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NFL Playoffs: Ranking All Former Vols in the Postseason

By Caleb Calhoun

Dec 25, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs strong safety Eric Berry (29) signs autographs for fans after the football game against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs won 33-10. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 25, 2016; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs strong safety Eric Berry (29) signs autographs for fans after the football game against the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs won 33-10. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 23, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; New England Patriots cornerback Justin Coleman (22) on the field for warm-ups before playing the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field. New England won 27-16. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; New England Patriots cornerback Justin Coleman (22) on the field for warm-ups before playing the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field. New England won 27-16. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

player. 47. . Cornerback. New England Patriots. Justin Coleman. 12

Still playing a reserve role for the New England Patriots, Justin Coleman is going to be a key player off the bench in the NFL Playoffs. After all, teams will likely want to spread the field against them.

And Malcolm Butler and Logan Ryan can’t do it alone as lockdown cornerbacks. So Coleman will have to see lots of action as a reserve, especially with the other backup cornerback, Eric Rowe, dealing with a hamstring injury.

However, the only question here is how much Bill Belichick wants to use Coleman. If this were earlier in the year, we would have had him much higher on the list.

But his reps have been significantly reduced over the past few weeks. He didn’t play for three straight games and missed a fourth in Week 16, and Sunday was the first time he saw any reps on defense since the Patriots lost to the Seahawks back in early November.

So while he is a key player, his use is completely up in the air. Coleman will still see lots of action on special teams, and Rowe’s hamstring combined with Cyrus Jones’s injury might force Coleman to see more action in the NFL Playoffs.

But the uncertainty puts him down here at No. 12.

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