University of Massachusets Athletics

2020 Football Roster

Larnel Coleman at Rutgers (2019)
Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS
Marquis Young & Co. - at Connecticut (2018)
Photo by: Jon Crispin
Larnel Coleman
Photo by: THOM KENDALL FOR UMASS ATHLETICS
Larnel Coleman
Jersey Number 59

Larnel Coleman

  • Position:
    Offensive Line
  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    315
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Malden, Mass.
  • High School:
    St. Clement
Selected by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2021 NFL Draft with the 231st overall pick

2020 • Redshirt Senior


Outland Trophy Watch List (top interior lineman in FBS)
Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team (Offensive Line)
Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent Team (Offensive Line)
Starting left tackle in all four games


2019 • Redshirt Junior

Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team (Offensive Line)
Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent Second Team (Offensive Line)
Started all 12 games on the offensive line, all at left tackle
Only offensive lineman on the team to start all 12 games


2018 • Redshirt Sophomore

Started all 12 games at right tackle
Protected for a squad that ranked 14th in FBS in passing offense (298.1 yards per game), 16th in passing efficiency (153.91) and 34th in total offense (437.6 yards per game)
• Blocked for the offense as UMass posted a program-record 777 total offensive yards against the Liberty defense, which included 540 passing and 237 rushing


2017 • Redshirt Freshman

Appeared in all 12 games, including one start on the offensive line
First collegiate game played came against Hawai'i (8/26)
Was part of the line that assisted the Minutemen in resetting the program record with 670 yards of total offense against Georgia Southern (10/21), including 350 passing and 320 rushing
UMass set FBS-era records for points in a quarter, points in a half and points in a game against Georgia Southern as well
Started at right tackle against Maine during the team's Fenway Gridiron Series victory (11/11)
Helped team average 30.6 points and 432.8 yards of total offense per game over the course of the season
Opened holes for the run game that averaged 135.3 yards per contest and protected for the pass game that put up 297.5 yards on average in each contest


2016 • Freshman

Redshirted the season


Before Massachusetts

Four-year letterman in football and basketball at St. Clement High School
Played tight end, defensive end and offensive tackle while competing as a power forward and center on the basketball squad
Three-time all-conference selection who served as captain during his senior year
Earned defensive lineman of the year and was an all-star in basketball as a sophomore, junior and senior
Won a state championship with the basketball team as a sophomore
Football team went 6-4 overall and reached the playoffs during his senior year


Personal

Son of Sam and Ericka Coleman
2025 Massachusetts Football - Week 3 (Iowa) Monday Press Conference
Monday, September 08
UMass FB | Joe Harasymiak Post Game Press Conference vs Bryant | 09.06.25
Saturday, September 06
2025 Massachusetts Football - Week 2 (Bryant) Monday Press Conference
Monday, September 01
UMass FB | Jacquon Gibson Postgame Press Conference vs. Temple | 08.30.25
Saturday, August 30