFL College Advisory Committee before the Cotton Bowl, decided to return for their senior seasons. During the spring game, he produced 34 receiving yards on 4 receptions for the victorious Black team.
[edit] Highlights
| Chase Coffman catches a career high 3 TDs in the win over Colorado (2007). |
[edit] Career Stats
| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||
| Year | Rec | RecYds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | RshYds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| 2005 | 47 | 503 | 10.7 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 58 | 638 | 11.0 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 52 | 531 | 10.2 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
[edit] Achievements
[edit] 2008
- Athlon Sports Preseason First-Team All-Big 12
- Athlon Sports Preseason Second-Team All-America
- Phil Steele Preseason Second Team All-Big 12
- Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-America
[edit] 2007
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)
- All-Big 12 Second Team (Media)
- Collegefootballnews.com Preseason All-Big 12 Second Team
- Collegefootballnews.com's #7 Preseason Player in the Big 12
- John Mackey Tight End of the Week (Oct. 15)
- Mackey Award Semifinalist
- Missouri Tight End of the Year
- Phil Steele All-Big 12 Third Team
[edit] 2006
- Academic All-Big 12 Second-Team
- All-Big 12 First-Team (Media)
- All-Big 12 Second-Team (Coaches)
- Collegefootballnews.com's #12 Player in the Big 12
- Houston Chronicle First-Team All-Big 12
- John Mackey Tight End of the Week (Oct. 26)
- Kansas City Star First-Team All-Big 12
- Mackey Award Semifinalist
- Missouri's Hammer Award
- Missouri Receiver of the Year
[edit] 2005
- Collegefootballnews.com First Team Freshman All-America
- Missouri freshman of the year
- Rivals.com First Team Freshman All-America
