Florida State University Athletics
Keon Coleman Added To Maxwell Award Watch List
11/1/2023 11:54:00 AM | Football
TALLAHASSEE – Florida State junior Keon Coleman was added to the Maxwell Award midseason watch list Tuesday.
Coleman, from Opelousas, Louisiana, leads Florida State with 38 catches, 538 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns. He has added 198 yards on 20 punt returns in 2023.
Coleman's nine touchdown catches lead the ACC, are fifth nationally and the most for a Seminole since 2019. He has three multi-touchdown games this season – he caught three in his FSU debut against No. 5 LSU and added two more at Clemson and at Wake Forest. His second touchdown catch at Clemson was in overtime and led FSU to its first road overtime win in school history.
Coleman joined Peter Warrick as the only players in Florida State history with 100 receiving and 100 punt return yards in the same game when he caught nine passes for 140 yards and added 107 punt return yards against Syracuse. Coleman caught a career-long 58-yard touchdown and returned a punt 72 yards against the Orange.
Against LSU to begin the season, Coleman caught nine passes for 122 yards and three touchdowns, the most in FSU history for a player making his Seminole debut and the most in the ACC this year.
Coleman is also on the Biletnikoff Award watch list, presented to the nation's top receiver and named for former Florida State and Pro Football Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff.
The Maxwell Award is presented to the outstanding player in college football, and Coleman joins FSU quarterback Jordan Travis and running back Trey Benson on the watch list. Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced November 13.
Florida State is off to its best start since 2014. FSU is ranked No. 4 in the College Football Playoff Ranking, as well as the Associated Press and Coaches Polls, entering Saturday's game at Pitt (3:30 p.m., ESPN).
Coleman, from Opelousas, Louisiana, leads Florida State with 38 catches, 538 receiving yards and nine receiving touchdowns. He has added 198 yards on 20 punt returns in 2023.
Coleman's nine touchdown catches lead the ACC, are fifth nationally and the most for a Seminole since 2019. He has three multi-touchdown games this season – he caught three in his FSU debut against No. 5 LSU and added two more at Clemson and at Wake Forest. His second touchdown catch at Clemson was in overtime and led FSU to its first road overtime win in school history.
Coleman joined Peter Warrick as the only players in Florida State history with 100 receiving and 100 punt return yards in the same game when he caught nine passes for 140 yards and added 107 punt return yards against Syracuse. Coleman caught a career-long 58-yard touchdown and returned a punt 72 yards against the Orange.
Against LSU to begin the season, Coleman caught nine passes for 122 yards and three touchdowns, the most in FSU history for a player making his Seminole debut and the most in the ACC this year.
Coleman is also on the Biletnikoff Award watch list, presented to the nation's top receiver and named for former Florida State and Pro Football Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff.
The Maxwell Award is presented to the outstanding player in college football, and Coleman joins FSU quarterback Jordan Travis and running back Trey Benson on the watch list. Semifinalists for the Maxwell Award will be announced November 13.
Florida State is off to its best start since 2014. FSU is ranked No. 4 in the College Football Playoff Ranking, as well as the Associated Press and Coaches Polls, entering Saturday's game at Pitt (3:30 p.m., ESPN).
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