Keon Coleman isn't a speedster and didn't have eye-popping college stats, but here's why he's the guy Josh Allen wanted in the draft.
Keon Coleman had his Buffalo Bills hat ready while he watched from home as the second round of the NFL Draft began on Friday. Coleman must have had a pretty good sense that he was going to the Bills. Josh Allen chatted with general manager Brandon Beane over FaceTime on Friday morning before Round 2, and so the quarterback was up to speed. Beane would listen to trade offers for the No. 33 overall pick, but he had the Florida State receiver circled. Beane, Allen and Coleman pretty much knew.
Coleman is a 6-foot-4, 215-pound prospect who started his college career at Michigan State for two seasons and finished at FSU in 2023. With the Seminoles, he had 50 targets for 658 yards and 11 touchdowns. The production wasn't off the charts, but Coleman's tape against LSU — an FSU win in which Coleman had nine catches for 122 yards and three touchdowns — was something special. The only other major question with Coleman was his speed: He ran a 4.
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