[3] He attended Clarke County High School where he was a Two-time all-county selection in football and a three year starter in basketball.
[4][5] Coates played college football at University of West Florida (UWF) from 2015 to 2021.
Although he redshirted in 2015 and sat out the 2018 season, he finished with 93 career catches for 1,376 yards and 15 TD for UWF.
[6] After going undrafted in the 2022 NFL draft, Coates attended rookie minicamp on a tryout basis with the Seattle Seahawks in May 2022.
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