Coatney (6-4, 325) initially entered the NFL after signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 25, 2020. After spending training camp with the team, he was waived on August 2, 2020.
Coatney signed a reserve/future contract with San Francisco on January 4.
The following rundown was provided by the 49ers Communications staff.
A 25-year-old native of Douglasville, GA, Coatney attended the University of Mississippi for four years (2016-19) where he appeared in 36 games (35 starts) and registered 174 tackles,15.5 tackles for loss, 6.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, and one pass defensed. As a senior in 2019, he started all 12 games and finished with 46 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, and 2.0 sacks. He transferred to Ole Miss following one season (2015) at Holmes Community College (Goodman, MS), where he earned First-Team MACJC All-State honors after finishing with 46 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks and two blocked kicks on special teams.
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