Rodney Coe
Rodney Coe is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions. He played college football for the Akron Zips.
Early years
Coe attended Edwardsville High School, where he was a two-way player at running back and linebacker. As a sophomore, he appeared in 5 games, registering 118 carries for 912 yards and 9 touchdowns.As a junior, he appeared in 10 games, tallying 106 carries for 978 yards and 12 touchdowns. He received Telegraph Player of the Year honors. As a senior, he was limited with injuries. He only played in 2 games, collecting 44 carries for 230 yards and 3 touchdowns.
College career
After being recruited by the University of Iowa, Coe decided to attend Iowa Western Community College to improve his grades and further his football career as a running back. As a freshman, he had 80 carries for 468 yards and 9 touchdowns.As a sophomore, he was converted into a defensive tackle, registering 42 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles, while receiving second-team all-conference honors. He contributed to the team having an undefeated season and winning the JUCO National Championship. In the title game he had 7 tackles.
After two years, Coe committed to Iowa State University. As a junior, he started the last four games, finishing the season with 37 tackles and 2 passes defensed. On March 24, 2014, Coe was dismissed from the Iowa State team by head coach Paul Rhoads for a violation of team rules.
Coe chose to end his college career at the University of Akron. He sat out the 2014 season to comply with NCAA transfer rules.
As a senior, he contributed to the team having an 8-5 record and winning its first FBS bowl. He started 11 out of 12 games at defensive tackle, making 46 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 quarterback hurries, 3 passes defensed and one fumble recovery,