D. J. Coker

Joshua Oluwadara Coker (born November 13, 1997) is an American professional football offensive lineman for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Rhodes. He has also been a member of the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL) and the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Early life Coker was a four-year letterman in both football and wrestling at Greater Atlanta Christian School in Georgia.

College career Coker played college football for the Rhodes Lynx from 2015 to 2018. In 2017, he earned first-team All-Southern Athletic Association (SAA) and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) second-team All-American honors. In 2018, he was named first-team All-SAA and AFCA first-team All-American.

Professional career

Houston Texans After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft, Coker signed with the Houston Texans on May 10, 2019. He was waived on August 7, 2019. Overall, he dressed in two games that season. He dressed in 12 games, starting 11, in 2023, and was placed on injured reserve twice. He played in 14 games (all starts) in 2024 and 15 games (all starts) in 2025.

BC Lions On May 4, 2026, Coker signed with the BC Lions. On May 10, 2026, Coker was placed on the Lions' 6-game injured list during the first day of the team's training camp, prior to the start of the 2026 CFL season.