Ben Terence Coates Jr.
Position: TE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: August 16, 1969 in Greenwood, SC
College: Livingstone
Career AV: 60 (881st overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 5th round (124th overall) of the 1991 NFL Draft.
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| Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | ||||||
| 1991 | 22 | NWE | 87 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 95 | 9.5 | 1 | 17 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 1 | -6 | 0 | -6 | -6.0 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 23 | NWE | 87 | 16 | 2 | 20 | 171 | 8.6 | 3 | 22 | 1.3 | 10.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 173 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 24 | NWE | TE | 87 | 16 | 10 | 53 | 659 | 12.4 | 8 | 54 | 3.3 | 41.2 | 659 | 8 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| 1994*+ | 25 | NWE | TE | 87 | 16 | 16 | 96 | 1174 | 12.2 | 7 | 62 | 6.0 | 73.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1174 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 1995*+ | 26 | NWE | TE | 87 | 16 | 15 | 84 | 915 | 10.9 | 6 | 35 | 5.3 | 57.2 | 915 | 6 | 4 | 11 | |||||||
| 1996* | 27 | NWE | TE | 87 | 16 | 15 | 62 | 682 | 11.0 | 9 | 84 | 3.9 | 42.6 | 682 | 9 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
| 1997* | 28 | NWE | TE | 87 | 16 | 16 | 66 | 737 | 11.2 | 8 | 35 | 4.1 | 46.1 | 737 | 8 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
| 1998* | 29 | NWE | TE | 87 | 14 | 14 | 67 | 668 | 10.0 | 6 | 33 | 4.8 | 47.7 | 668 | 6 | 0 | 10 | |||||||
| 1999 | 30 | NWE | TE | 87 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 370 | 11.6 | 2 | 27 | 2.0 | 23.1 | 370 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||
| 2000 | 31 | BAL | te | 81 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 0 | 28 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| Career | 158 | 113 | 499 | 5555 | 11.1 | 50 | 84 | 3.2 | 35.2 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 2 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5551 | 50 | 8 | 70 | ||||
| 9 yrs | NWE | 142 | 105 | 490 | 5471 | 11.2 | 50 | 84 | 3.5 | 38.5 | 3 | -4 | 0 | 2 | -1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5467 | 50 | 8 | 68 | |||
| 1 yr | RAV | 16 | 8 | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 0 | 28 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Punt Returns | Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1991 | 22 | NWE | 87 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 95 | ||||||
| 1997* | 28 | NWE | TE | 87 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 757 | |||||
| Career | 158 | 113 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 20 | 13.0 | 5577 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1992 | 23 | NWE | 87 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1994*+ | 25 | NWE | TE | 87 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1995*+ | 26 | NWE | TE | 87 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1996* | 27 | NWE | TE | 87 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 158 | 113 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22 | NWE | 87 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1992 | 23 | NWE | 87 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 1993 | 24 | NWE | TE | 87 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 1994*+ | 25 | NWE | TE | 87 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1995*+ | 26 | NWE | TE | 87 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1996* | 27 | NWE | TE | 87 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 56 | |||||||||
| 1997* | 28 | NWE | TE | 87 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 1998* | 29 | NWE | TE | 87 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | 30 | NWE | TE | 87 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | 31 | BAL | te | 81 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Career | 158 | 113 | 50 | 50 | 2 | 304 | |||||||||||||
| 9 yrs | NWE | 142 | 105 | 50 | 50 | 1 | 302 | ||||||||||||
| 1 yr | RAV | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
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2-pt. Conv. Made |
| 1994 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| UPI: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1995 | Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf. |
| UPI: 1st Team All-Conf. | |
| Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL | |
| 1996 | UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf. |
| 1998 | Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL |