Drew Coleman Drew Antrion Coleman ( born April 22 , 1983 ) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent . After playing college football for Texas Christian , he was selected by the New York Jets in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft . He played for the Jets for five seasons from 2006 to 2010 and the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2011 . High school career . Drew Coleman graduated from high school in 2001 in Henderson , Texas . Drew was a do - it - all player and became one of the best dual - threat QB ' s in East Texas , playing quarterback , wide receiver , running back , punt returner , kick returner , and defensive back as he led his team to a District championship his senior year . He received multiple awards while at Henderson including District MVP , All - East Texas , Rusk County , Texas player of the year , and All - State honors . Drew was also a standout basketball player in which he was named the District and All East - Texas Defensive MVP his junior and senior year . Along with Rickey Dudley ( TE - Oakland Raiders ) , Drew is one of the most influential athletes to represent Henderson High School in its history . College career . A graduate of Henderson High School , Coleman attended Trinity Valley Community College in Athens , Texas , playing wide receiver and quarterback for two years for the Cardinals where he was the 2002 Southwest Junior College Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year . He the transferred to Texas Christian University in Fort Worth . At TCU , he was switched to cornerback by coach Gary Patterson . He was injured for most of the 2004 season , but as a senior in 2005 started all 12 games for the Horned Frogs ' 11 - 1 Mountain West Conference Championship team . He was second on the team with 4 interceptions and tied for first with 8 passes broken up . After the season , he was named Second - team All - MWC . He majored in speech communication . Professional career . New York Jets . Coleman was drafted in the 6th round ( 189th overall ) of the 2006 NFL draft . As a rookie with the Jets in 2006 , Coleman played in all 17 games as the Jets advanced to the playoffs for the first time in three years . He often played nickelback and developed into a solid special teams tackler . He had a key forced fumble against the New England Patriots in the first game of the season , and wound up starting four games at cornerback his rookie year . He was named the Jets Special teams player of the week for week 3 win at Buffalo . In 2007 he was a regular on special teams and later in the season was included in some defensive packages for the Jets , including getting his first interception against the Miami Dolphins on December 2 , 2007 , and forcing a fumble during a sack in the last game of the Jets ' 2007 season on Kansas City Chiefs QB Brodie Croyle . Coleman racked up 22 tackles in 2009 . He finished the 2010 season with 41 tackles , four sacks , five forced fumbles and one interception . Coleman made his first impact of the season by filling in for an injured Darrelle Revis against the New England Patriots in week 2 . Coleman impressed greatly as he was part of a Jets defense that did not allow a touchdown in the second half of the game , which is where he made his biggest impact . In the next game against the Miami Dolphins , Coleman continued to make impact plays as he intercepted Chad Henne at the end of the game , preventing a comeback for the Dolphins . Against the Vikings the next week he would sack Brett Favre , and finish the game against the Vikings with 3 tackles and 1 sack . In week 6 he recorded 5 tackles in a win against the Denver Broncos . His most impressive game of the season came against the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 15 . Coleman recorded 10 tackles , 2 sacks and 2 forced fumbles . On the Jets last regular season game , Coleman recorded 2 tackles and 1 sack . Jacksonville Jaguars . Coleman signed a three - year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars on July 29 , 2011 . Coleman played in all 16 games during the 2011 season however , he was released on May 3 , 2012 . Detroit Lions . Coleman signed a one - year contract with the Detroit Lions on July 25 , 2012 . He was placed on injured reserve on August 16 , 2012 , and released from injured reserve on August 23 .