draftyear finalyear birth_place debutyear statvalue article_title position finalteam statlabel draftround college birth_date nfl number draftpick debutteam
1991 2000 greenwood , south carolina 1991 499 5,555 50 ben coates
 tight end baltimore ravens receptions receiving yards touchdowns 5 livingstone 16 august 1969 coa653214 81 , 87 124 new england patriots
ben coates

ben terrence coates -lrb- born august 16 , 1969 -rrb- is a former american football tight end in the national football league and former ciaa football coach and former nfl tight ends coach .
coates did n't play football until his senior year of high school , and was a multi-sport player at livingstone college located in salisbury , north carolina .
as a gridiron player at livingstone , he broke nearly all meaningful records at the school , but due to his split-sport performances , against weak competition , for a non-notable school , he received little notice outside of the ciaa .
while a college student , he joined phi beta sigma fraternity through the upsilon chapter at livingstone college .
