Jonah Coleman Promises To Bring “Physicality” At Running Back
February 27th, 2026
Jonah Coleman could help Bucs offense fly.
The Bucs really haven’t had a physical running back since Playoff Lenny was around.
Oh, Rachaad White was sort of physical. He tried. If you needed one or two yards, he wasn’t bad at that. But he was not good after contact. Only one year (2024) did White average over two yards per run after contact.
Jonah Coleman could solve that riddle for the Bucs. The Washington workhorse was a monster in YAC for the Huskies.
In his three years playing for Jedd Fisch, one year at Arizona and two seasons at Washington, Coleman had a career 4.12 YAC per run.
In fact, Coleman ran for 3,053 yards the past three years. Some 2,269 yards (74 percent) came after contact.
So today when Coleman was at a podium at the Indiana Convention Center in downtown Indianapolis, Joe asked him why he was such a YAC monster. He told Joe his mentality is to punish defenders.
“I feel like it is a mentality thing,” Coleman said. “If you have a mentality when somebody touches you, you’re going to fall down [no],– my mentality is I’m going to run through you, over you or around you.”
So where did he develop this philosophy? Coleman said his dad, Jamon, taught him how to properly play football when he was a youngster.
“I feel like getting that extra yard is a mentality that my dad implanted into my head when I was just a kid,” Coleman said. “I was six-years old and the only kid at the park doing drills, doing windsprints, learning the fundamentals of football.
“My dad was like, ‘Always run through somebody.'”
And Coleman said he carried this mentality with him to college — and hopefully to the NFL level.
“This is a physical game,” Coleman said. “And physicality is what I bring.”
The proof is in the stats. In college, Coleman forced 172 missed tackles on 551 carries through three seasons.
Coleman is projected to possibly be a late second-day pick.
Bucs AC/DC-loving general manager Jason Licht said on the “Ira Kaufman Podcast” he is looking to draft a running back because he said the position is a need. How cool would it be if Licht brought in a bruising back known for making defenders eat dirt?
That could be what the Bucs lack: a running back with a Baker Mayfield mentality.
🎥Film Breakdown🎥
Jonah Coleman, RB-Washington
– 5’9 | 225
– 34 Career rushing TDs
– 3,054 Career rushing Yards
– 5.5 YPC pic.twitter.com/GQzZC80Dv8— Chris Cooper (@ChrisCooper_NFL) February 17, 2026
February 27th, 2026 at 3:31 pm
I do long for the days of LeGarrette Blount.
February 27th, 2026 at 3:51 pm
We will need more RBs to implement Bowles run first philosophy.
Remember, running the ball 30+ times guarantees victory.
Unless of course Bowles is in charge of your defense.
But it wasn’t his fault. The OC and all the defensive assistants did that.
#SuperBowles
February 27th, 2026 at 3:54 pm
But how hungry is he?
February 27th, 2026 at 3:56 pm
THE ONLY OFFENSIVE PLAYER THAT SHOULD BE DRAFTED THIS YEAR IS AN OG!!!
GO BUCS!!!!
February 27th, 2026 at 4:00 pm
i like this guy….would look good in pewter and scarlet
February 27th, 2026 at 4:09 pm
AJ Dillon (6′ & 247 lbs) is a UFA, has averaged 4.1 YPC over his 6-year career and can probably be signed for $2 mil or less. Give him #47 as a jersey number & use him in exactly the same way. He’ll make Mike proud.
February 27th, 2026 at 4:10 pm
Blount was the best this team ever had and let him walk!
February 27th, 2026 at 4:35 pm
This is a good pick Joe.
February 27th, 2026 at 4:38 pm
#47 is Lynch.
February 27th, 2026 at 4:48 pm
Nice! I like him….im dropping the ball on scouting rb’s…my real job is 7 days a week right now….going on day 11 this time around.
February 27th, 2026 at 4:52 pm
Second the AJ Dillon signing
February 27th, 2026 at 4:52 pm
bucs need a rb drafting one maybe be the best bet. bucs havent done well with free agent rbs got fournette thankfully due to brady.
February 27th, 2026 at 4:54 pm
algeire might he out of lichts comfort zone on what he would have too allocate towards salary cap
February 27th, 2026 at 5:52 pm
I long for the days of Mike “A-Train” Alston, nobody better at that! I love watching his film, true bruising runner if there ever was one.
February 27th, 2026 at 6:17 pm
@Bendiesel: Hahahahaha!! Tell me you did that on purpose!
February 27th, 2026 at 6:18 pm
Let’s get him signed.
February 27th, 2026 at 6:22 pm
Fantasy draft: Mike Alston or TJ Whoseyourmama?
February 27th, 2026 at 6:24 pm
Coleman is a very good back, maybe too good to fall to the Bucs. I have him at early 3rd round, but the Bucs have too many defensive needs to pick him at #79.
February 27th, 2026 at 6:28 pm
Buc1987 … ‘#47 is Lynch.’
Duh, and I’ve got 2 of John Lynch’s jerseys.
Let’s try #40.
February 27th, 2026 at 6:51 pm
813bucboi Says
“THE ONLY OFFENSIVE PLAYER THAT SHOULD BE DRAFTED THIS YEAR IS AN OG!!!”
I agree 100%
February 27th, 2026 at 6:52 pm
BucfaninMi Says
“Blount was the best this team ever had and let him walk!”
Spoken like a fan not around for Alstott.
February 27th, 2026 at 7:08 pm
this is the kid joe. my buddies son played w this kid for years in stockton hes a beast. good head on his shoulders doesnt hang w the wrong crowd. this is a steal if we get him.
