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UW This Season: Coldon is a veteran corner for the Cowboys that will be a leader once again for the Cowboy defense. He finished at one of the top spot at cornerback for the Brown and Gold.

2020: Coldon appeared in all six games with six starts for the Cowboys. He finished the season with 26 total tackles with 17 solo stops and nine assisted tackles. He also added a team-high two interceptions on the season with one pass breakup. He recorded his interceptions in back-to-back games to close the season with one against New Mexico and one against Boise State. He recorded eight tackles in the season opener against Nevada. He also added five tackles against Colorado State and against Boise State in the regular season finale.

2019: Coldon is a veteran in the defensive backfield for the Cowboys. He appeared in and started three contests last season for the cowboys before his season ended early with an injury. In his three contests, Coldon recorded 14 total tackles. He recorded a career-high eight against Texas State. In the season opener against Missouri, Coldon recorded five tackles and recovered a fumble and returned it 30 yards to help give the Pokes momentum on their way to the win.

2018: Coldon was slowed down by an injury, but showed great production in his three games played. He recorded nine total tackles including six solo stops. He also broke up one pass on the season. Coldon recorded four tackles against both Washington State and Missouri. He also recorded a pass breakup in the season opener at New Mexico State.

2017: Coldon redshirted his first season with the Cowboys.

High School: C.J. Coldon has been ranked as a three-star recruit by Rivals and Scout.com.  He  was ranked by 247 Sports as the No. 64 overall recruit in the state of Illinois in the 2017 recruiting class. He earned First Team All-State Class 4A honors as a wide receiver from the Illinois Football Coaches Association his senior season at Althoff Catholic High School in Belleville, Ill.  He is projected as a cornerback at Wyoming.  Coldon was credited with 49 total tackles, including 32 solo tackles as a senior and intercepted two passes for 33 yards.  He caught 58 passes for 965 yards and 11 touchdown receptions his senior year, and ranked No. 10 in the state of Illinois in receiving yards (965).  Coldon was also utilized as return specialist.  His senior season, he had 229 yards in kickoff returns, returning one for a TD, and had 73 yards in punt returns.  As a junior, he was credited with 77 total tackles, including 52 solo tackles and added two interceptions for 68 yards, returning both for touchdowns.  His junior season, he caught 68 passes for 1,312 yards and 13 TD catches and had 157 combined yards in kickoff and punt return yards, returning a punt for a touchdown and rushing for a TD bringing his touchdown total to 17 TDs his junior season.   Coldon ended his high school career with 126 total tackles, including 84 solo tackles and four interceptions for 101 yards.  Offensively, he had 126 career receptions for 2,277 yards and caught 24 touchdown passes.  He averaged 18.1 yards per reception and 87.6 yards per game for his career.  In 2016, Coldon helped lead Althoff Catholic to the quarterfinals of the Class 4A State Playoffs before losing by one point to eventual 4A State Champion Rochester, which featured fellow 2017 Wyoming signee Avante’ Cox.  Coldon played for head coach Ken Turner. Coldon was also recruited by Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Louisville, Miami (Ohio), Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico and Purdue.