Look: Bearcats Linebacker Simeon Coleman Among College Football's Top Freshmen Performers in Week 13

He's been a clear success story from the 2024 season.
Cincinnati Bearcats linebacker Simeon Coleman (31) tackles Towson Tigers running back Devin Matthews (3) in the second quarter of the College Football game at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024.
Cincinnati Bearcats linebacker Simeon Coleman (31) tackles Towson Tigers running back Devin Matthews (3) in the second quarter of the College Football game at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024. / Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK
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CINCINNATI — Freshman linebacker Simeon Coleman has been a nice bright spot for the team this season and that continued against Kansas State.

PFF pegged him as the seventh-highest-graded true freshman in college football from this past weekend (84.3 overall).

He posted six tackles and a half tackle for loss in the 41-15 loss to Kansas State. Coleman's been one of the team's best-run defenders in 2024 and has played a whopping 201 snaps as a true freshman.

It's amounted to a 69.4 overall grade (11th-best on UC's defense).

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