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    Sammie Coates

    Player Profile

    Class:
    Sophomore

    Hometown:
    Leroy, Ala.

    High School:
    Leroy

    Height / Weight:
    6-2 / 201

    Position:
    WR

    Major:
    Public Administration

    04/23/2013

    Spring Standouts Emerge as Auburn Continues Practice

    A-Day is in the books, but that doesn't mean the Tigers are through

    04/20/2013

    Record 83,401 Watch TDs and More in Auburn's A-Day

    Gus Malzahn puts up plenty of points in spring game

    04/19/2013

    'Big Evaluation' Awaits Offense in Auburn's A-Day Game

    Jobs are open, including quarterback

    04/17/2013

    Another Heisman Winner Checks out Auburn's Spring

    Pat Sullivan visits the Tigers' 11th practice of the spring

    04/15/2013

    'We're turning things around,' says Auburn's Sammie Coates

    The sophomore says the offense has improved this spring

    04/17/2013

    4-17-13 Practice

    4-17-13 Practice

    10/13/2012

    10-13-12 Auburn at Ole Miss

    10-13-12 Auburn at Ole Miss

    09/15/2012

    9-15-12 ULM vs Auburn

    9-15-12 ULM vs Auburn

    04/14/2012

    4-14-12 A-Day

    4-14-12 A-Day

    04/04/2012

    4-4-12 Practice

    4-4-12 Practice

    2012: Part of the wide receiver rotation as a redshirt freshman ... saw first collegiate action vs. Clemson ... first career TD was a leaping grab of a 33-yard Hail Mary from Frazier in the endzone on last play of first half vs. ULM ... 16-yard reception in traffic versus Arkansas ... 42-yard reception from Moseley at Ole Miss ... 13-yard catch vs. New Mexico State ... 9-yard TD grab against Alabama A&M

    2011: Did not play after suffering preseason injury

    HIGH SCHOOL: Rated as the No. 24 wide receiver in the nation, the No. 6 recruit in Alabama and the No. 172 player overall nationally by 247Sports ... ranked No. 57 nationally among wide receivers and the No. 10 player in the state of Alabama by Scout.com ... named the nation's No. 71 wide receiver and the No. 21 player from the state of Alabama by Rivals.com ... listed as the nation's No. 73 wide receiver by ESPN.com/Scouts Inc. ... listed as the No. 26 recruit from Alabama by SuperPrep ... named to the All-Southeast Region team by PrepStar ... No. 7 on the Birmingham News' list of the Alabama Super Seniors ... ranked eighth on the Mobile Press-Register's Elite 18 and No. 102 in the Press-Register's Super Southeast 120 ... named to the Orlando Sentinel's All-Southern Team as a first-team selection from Alabama ... selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game following his senior season ... Super 12 team and the 2010 Class 2A Back of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association ... caught 57 passes as a senior for 1,170 yards and 14 touchdowns ... led his team to the 2010 Alabama Class 2A state championship, earning MVP honors after hauling in five catches for 60 yards and two touchdowns, rushing six times for 27 yards and a score, punting twice for 63 yards and returning a punt for 5 yards ... caught 50 passes for 788 yards and 10 touchdowns during his junior campaign ... as a sophomore, caught 18 passes for 477 yards (39.8 ypc) and four touchdowns while intercepting three passes on defense

    PERSONAL: Birthday is March 31 ... son of Sharon Coates ... Major: Public Administration

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