2024 NFL Draft | Breaking down potential Buffalo Bills first-round pick Keon Coleman
The 2024 NFL Draft begins Thursday in Detroit.
Leading up to the draft, we take a more in-depth look at some of the players the Buffalo Bills could potentially pick with their first-round pick, which, barring a trade, will be 28th overall.
Many expect the Bills to go after a wide receiver, though general manager Brandon Beane said if there are none to his liking worth being a first-round pick that he will pivot a player from another position.
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Keon Coleman, Florida State, WR
Height, weight: 6-3, 213 pounds.
Vitals: 40-yard dash: 4.61 second; Vertical: 38 inches
Numbers: 115 catches, 1,506 yards, 19 TDs in 34 career games.
FYI: Played his first two seasons for Michigan State. ... Played six games for Tom Izzo's 2021-22 Michigan State basketball team. ... Bills Top-30 visitor.
The skinny: 2023: First-Team All-ACC wide receiver. ... First-Team All-ACC all-purpose player. ... First-Team All-ACC return specialist. ... Biletnikoff Award semifinalist, given to best WR in college football. ... 11 receiving TDs led ACC. 2022: Third-Team All-Big Ten WR. High school: Two-time all-state football player at Opelousas Catholic in Louisiana.
The scouting report: Size and ability make him a strong X receiver candidate, along with his strength. ... Scouts like his ball tracking and YAC and consider him a legit threat in red-zone situation because of his ball tracking ability. ... Knocks include speed and footwork.
The bottom line: Whomever drafts Coleman is getting 1 1/2 players, thanks to his WR ability and his special teams skills. ... More than a handful of experts project him as an early second-rounder.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Keon Coleman is potential pick for Bills in NFL draft: Here's why
