Keon Coleman | |
Current Team: | Buffalo Bills |
Number: | 0 |
Position: | Wide receiver |
Birth Date: | May 17, 2003 |
Birth Place: | Opelousas, Louisiana, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 3 |
Weight Lb: | 215 |
High School: | Opelousas Catholic (Opelousas) |
Draftyear: | 2024 |
Draftround: | 2 |
Draftpick: | 33 |
Pastteams: |
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Status: | Active |
Highlights: |
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Statseason: | 2024 |
Statlabel1: | Receptions |
Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
Statlabel3: | Touchdowns |
Pfr: | C/ColeKe02 |
Keon Coleman (born May 17, 2003) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans and Florida State Seminoles.
Coleman attended Opelousas Catholic School in Opelousas, Louisiana. He played both football and basketball in high school. He committed to Michigan State University to play college football and college basketball.[1] [2] [3]
As a true freshman at Michigan State in 2021, Coleman played in 10 games and had seven receptions for 50 yards and a touchdown.[4] [5] After the season, he played in six games for the school's basketball team.[6] [7] As a sophomore in 2022, he became a starter and led the team in receiving yards.[8] He transferred to Florida State to play for the Seminoles in 2023. He was named First Team All-ACC at the wide receiver, all-purpose, specialist positions, joining Will Shipley as the only college football players to earn first-team honors at three positions.[9] [10] On December 27, 2023, Coleman declared for the 2024 NFL draft, skipping Florida State's matchup with Georgia in the Orange Bowl after the team was not selected for the College Football Playoff despite an undefeated record.[11]
Games | Receiving | ||||||
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GP | GS | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
Michigan State Spartans | |||||||
2021 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 50 | 7.1 | 1 | |
2022 | 12 | 11 | 58 | 798 | 13.8 | 7 | |
Florida State Seminoles | |||||||
2023 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 658 | 13.2 | 11 | |
Career | 34 | 23 | 115 | 1,506 | 13.1 | 19 |
Coleman was selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 33rd pick of the 2024 NFL draft. The Bills, who initially held the 28th selection, traded down several spots from the first round.[12] Coleman signed his four-year rookie contract with the Bills on June 12, 2024.[13]