The Josiah Coatney NFL Draft Portfolio

There may be no sports played anytime soon, but the NFL is still holding their draft and we're under one week out.

The 2020 NFL Draft is no longer in Las Vegas. Instead, it'll be held virtually with all coaches, general managers and teams operating remotely using virtual draft software. Still, players will be picked and franchises will be changed.

More importantly for some of these graduating seniors and players leaving college football early, lives will be altered in the next week to a tremendous degree.

With less than one week left until the draft, commencing with the first round on Thursday, April 23rd, it's time to take a look at the draft stock for eligible Ole Miss Rebels. In prior days we have looked at both Benito Jones and Scottie Phillips. Today? Josiah Coatney.

First up, DL @Brad_SonOfBrady

• Started 35 of the 36 career games he played in
• 174 career tackles
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— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) April 14, 2020

A four-star recruit out of high school, Coatney went the JUCO route, later arriving at Ole Miss in 2016. In three seasons from 2017-2019, Coatney appeared in every game, starting in 35 of 36 career games.

This season, switching from a 4-3 to a 3-4, Coatney started on the interior of the line at nose tackle, moving outside to defensive end for the final ten games of the season.

His most productive year statistically was actually his first starting for Ole Miss in 2017, when he recorded 3.5 sacks and 8 tackles for loss as a 4-3 defensive tackle.

What did his NFL combine measurables look like?

Height: 6'3" (39th percentile)
Weight: 308 lbs (80th percentile)
Arm length: 32 3/4" (26th percentile)
Hand size: 10" (57th percentile)
40-yard dash: 5.21 seconds (12th percentile)
Vertical jump: 27" (12th percentile)
Broad jump: 99" (6th percentile)
3-cone drill: 8.07 seconds (3rd percentile)
20-yard shuttle: 4.28 seconds (9th percentile)
Bench Press: 22 reps (27th percentile)

NFL player comparisons by testing numbers: Malcolm Brown, Mike Pennel, Taylor Stallworth

What are the experts saying?

Lance Zierlein (NFL.com) - 5.50 grade (chance to make end of roster)

"Three-year starter who plays with good awareness and motor. Coatney will lose the initial phases of block engagement, but does a nice job of using his hands and athletic ability to right the ship and get back into the play. Against NFL competition, however, his lack of body control could limit his effectiveness. He lacks two-gap consistency at the point of attack and may not have the traits for upfield disruptions."

Charlie Campbell (WalterFootball.com) - 4th-6th round projection
Kyle Crabbs (The Draft Network)

"Josiah Coatney is a bit of a "tweener" up front, which makes for a difficult projection to the NFL level. Coatney doesn't have great athletic ability and also struggles to win at the point of first contact, which makes him a developmental prospect who is going to need the light bulb to turn on in order for him to find consistent wins at any position in the pros. He's probably best off working as an odd front defensive end if he's going to make an active NFL roster."

Matt Miller (Bleacher Report) - No. 25 ranked interior defensive lineman (6th round to undrafted free agent)

Other Rebel Draft Portfolios:

Benito Jones

Scottie Phillips

Qaadir Sheppard

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