Texas is 4-0, sitting at No. 1 in the country and already owning the best resume win in college football. Even with all that going right, one storyline keeps hanging around: whether Steve Sarkisian is getting enough out of Cam Coleman.
The noise has been loud, but the numbers don’t really support a panic button. Coleman has 12 catches for 208 yards and four touchdowns through four games, with 20 targets.
He’s tied for second on the team in receptions and ranks second in receiving yards, which has fueled the criticism. But the production is hardly disastrous, and it’s actually tracking close to what Adonai Mitchell did early in his Texas run.
Through four games in 2023, Mitchell had 12 receptions on 19 targets for 180 yards and three touchdowns. Coleman is basically right there, only with a slightly better yardage total and one more score. Mitchell went on to finish with 55 catches, 845 yards and 11 touchdowns, tying for 11th in the country in receiving touchdowns.
That context matters because Coleman’s start has been framed by some as if it’s a warning sign. It isn’t.
He’s on a pace that looks far more like a slow build than a problem. And compared to his own career norms, the early returns are solid.
His best season came in 2025 at Auburn, when he posted 56 receptions for 708 yards and five touchdowns. His career high in touchdowns for a season is eight, and he’s already halfway there after four games.
He’s also averaging 17.3 yards per catch, the best mark of his career.
Texas’ offense still hasn’t hit the level many expected before the season, and Coleman hasn’t exploded the way some thought he might. But his output so far doesn’t point to a player being wasted. It points to a season that’s still unfolding, with room for both Coleman and the Longhorns offense to climb as the year goes on.
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