Antonio Coleman, 4-star in-state DL, signs with Auburn
Four-star defensive lineman Antonio Coleman of Saraland (Ala.) signs with Auburn on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period.
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Position: Defensive line, 3-technique, 5-technique
Height/Weight: 6-foot-2 / 265 pounds
Notable trait/Auburn fit: Coleman has the best burst of any defensive lineman we watched in the 2025 class. He has elite get-off at the snap and beats opponents to the point of attack consistently.
On3 Industry Ranking: (92.11) No. 162 overall, No. 14 DL, No. 10 in Alabama
Commitment date: July 27, 2024 (Big Cat Weekend)
Chose Auburn over: Alabama
Time of enrollment: January
Notable: Coleman made headlines early this year. He was committed to Alabama, then flipped to Auburn and previous defensive line coach Jeremy Garrett. When Garrett left for the NFL, Coleman would flip back to Alabama not long after. Then, Coleman struck up a relationship with current defensive line coach Vontrell King-Williams. Coleman flipped back to Auburn after Big Cat Weekend and stuck to it.
Quoteworthy: “I was there for all of (the games). Everything comes with time in my opinion. Everything happens for a reason. We (Auburn) definitely have to pick it up a little bit. I can’t speak to everything that they have going on because I’m not up there. I feel like next year, though, we’re going to lay it all on the line. And, the years after that, we’re definitely going to lay it all on the line and like I said, win the Natty.”
Film Breakdown
***Film breakdown written by Auburn Live Analyst Cole Pinkston…
— Coleman is a 6-foot-2 265 pound defensive lineman who, at this point in his career, typically beats his opponent off of the line of scrimmage–and his teammates.
— Coleman is a problem against a single block on the 6A Alabama high school level. He wins with quickness first, then with power.
— Coleman, bottom line, is disruptive. He blasts through the line of scrimmage with well-timed jumps and a relentless motor.
— Coleman plays nose guard primarily in high school, but he looks like a 3-technique when he arrives to Auburn. He weighs 260+ for now and can add plenty of good weight to his frame.
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— He is more on the stocky side rather than having incredible length on the inside, so there should be some nose guard in his future at Auburn as well.
— Get-off is hard to teach in a young defensive lineman. It would not be an understatement to say that Coleman has nearly mastered it. He wins off the line of scrimmage, period.
— He is still learning how to use his hands. Coleman is pretty good with finesse type moves to break free from blocks, but his quickness wins 90 percent of the time. Therefore he has not had to use hands too often.
— Coleman is still growing into his body, but he has a skillset that SEC teams are looking for, period. Coleman reminds often of Marcus Harris the way he can simply bust through the line and make a play at any given moment. Maybe Gabe Wright is another good comparison.. Either way, Coleman resembles some of the strong defensive linemen Auburn has had over the years.
