Missouri State

Returning starter at left tackle.

2016: Started all 11 games as a redshirt freshman left tackle ... MVFC All-Newcomer Team honoree ... He helped lead a unit that allowed just 16 sacks for the year -- second overall in the MVFC and 31st nationally ... Recorded 42 knockdown blocks in his initial college campaign and was an integral part of the Bears’ offensive turnaround that included an 80-percent spike in passing yards per game and a 38-percent improvement in total offense per game from the previous season.

2015: Redshirted as a true freshman at Missouri State.

High School: A four-year letterman and two-year starter for coach Jeff Gourley at Olathe (Kan.) South High School ... Was a standout defensive end and tight end for the Falcons his senior season as part of a 7-3 campaign ... Earned Class 6A all-state honors at tight end and in 2014 and was a two-time All-Sunflower Conference pick at tight end, also earning honorable mention distinction at defensive end as a junior ... Was a member of the 2011 state championship football squad as a freshman ... Was also a standout track performer, placing eighth at the 2014 Kansas 6A meet in the javelin before finishing third at the 2015 meet (184-08).

Personal: Coleman Mitchell Clanton was born 5/6/97 in Kansas City, Mo. ... Son of Curt and Page Clanton of Olathe, Kan. ... Has a sister, McKinlay ... His father and grandfather (Jack Clanton) both played football at Mississippi State ... Majoring in Construction Management.