Sammie Coates
Football Player
Wide receiver who helped lead Auburn University to a 2013 SEC Championship and to the 2014 BCS National Championship Game. He was selected in the 3rd round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
His senior year at Leroy High School, he caught 57 passes for 1,170 yards and 14 touchdowns. Ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, he originally committed to the University of Southern Mississippi before deciding on Auburn.
His first college touchdown was as a redshirt freshman in 2012. He caught a 33-yard Hail Mary pass at the end of the first half in a game against the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
His mother is Sharon Coates.
In 2015, he joined a Pittsburgh Steelers receiving core that featured star wideout Antonio Brown.