Arizona lands a commitment from 3-star Texas safety Coleman Patmon

The Arizona Wildcats are continuing to speed down the recruiting trail, gaining double-digit commitments across the 2025 and 2026 classes in a few short weeks. Wednesday was no exception, as another player announced his decision to play college football in Tucson.

Coleman Patmon, a 3-star safety from Texas, announced his commitment on X.

Patmon, who plays at Del Valle High School, is another talented pick-up for Brent Brennan out of the Lone Star State. He is versatile enough to play corner, safety and linebacker with the 6-foot-3, 192 pound frame to support him. He plays physical and is sticky in coverage. He played in 10 games as a junior, the same amount of games he did as a sophomore, and increased his production between seasons.

As a sophomore, Patmon had 22 tackkes, a PBU and a fumble recovery. As a junior, he racked up 41 tackles, 1 for a loss, 3 interceptions, 2 PBUs, a forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries.

Patmon chose Arizona about two weeks after his official visit to Tucson. He finished up an official to Houston, with previous official trips to Northwester, TCU and Oklahoma State. He chose the ‘Cats over 18 other offers: TCU, Northwestern, Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Kansas, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Houston, Washington and UNLV to name a few.

He is ranked as a 3-star in both of 247’s ranking systems. Internally, he checks in as the No. 69 safety and the 137th-best player in Texas. In the Composite, Patmon is rated as the No. 987 player nationally, the 83rd safety and the No. 163 player in Texas.

You can view his junior season film below.

Patmon is the 16th known commitment for the 2025 recruiting class, as well as the seventh from Texas and the sixth defensive back. The Wildcats are expected to lose four of their five starting DBs after the 2024 season.