Keon Coleman scouting report: 3 best NFL landing spots for Florida State’s star WR
Keon Coleman played three seasons of college football and started his career with the Michigan State Spartans. After sitting much of his freshman year, he made an impact on the Spartans in his second season where he caught 58 passes for 798 yards and seven touchdowns.
This past season, he transferred to Florida State where he scored four more touchdowns while recording 50 catches for 658 yards.
As expected, on Dec. 27, 2023, Coleman declared for the 2024 NFL Draft.
Keon Coleman's draft profile in the spotlight
At 6-foot-4 and about 215 pounds, Keon Coleman possesses great size at the wide receiver position. Because of his size, he will likely be used as an outside receiver or an "X" receiver.
Even with his size, Coleman has a good burst of acceleration and has quick feet for a guy with his frame. He's also a threat to gain yards after contact and is good at finding blind sports for opposing cornerbacks.
Coleman has to clean up his route running in order for him to become an elite runner in the NFL.
Still, given his size, he should be a top-10 wide receiver in the draft and could be a first-round pick.
As things stand, Coleman comes in at #49 on Tony Pauline's big board of the top prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft. Pauline's last mock draft saw Coleman fall out of the third round given that this class has highly been touted as a WR-heavy one.
Keon Coleman draft projection: Best fits for Florida State WR
The NFL combine has yet to take place and we will see a number of prospects rise and fall in their positional projections.
This year's wide receiver draft class has a lot of talent, with Coleman being a part of it.
Here are three teams that could benefit from his service by selecting him in the first or second round:
1] Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars had a tough decision to make in free agency. Wide receiver Calvin Ridley, who led the team in receiving yards last season with 1,016, was a free agent and chose to sign with the Tennessee Titans, who promptly handed him a four-year, $92 million deal.
While he had a good season with Jacksonville after returning from his year-plus-long suspension, the Jaguars would have to send the Atlanta Falcons a second-round pick in this year's draft if they were to re-sign him.
On top of giving Ridley a lucrative contract, the Jags would lose a valuable pick that they could use to draft a receiver for a much cheaper cost. The Jags instead chose to let Ridley sign elsewhere and drafting a receiver like Coleman with their 17th overall pick could be the way to replace Ridley.
2] Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs desperately need to upgrade at the wide receiver position.
Including tight end Travis Kelce, no Chiefs player recorded over 1,000 receiving yards last season. Their leading wide receiver was rookie Rashee Rice, who had 938 yards.
Aside from Rice, the Chiefs have no playmakers at the position. Adding Coleman would give them another wideout that can spread the field and would be a good downfield target for Patrick Mahomes.
3] Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are another team that could benefit from another young wide receiver.
Michael Pittman led the team in receptions (109) and yards (1,152) last season for the Colts and was one of the top free agent wide receivers this year but the Colts chose to retain him, locking him down for another year to complement Anthony Richardson.
Drafting Coleman could be the way to ensure Richardson has a wider array of targets in his sophomore season.