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Coleman Selected With First Pick In Second Round Of NFL Draft
4/26/2024 7:25:00 PM | Football
TALLAHASSEE – Florida State wide receiver Keon Coleman was selected by the Buffalo Bills with the first pick in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, the 33rd overall selection, on Friday evening.
Coleman is the second FSU player taken in the first 33 picks of the 2024 NFL Draft, joining defensive end Jared Verse. Verse on Thursday night became Florida State's 47th first-round pick in program history when he was selected 19th overall by the Los Angeles Rams. Florida State now has 296 NFL Draft picks in its history, including 206 during its current streak of 41 straight drafts with at least one selection.
Coleman was a first-team All-American all-purpose player and the first-team All-ACC wide receiver, all-purpose player and return specialist in 2023. He is the only FSU player to earn three first-team all-conference awards in one season and was also named to the All-ACC Academic Team. Coleman started all 12 games he played and caught 50 passes for 658 yards and 11 touchdowns while adding 300 yards on 25 punt returns. His receiving touchdowns total was the highest in the ACC, tied for 11th nationally and ranked eighth on FSU's single-season list. His punt return yards total also led the ACC and ranked third in the country, while his average of 12.0 yards per punt return ranked second in the conference and ninth nationally.
The Opelousas, Louisiana, native grabbed a career-high-tying nine receptions for a career-best three touchdowns in the season-opening 45-24 win over No. 5 LSU. He became the first player to make three receiving touchdowns in their FSU debut, and that total tied for the highest single-game output in the ACC and for third in the country in 2023. In the 41-3 win over Syracuse, he joined FSU legend Peter Warrick as the only players in Florida State history with at least 100 receiving yards and 100 punt return yards in the same game as Coleman tied his career-high with nine receptions for 140 yards and one touchdown while adding 107 yards on six punt returns. His 247 all-purpose yards ranked 14th on FSU's single-game list and was the second-highest single-game output in the ACC in 2023. Coleman also caught two touchdowns, including the game-winning score in overtime, in the 31-24 win at Clemson that snapped the Tigers' 25-game ACC home winning streak.
Coleman is the highest-drafted FSU wide receiver since Kelvin Benjamin was selected 28th overall in 2014. Live coverage of the 2024 NFL Draft continues through Saturday on ESPN2, ABC and NFL Network.
Coleman is the second FSU player taken in the first 33 picks of the 2024 NFL Draft, joining defensive end Jared Verse. Verse on Thursday night became Florida State's 47th first-round pick in program history when he was selected 19th overall by the Los Angeles Rams. Florida State now has 296 NFL Draft picks in its history, including 206 during its current streak of 41 straight drafts with at least one selection.
Coleman was a first-team All-American all-purpose player and the first-team All-ACC wide receiver, all-purpose player and return specialist in 2023. He is the only FSU player to earn three first-team all-conference awards in one season and was also named to the All-ACC Academic Team. Coleman started all 12 games he played and caught 50 passes for 658 yards and 11 touchdowns while adding 300 yards on 25 punt returns. His receiving touchdowns total was the highest in the ACC, tied for 11th nationally and ranked eighth on FSU's single-season list. His punt return yards total also led the ACC and ranked third in the country, while his average of 12.0 yards per punt return ranked second in the conference and ninth nationally.
The Opelousas, Louisiana, native grabbed a career-high-tying nine receptions for a career-best three touchdowns in the season-opening 45-24 win over No. 5 LSU. He became the first player to make three receiving touchdowns in their FSU debut, and that total tied for the highest single-game output in the ACC and for third in the country in 2023. In the 41-3 win over Syracuse, he joined FSU legend Peter Warrick as the only players in Florida State history with at least 100 receiving yards and 100 punt return yards in the same game as Coleman tied his career-high with nine receptions for 140 yards and one touchdown while adding 107 yards on six punt returns. His 247 all-purpose yards ranked 14th on FSU's single-game list and was the second-highest single-game output in the ACC in 2023. Coleman also caught two touchdowns, including the game-winning score in overtime, in the 31-24 win at Clemson that snapped the Tigers' 25-game ACC home winning streak.
Coleman is the highest-drafted FSU wide receiver since Kelvin Benjamin was selected 28th overall in 2014. Live coverage of the 2024 NFL Draft continues through Saturday on ESPN2, ABC and NFL Network.
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