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Scouting Nugget: Bowling-ball power
Expanded bio coming soon. This prospect is Running Back #4 in the 2026 class.
Background
Washington back from Lincoln, CA; Arizona transfer who arrived with Kalen DeBoer's staff change.
College Production
2024 UW: 1,053 yds, 10 TDs, 5.4 YPC. 2025: 1,200+ yards as UW's lead back.
Scouting Take
Bowling-ball power back at 5-9, 225 — breaks arm tackles. Below-average receiving back; plateau speed.
Draft Projection
Round 3. Goal-line + short-yardage specialist with starter ceiling.
Mock-Draft Consensus
| ESPN (Jordan Reid) | PFF Big Board | Jeremiah Top 50 | Consensus Avg | Realistic Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #98 | #99 | — | #98.5 | Picks 75-130 |
30-day trend: Rising
Ranks cross-referenced from ESPN's Jordan Reid top-500, PFF's 2026 Big Board top-200, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50 (NFL.com). Realistic draft-night range reflects projected team fit and trade scenarios, not just big-board placement.
Advanced Stats & Production
| 2025 PFF grade | 84.5 |
| Yards per carry | 5.8 |
| Yards after contact/att | 3.6 |
| Explosive run rate (10+) | 17% |
| Receiving PFF | 72.3 |
Metrics blended from PFF grade sheets, school box scores, and Combine/Pro Day box scores. Position-specific: QB shows efficiency + turnover rates, WR/TE show route-running + contested-catch, OL shows pass-block grade + pressures allowed, EDGE/IDL show pass-rush win rate + pressure rate, LB/DB show coverage grade + missed-tackle rate.
Sources
Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.
NFL Scheme Fit
NFL Scheme Fit
- Gap / man / power-run scheme
Philadelphia Eagles · Baltimore Ravens · Pittsburgh Steelers · Chicago Bears
Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.
Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook
Projected Rookie Contract Value
~$5.0M – $8.0M (4-year deal) · Pick range: #65-96 · ~50% guaranteed
Mid-pick band — guarantee % varies pick-to-pick
Best-Case / Worst-Case Landing Spot
Why: RB listed in their top-5 positional needs.
Year-1 arc: Day-1 starter window with cap-controlled rookie-contract production.
Why: RB not in their stated top-5 needs; runs a scheme that doesn't naturally amplify his profile.
Year-1 arc: Depth-chart competition + special-teams reps as Year-1 baseline.
Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.
By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context
- Frame: Among 2026 RB prospects, his 5-9 / 225 lbs frame sits at the 18th percentile in height and 86th percentile in weight.
- Position class: Jonah Coleman is RB #4 of 28 ranked RBs in the 2026 class. Of those, 3 are projected in the R3 range.
- School pipeline: One of 3 Washington prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft — but the only RB.
Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.
Similar Running Back Prospects
Closest matches to Jonah Coleman (5-9 / 225 lbs, #4 RB) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.
- Mike Washington Jr.TIER MATCH Arkansas · 5-11/220 lbs · #3 RB · R2-R3
- Jadarian PriceTIER MATCH Notre Dame · 5-10/210 lbs · #2 RB · R2
- Nicholas Singleton Penn State · 6-0/225 lbs · #7 RB · R4
- Kaytron Allen Penn State · 5-11/230 lbs · #8 RB · R4
- Jadon CoatsTIER MATCH Purdue · 6-0/210 lbs · #5 RB · R3-R4
Washington & The 2026 Class
More from Washington
- Carver Willis · IOL #14 · R6-R7
- Denzel Boston · WR #4 · R1 20-32
Other R3 prospects in the 2026 class
Different positions, same projected draft tier as Jonah Coleman.
- Cade Klubnik · QB · Clemson
- Skyler Bell · WR · UConn
- Elijah Sarratt · WR · Indiana
- Ja'Kobi Lane · WR · USC
- Sam Roush · TE · Stanford
- Oscar Delp · TE · Georgia