Melvin

Melvin Coleman

Coleman enters his second year as safeties coach for Morgan State University football in 2023. 

Coleman led the Bears' safeties unit to success in his first season at the helm of the unit, helping helping senior Jay den Wooden to earn Third-Team All-Conference honors in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Wooden recorded 45 tackles (32 solo) with three tackles for loss, and had an interception return for 12 yards in an upset win against MEAC defending champion South Carolina State (Oct. 29), while Jordan Toles emerged as one of the team's premier safeties. 

Priot to arriving to Morgan, Coleman was the defensive backs coach at Bowie State under head coach Damon Wilson. 
 
Coleman is the founder of Stable North Athletics, LCC, a sports performance training business in the Greater Hartford (CT) area working with student-athletes to reach their goals through developing speed, agility, power, strength, technique, quickness and sport specific movement.

Coleman's coaching experience includes defensive backs coach at Suitland (Md.) High School (2013), defensive coordinator at Manchester (CT) High School (2008-2012) and assistant defensive backs coach at Towson University (2001-2003).

Coleman was member of the Morgan State University football team and was named Black College All-American (2000). After earning his Bachelor of Science degree in 2001, Coleman went on to play for the Arena Football League's Norfolk Nighthawks (2003) and Chesapeake Tide of the Continental Indoor Football League (2007).

He and his wife, Tilea, have two sons, Maven and Memphis.