Mile High Report on Jonah Coleman
From the article
rookie running back Jonah Coleman would see an elevated role on offense vs. the Jaguars... he did not disappoint... He would enter the game late in the 4th quarter while the Broncos were leading, with a chance to ice the game and kill the clock... he came up big... That didn't feel like a rookie... He has to protect the football, run in bounds... he did that extremely well... A performance like this in a big game and in a key late-game situation likely earned rookie Jonah Coleman some trust from Payton and Nix moving forward.
STACKED’s take
Coleman earned trust with late-game heroics; strong case for starting job ahead of Dobbins.
Rookie RB elevated into starting role after JK Dobbins suffered hamstring injury in Week 2 vs. Jaguars; entered game late in 4th quarter with Broncos leading and executed clock-management duties with multiple first-down runs and smart in-bounds slides to avoid stopping clock. Head coach Sean Payton praised Coleman's late-game performance, saying "that certainly didn't feel like a rookie series" and noting his ability to stay in bounds despite limited practice reps in four-minute situations. QB Bo Nix also praised Coleman's late-game IQ, intelligence, and football awareness. The source argues Coleman is making a strong case for the starting job and "it's only a matter of time before he takes it," noting he looked effective in short yardage against good run defense, scored his first career touchdown, and appeared explosive in the open field.
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