Coleman Shelton
American football player (born 1995)
Coleman Rice Shelton (born July 28, 1995) is an American professional football center for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies.
Early life
Shelton grew up in Pasadena, California and attended Loyola High School. A 3-star offensive line recruit, he committed to play college football at Washington over offers from Cal Poly, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico State, and Northern Arizona.
College career
Shelton was a member of the Washington Huskies for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman season. He played in all 13 of Washington's games as a redshirt freshman, starting seven. Coleman started every game the following season, playing three different positions (left tackle, left guard and right guard). He became the Huskies starting center going into his redshirt junior season and was named second-team All-Pac-12 Conference. Shelton again started all 13 of Washington's games as a redshirt senior and was named first-team All-Pac-12. He was Captain of the 2017 team and was twice awarded the John P. Angel Lineman of the Year trophy for outstanding play.
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