WR Keon Coleman dubbed Buffalo Bills’ ‘most dangerous’ offseason addition

Several talented wide receiver prospects were inevitably going to fall out of the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft given the large number of blue-chip pass catchers available in this year’s class; While 22% of first-round picks were used on receivers, many high-ceiling players remained on the board entering the second round, with three of the first five picks from day two being used on receivers.

The Buffalo Bills used the first pick in the second round on Florida State wide receiver Keon Coleman, adding a big target to a receiving corps that lost Stefon Diggs and Gabriel Davis in the offseason . It may be a little unrealistic to expect Coleman, who caught 50 passes for 658 yards and 11 touchdowns in Tallahassee last season, to perfectly fill the role and production vacated by Diggs or Davis given the differences in their respective games, but the 21-year-old projects no matter as an important part of Buffalo’s receiving corps; General manager Brandon Beane has already stated that the rookie will have the opportunity to win the team’s X receiver role throughout the summer.

Bleacher Report’s Ryan Fowler feels like Coleman will not only immediately win this role, but thrive in it. The writer recently identified the receiver as the Bills’ “most dangerous new addition,” suggesting he is ready to become the centerpiece of Buffalo’s passing game.

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“The Bills addressed (the departures of Diggs and Davis) by selecting Keon Coleman with the No. 33 overall pick,” Fowler wrote. “His 6’4 frame,” explosiveness and ability to play above the rim should help him immediately become quarterback Josh Allen’s preferred perimeter weapon. Second-year tight end Dalton Kincaid will threaten the seam, and the Bills also signed Curtis Samuel to round out the receiving core, but there’s no question coming into camp who should become the focal point of the team. air attack on Buffalo.

Coleman is a good choice as the Bills’ “most dangerous new addition”; While one could make a case for Curtis Samuel or second-round safety Cole Bishop, it’s Coleman who possesses perhaps the most raw talent and highest immediate ceiling of any acquisition Buffalo off-season. Given his talent and opportunity, there is a world in which the rookie finishes as the top statistical receiver in a passing attack led by an NFL MVP finalist at quarterback. So, “dangerous” seems a more than appropriate descriptor for its addition.

That said, we’re going to push back a bit on Fowler’s assertion that there is “no doubt heading into camp as to who should become the focal point of Buffalo’s aerial attack,” because Coleman, at this point, may not even be the favorite to enter the camp. season as Josh Allen’s main target. Tight end Dalton Kincaid ran all the way in that rookie season, finishing the year with 73 receptions for 673 yards and two touchdowns.

Allen targeted Kincaid 91 times during the season, and with 241 targets freed up by the departures of Diggs and Davis, one could easily imagine the tight end’s workload would increase significantly in his second year. Although Coleman may be the main wide receiver as a rookie, it remains to be seen if he can usurp Kincaid as the primary option in the passing game.