2017: Appeared in all 11 games with four starts for the Eagles at linebacker.  Coats made 43 tackles with five stops for loss as a junior.  He had a pick and a pass break up on the year.  Coats came on in the back half of the season with a trio of games with at least eight tackles.  His coming out party was against Limestone when he registered eight stops. He backed that up with an eight-tackle performance against North Greenville followed by a season-high nine tackles against Lenoir-Rhyne.  

2016: Appeared in eight games for the Eagles with five tackles.  Made multiple stops against Brevard (10/8). 

2015:  Finished his freshman season sixth on the team with 60 tackles to go along with three stops behind the line, an interception and a pass break up.  Coats played in all 12 games for the Eagles while starting five.  He had his pick against Mars Hill (9/26) in a win over the Lions.  He turned in a career high nine tackles in the win over the Lions before topping that with 10 tackles against Brevard (10/10). He had at least seven tackles in four games.  He made a career high 1.5 tackles for loss against Catawba (9/19). 

HIGH SCHOOL: Had a whopping 175 tackles in his senior year at Greenwood.  Also picked off four passes and returned two for touchdowns. He is a two-time All-Lakelands and All-Region selection.  Helped Greenwood to a 2012 state title. 

PERSONAL: Am American Citizenship Award winner and the son of Michael and Lucinda Coats.