Georgia State University Athletics

CAREER STATISTICS

ATHLETIC HONORS
• 2020 All-Sun Belt Conference (third team)
• 2020 LendingTree Bowl Offensive Player of the Game
 
AT GEORGIA STATE: All-Sun Belt Conference running back who finished as the third-leading rusher in GSU history with 1,638 career rushing yards ... Second with 15 rushing TDs and tied for second with six 100-yard games ... 
    
2021: Rushed for 186 yards and one touchdown on 46 carries in the first six games before entering the transfer portal ... 2021 Preseason All-Sun Belt choice by Phil Steele’s College Football (1st) and Athlon Sports (2nd).

2020: Third-team All-Sun Belt selection after finishing third in the league with 85.4 yards per game ... Rushed for 769 yards in nine games, the second-highest season total in program history ... Scored seven touchdowns ... Career-high 150 yards rushing on 34 carries (tied GSU record) vs. No. 19 Louisiana, for the sixth-highest single-game rushing total in school history. Added four catches for 21 yards ... Followed with 113 yards in win over East Carolina, including TD runs of 13 and 5 yards ... Third-straight 100-yard game with 115 yards in win at Troy ... Rushed for 102 yards on 20 carries and scored twice in 54-32 win over ULM ... Scored on a 4-yard run in Georgia State’s fourth-quarter comeback vs. Georgia Southern ... Named Offensive Player of the Game in LendingTree Bowl victory over WKU as he recorded his fifth 100-yard game with 117 yards on 23 carries. Scored the Panthers’ first TD on an 11-yard run.
               
2019: GSU’s third-leading rusher with 560 yards on 82 carries for a team-leading 6.7-yard average ... Second on the team with seven touchdowns ... Recorded his first 100-yard game with 119 yards on just nine carries vs. ULM. Scored on a 37-yard run and also had a 44-yard run ... Just missed a second-straight 100-yard game, rushing for 97 yards vs. App State, highlighted by a 67-yard touchdown that is the fourth-longest run from scrimmage in GSU history.
               
Tied the GSU record by rushing for three touchdowns in the win over Arkansas State. Scored on 27-yard run in the first quarter, then helped seal the win with fourth-quarter scores of one and two yards. Rushed for 66 yards on 15 yards, part of GSU’s school-record 340 yards.  ... Rushed for 95 yards on 21 carries at Texas State. Scored on a 7-yard run in the fourth quarter ... Gained 54 yards on just four carries at Georgia Southern ... Added 59 yards on seven attempts vs. Wyoming.
               
2018: True freshman who started two games at running back before suffering a season-ending foot injury in vs. Troy (Game 6) ... The team’s third-leading rusher at the time of his injury with 137 yards on 32 carries (4.3 yards per carry) ... Gained 68 yards on 12 carries at Memphis ... Rushed for 43 yards on just six carries at NC State, including an 8-yard touchdown ... Caught a 50-yard pass down to the 10-yard line to set up a touchdown vs. Western Michigan. Added a 20-yard reception vs. ULM.
               
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-star (by 247 Sports) prospect from Rickards High School ... Earned all-county and all-state honors ... Rushed for 184 yards and four touchdowns vs. North Marion ... Then vs. Leon, in just 14 carries in just over a half of action, he rushed for 314 yards and three touchdowns, scoring on runs of 82, 80 and 27 yards ... Finished with 900 yards for the season ... As a junior had over 1,300 yards, 200 plus in receiving and had 19 touchdowns ... Also reached 1,000 yards rushing as a sophomore.
               
PERSONAL: Full name is Destin Athwan Coates ... Son of Stephanie Carter and Kenny Coates ... Born Feb. 5, 1999.