Norfolk State University Athletics

2021 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 10 games (all but S.C. State) … Started five times … Compiled 31 tackles, one interception, seven pass breakups and one forced fumble … Had a season-high seven tackles at Wake Forest while breaking up one pass … Made two tackles, forced a fumble and broke up a pass at St. Francis … Made two tackles with two pass breakups at Hampton … Tied his season-high with seven tackles at N.C. Central … Intercepted one pass and made four stops at Delaware State.

2020 (COVID)
NSU did not play due to COVID-19.

2019 (Freshman)
Played in all 12 contests and started the final six of the season at cornerback … Tied for the MEAC lead with five interceptions … Named to the Phil Steele Magazine’s FCS Freshman All-America fourth team … Finished the year with 38 tackles, one for loss, and six pass breakups … Ranked seventh in the MEAC with 11 passes defended … Intercepted a pass in his first career game against Old Dominion … Recorded eight tackles in a game three times, against Coastal Carolina, N.C. Central and S.C. State … Posted one interception and a pass breakup in the win at Howard … Tallied four tackles, one for loss, with two interceptions in the shutout win over Morgan State … Earned MEAC Rookie of the Week honors for his effort in that game … Also posted an interception at Delaware State … Broke up two passes against S.C. State.

High School: Totaled 40 tackles, eight pass breakups and five interceptions as a senior as the Springers went 15-0 and won their fourth straight VHSL 6A state title … Played for Patrick Henry High as a junior, earning the team’s Defensive Player of the Year Award … Played four years of high school football and also one year of basketball.

Personal: Devyn Antoine Coles was born on Aug. 27, 2000 … Son of Antoine Scott and Nita Coles … Undecided on a major.

Coles’ Career Highs
Tackles: 8 (3x, last vs. S.C. State, 11-23-19)
TFL: 1 (vs. Morgan State, 11-2-19)
INT: 2 (vs. Morgan State, 11-2-19)
PBU: 2 (vs. S.C. State, 11-23-19)