February 27th, 2026 at 7:25 pm
Pipe dream player. We’re going to have to go FA or UDFA for RB. Looks like Styles will go early after his combine performance. Maybe we can get Banks and a MLB in rd 2.
February 27th, 2026 at 7:46 pm
Can he rush the passer?
February 27th, 2026 at 8:52 pm
Sure does stand out on film
February 27th, 2026 at 9:08 pm
#Repost
LUVMYBUCS Says:
January 1st, 2025 at 9:04 am <–
MadMax
Honorable Mention(s):
* Kyle Monangai, RB, Rutgers<–
* Jonah Coleman, RB, Arizona<–
* DJ Giddens, RB, Kansas State
* Luke Lachey, TE, Iowa
* CJ Dippre, TE, Alabama
* Dariel Djabome, LB, Rutgers
February 27th, 2026 at 9:19 pm
Another University of Washington product….Meaning Coleman is 100% a real Bucs draft possibility.
February 27th, 2026 at 11:39 pm
I always enjoy these posts since I don’t watch college football much, so I don’t know any of these guys, but will go watch some long-form highlights.
This guy has a very good jump cut, but I don’t think he’s as fast as the X post says – I saw that speed at times, but most of the time he looks pretty ordinary. I’d guess he’s going to be a 4.48 guy, just like White – but I’m going by eyeballing some highlights so I could be off base. But that’s not a knock, to be sure, he looks fast enough to make plays.
But the cuts is what is way more important to me than speed – so long as you’re fast enough, having vision and the ability to cut is way more important than running a 4.3.
Reading scouting profiles, however, see who this reminds you of.
– Will slow feet into contact between the tackles.
– Below-average burst through the line or to the corner.
– Needs to play faster in the early stages of the run as a pro.
– Not as prolific a tackle-breaker as expected for his frame.
February 27th, 2026 at 11:41 pm
Buccaneer Bonzai Says:
February 27th, 2026 at 6:51 pm
813bucboi Says
“THE ONLY OFFENSIVE PLAYER THAT SHOULD BE DRAFTED THIS YEAR IS AN OG!!!”
I agree 100%
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RB’s are a dime a dozen, and we already have an elite one. The Bucs shouldn’t be wasting any picks on running backs.
But they should absolutely draft at least one offensive lineman – ideally two. One should be a tackle, the other should be a guard, ideally one of them would be a swing offensive lineman while Hainsey was.
February 28th, 2026 at 12:38 am
I would absolutely pick this kid in the 3rd or 4th round, his traits are much needed.
All this talk about drafting only D is naive. Yes we need lots of D help but what can we actually expect the rookies to contribute right away? RB is a way bigger need than OG. The GM just said the Oline group is the deepest on the team! We already have a swing tackle on the roster who’s shown promise with limited experience. Yes, a better backup OG is needed, but a late pick.
We need a stud edge, that isn’t going to be a rookie. Sign a proven guy or get that guy from the Seahawks who was in a similar situation as Shaq. We also need to sign a proven ILB.
Ideally, we trade back and get an extra 3rd or 4th. That would let us grab the BPA at DT, OLB, ILB, TE and RB.
February 28th, 2026 at 7:06 am
Maybe next year.
We NEED…
A true 3-4 DE replace Sideshow Hall.
A 3rd DT to replace Gaines the 5-11 Dwarf.
A huge NT to rotate with 50-50 Vea.
An elite OLB who can replace Reddick.
And TWO middle linebackers.
RB? And TE?
Two luxuries that we can not afford to address this season.
February 28th, 2026 at 10:03 am
Another little guy
February 28th, 2026 at 6:01 pm
For RB’s, I didn’t realize Isiah Pacheco is a free agent. He wouldn’t cost that much, would be someone I’d take a look at. I don’t think he’s a fit as a full time back, but as a short yardage tough runner, he’d fit the bill.
February 28th, 2026 at 10:28 pm
He’s good, but Love is better.
March 1st, 2026 at 12:01 am
Head Coach BA sure got the most out of both Lenny and RoJo as physical backs. Remember honey badger commenting someone better hit #27 hard because he was playing like Walter Payton.
A good head coach matters.
March 1st, 2026 at 8:12 am
For those fans that are getting nostalgic about Blount and his greatness, don’t forget that he was a horrible blocker in pass protection and was “the” reason he didn’t stay in Tampa. Even after putting up an epic season with the Patriots, they choose to let him walk and he ended up signing for peanuts with the Eagles.
Don’t get me wrong, Blount had some amazing games and at times look like gifted football player when he was with the Bucs, but he was kind of tweener when it came to his style of running. He was built like a full-back, yet in short-yardage, that I recall he was about as affective Bucky and less like an Alstott.
March 1st, 2026 at 9:10 am
“For those fans that are getting nostalgic about Blount and his greatness, don’t forget that he was a horrible blocker in pass protection and was “the” reason he didn’t stay in Tampa.“
He got dealt away because Mark Dominik was an idiot and Schiano was calling the shots. We traded him for Jeff Demps and a 7th rounder, it was a terrible move
March 1st, 2026 at 3:17 pm
Warren Brooks Lynch Says:
March 1st, 2026 at 9:10 am
“For those fans that are getting nostalgic about Blount and his greatness, don’t forget that he was a horrible blocker in pass protection and was “the” reason he didn’t stay in Tampa.“
He got dealt away because Mark Dominik was an idiot and Schiano was calling the shots. We traded him for Jeff Demps and a 7th rounder, it was a terrible move
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Schiano, who eventually had his son working with Bill in NE, gave him Talib and Blount for nothing because he was a sycophant fanboi.