UW Huskies star running back announces he’s returning for 2025

The UW Huskies got a major piece of good news on Thanksgiving.

Star running back Jonah Coleman announced on social media Thursday afternoon that he’s returning to the Huskies for his final season of college eligibility in 2025.

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The 5-foot-9, 229-pound junior posted a video of him driving up to Husky Stadium in a car with a license plate that reads: “IM BACK.” After a short montage of highlights, the video ends with a shot that includes the words “I’M BACK,” with his signature underneath.

Thankful for you husky nation soo….? @UW_Football @ScottieGraham @CoachJeddFisch @LDelRio12 pic.twitter.com/g5y2TzTHRB

— Jonah Coleman (@jonahcoleman8) November 28, 2024

Coleman, who spent his first two seasons with Arizona before following head coach Jedd Fisch to Montlake, became the 15th different player in Washington program history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. He has rushed for 1,008 yards and nine touchdowns in 11 games, averaging 5.8 yards per carry. He also has 21 catches for 160 yards.

Coleman has topped the 100-yard rushing mark in five of 11 games, including a season-high 148 yards on 16 carries against Rutgers. He ranks 28th in the FBS in rushing yardage and 29th in yards per carry.

With his bruising running style, Coleman is tied for 12th in the FBS with 792 yards after contact, according to Pro Football Focus. He has forced 61 missed tackles and has 36 runs of 10-plus yards, both of which are tied for ninth in the FBS, according to PFF. He ranks seventh in PFF’s Elusive Rating, which measures the success and impact of a ball carrier independent of blocking.

During his two seasons at Arizona, Coleman ran for 372 yards and four TDs as a freshman in 2022 and then rushed for a team-high 871 yards and five TDs as a sophomore in 2023. Coleman signed with Fisch at Arizona as a three-star recruit out of Stockton, Calif.

Coleman and the Huskies (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten) face undefeated and top-ranked Oregon (11-0, 8-0) in Eugene on Saturday night.

TWO easy for @jonahcoleman8 😤

He strikes again for @UW_Football 🔥#B1GFootball on @BigTenNetwork 📺 pic.twitter.com/m2RFAji9qM

— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) November 3, 2024

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