Ben Coates
Ben Terence Coates Jr.
Born: August 16, 1969
Greenwood, SC USA
Position: TE
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 245
College: Livingstone
High School: Greenwood (SC)
Career: 1991-2000
Drafted: 1991 in Round 5, #124 overall by the New England Patriots
Ben Coates played from 1991 to 2000 during his career with the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots. Coates caught 499 passes for 5,555 yards and 50 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL New England Patriots | 10 | 95 | 9.5 | 17 | 1 |
| 1992 | NFL New England Patriots | 20 | 171 | 8.6 | 22 | 3 |
| 1993 | NFL New England Patriots | 53 | 659 | 12.4 | 54 | 8 |
| 1994 | NFL New England Patriots | 96 | 1174 | 12.2 | 62 | 7 |
| 1995 | NFL New England Patriots | 84 | 915 | 10.9 | 35 | 6 |
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 62 | 682 | 11.0 | 84 | 9 |
| 1997 | NFL New England Patriots | 66 | 737 | 11.2 | 35 | 8 |
| 1998 | NFL New England Patriots | 67 | 668 | 10.0 | 33 | 6 |
| 1999 | NFL New England Patriots | 32 | 370 | 11.6 | 27 | 2 |
| 2000 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Totals | 499 | 5555 | 11.1 | 84 | 50 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | NFL New England Patriots | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1991 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1992 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1993 | NFL New England Patriots | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| 1994 | NFL New England Patriots | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1995 | NFL New England Patriots | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1996 | NFL New England Patriots | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | ||||||||
| 1997 | NFL New England Patriots | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| 1998 | NFL New England Patriots | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1999 | NFL New England Patriots | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 2000 | NFL Baltimore Ravens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 304 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 2 |
| 1992 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 2 |
| 1993 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 10 |
| 1994 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 16 |
| 1995 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 15 |
| 1996 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 15 |
| 1997 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 16 |
| 1998 | NFL | New England Patriots | 14 | 14 |
| 1999 | NFL | New England Patriots | 16 | 15 |
| 2000 | NFL | Baltimore Ravens | 16 | 8 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1990s Team
Honors
1994 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1994 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1994 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1994 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1994 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1995 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1995 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1995 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1995 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1995 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1996 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1998 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
