Keon Coleman

Former wide receiver at Florida State. 2023: 50 catches, 658 receiving yards, 11 TD.

WR · Florida State · Jr. · #4

6′4″ · 215 lb · Opelousas, LA

CFB Index 63 · #106 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamBuffalo — drafted 2024, Rd 2, Pick 1, #33 overall

Recruiting

4★

WR recruit

No. 377 nationally · Signed with Michigan State

Statement game9 rec · 122 yds · 3 TDvs LSU (FBS) · W 45-24

Top 1% receiving TDs game since 2021.

Because Coleman play for us last year too many people don’t realize how elite he isr/CFB game thread · ▲ 3His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former wide receiver at Florida State. 2023: 50 catches, 658 receiving yards, 11 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan State in 2021.
Transferred from Michigan State to Florida State in 2023.
Drafted round 2 by the Buffalo in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Florida State, 1,506 receiving yards, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #33 overall by Buffalo.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

The week the volume broke through — put up 155 yds at Michigan.Michigan · L 7-292022

20213 games

Signed with Michigan State4-star out of Opelousas Catholic School

202212 games

The role got bigger.

All-Big Tenthird

202312 games

Entered the portal
All-ACCfirst

2024

Drafted by Buffaloround 2, pick 33

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#377 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #33

Buffalo · 2024

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 honors · 1 category

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ALL-ACC · 1ST TEAM

All-ACC 1st team (2023)

Coaching lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach

2021–2023

Mike Norvell

Florida State

Played his entire career under Mike Norvell.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

BuffaloEntering 3rd NFL season

#33Rd 2 · Pick 1

BuffaloEntering 3rd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Michigan State11-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning

2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

63Quality starter #106 of 497?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (88th percentile). Strength: rec tds (98th percentile). Concern: catch rate (5th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#74 / 639 · 88th pct

11.5%

Explosive rate#248 / 639 · 61st pct

15.4%

Yards / catch#253 / 639 · 60th pct

13.1

EPA / target#550 / 639 · 14th pct

0.38

Catch rate#606 / 639 · 5th pct

61.5%

Box-score rates (8)

Rec TDs#11 / 566 · 98th pct

Receptions#105 / 566 · 81st pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 227 · 80th pct

Rec yards#125 / 566 · 78th pct

658

Long catch#170 / 566 · 70th pct

Yards / catch#260 / 566 · 53rd pct

13.2

Rush TDs#54 / 294 · 41st pct

Rush yards#215 / 294 · 25th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

82nd → 14th percentile

Explosive rate

85th → 61st percentile

Catch rate

61st → 5th percentile

TD rate

76th → 88th percentile

Yards / catch

70th → 60th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home8g	4.6	60.2	13.5	0.9
Road4g	3.2	44.0	16.9	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.8	69.7	13.9	1.2
Weeks 8+6g	3.5	40.0	14.8	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Mike Norvell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

63 · #106 of 497 WRs

Former four-star. Now #106 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Florida State	50	658	13.2	11	--
2022	Michigan State	58	798	13.8	7	--
2021	Michigan State	7	50	7.1	1	--
Career		115	1,506	13.1	19	--

Season	Team
2023	Florida State	1	2	--	300	--
2022	Michigan State	--	--	--	--	--
2021	Michigan State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		1	2	--	300	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023

W 45–24

vs LSU

9 rec · 122 yds · 3 TD

Dominant 21-point win at home against LSU.

With J. Travis — 342 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 93.8 · 38 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · A. Mastromanno — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 51 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

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Week 7 · Syracuse · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +4.56Jordan Travis pass complete to Keon Coleman for 58 yds for a TD (Ryan Fitzgerald KICK)
Week 2 · Southern Miss · 3&14 · Q2 · EPA +3.49Jordan Travis pass complete to Keon Coleman for 34 yds to the USM 6 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · LSU · 2&14 · Q3 · EPA +3.42Jordan Travis pass complete to Keon Coleman for 41 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Duke · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA +3.22Jordan Travis pass complete to Keon Coleman for 24 yds to the DUKE 45 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · LSU · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.19Jordan Travis pass complete to Keon Coleman for 40 yds for a TD (Ryan Fitzgerald KICK)
Week 4 · Clemson · 2&9 · Q5 · EPA +3.05Keon Coleman 24 Yd pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
Week 4 · Clemson · 3&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.88Keon Coleman 7 Yd pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald Kick)
Week 9 · Wake Forest · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.86Jordan Travis pass complete to Keon Coleman for 29 yds for a TD (Ryan Fitzgerald KICK)
Week 12 · North Alabama · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.68Tate Rodemaker pass complete to Keon Coleman for 24 yds for a TD (Ryan Fitzgerald KICK)
Week 1 · LSU · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.63Jordan Travis pass complete to Keon Coleman for 21 yds for a TD (Ryan Fitzgerald KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-24vs LSU	9	122	13.6	3	41	3 TD catches
Wk 2	W 66-13vs Southern Miss	3	48	16.0	1	34
Wk 3	W 31-29@ Boston College	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 4	W 31-24@ Clemson	5	86	17.2	2	38	2 TD catches
Wk 6	W 39-17vs Virginia Tech	3	22	7.3	0	14
Wk 7	W 41-3vs Syracuse	9	140	15.6	1	58	Season-high 140 yds
Wk 8	W 38-20vs Duke	2	54	27.0	0	30
Wk 9	W 41-16@ Wake Forest	7	66	9.4	2	29	2 TD catches
Wk 11	W 27-20vs Miami	4	24	6.0	1	8
Wk 12	W 58-13vs North Alabama	3	53	17.7	1	24
Wk 13	W 24-15@ Florida	1	24	24.0	0	24
Wk 14	W 16-6vs Louisville	4	19	4.8	0	9
Total		50	658	14.4	11	58