Kevin Coleman Jr., the number 4 ranked wide receiver in the nation, took his time before making the announcement to pick Jackson State over the likes of Miami, Florida State, Arizona State and others.
As the NBC broadcast urged him to make the pick between several hats on the table, Coleman donned a JSU hat and put on a navy blue blazer before confirming his plans to attend the 2021 SWAC Champion program.
“I see everything he [head coach Deion Sanders] is doing and I want to be a part of it.”
“Coach Prime, to be coached by a person who has done it before. Why not? He can teach me. He did it on both sides, he did it on special teams and he is a great person with great character.”
“And of course his son’s the quarterback, so it will be a lot of passes. Air raid, there will be a lot of balls in the air and I want to be a part of it.”
“I knew yesterday, and I kind of told both of my parents, ‘that’s it,’” he said. “It was a hard decision to make, not easy, but you’ve got to make the decision for yourself. You’ve got to believe you can make it from anywhere. I’m proud of myself.”
Coleman did not let anyone outside of the room know, not even his future head coach.
The senior becomes the second highly-touted high school recruit to pick the Tigers, over Power 5 scholarship offers. The nation’s top-ranked recruit, Travis Hunter, did so on the early National Signing Day after a longtime commitment to Florida State.
“I want to be a freshman All-American, with 1,000-plus yards,” Coleman said of his 2022 season goals. “I’m going to be that difference-maker in that offense and I feel like a lot of schools won’t want to play us anymore.
“Things are about to change and I’m going to recruit more guys here.”
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