After parting ways with Gabe Davis and Stefon Diggs, the Buffalo Bills were left with a clear need at wide receiver. They took care of the situation by selecting a play-making pass-catcher with their first round pick.
The Bills selected Florida State receiver Keon Coleman in the third round of the NFL after moving down to the No. 33 overall pick. Recent analysis from CBS Sports suggests Buffalo made a wise move by adding the big target, who has demonstrated a flair for winning 50-50 balls, to its receivers’ room.
Writer Garrett Podell of CBS chose Coleman to represent the Bills after determining the “best offseason move” for each of the 32 clubs in the NFL. The Baltimore Ravens signing running back Derrick Henry and the Los Angeles Chargers hiring Jim Harbaugh were among the notable transactions.
.. They did lose their best wide receiver, Stefon Diggs, when they traded him to the Houston Texans in exchange for a second-round pick in 2025, but his output is currently declining. The longest streak in Diggs’ career, including postseason play, is 13 games in a row with fewer than 100 receiving yards.
To replace the vacuum created by Diggs’ departure, Buffalo, of course, used its first pick in the 2024 NFL Draft to choose Keon Coleman, an explosive 6-foot-4 wideout weighing 215 pounds. During his final season at Florida State, Coleman led the ACC in punt return yards (300) and touchdown catches (11). He gives Josh Allen, the quarterback for the Bills who was selected to the Pro Bowl, the extra wiggle room after the catch.
The 21-year-old Coleman is a threat down the middle who can gain yards after contact in addition to competing for contested catches on the boundary.
Coleman was once considered a first-round prospect, but his draft value declined when he ran a sluggish 40-yard sprint at the NFL Combine. Given that Coleman had perfected the gauntlet drill in Indianapolis, several teams—the Bills seemingly included—were prepared to write off the 40-time.
After Curtis Samuel and Khalil Shakir, Coleman projected as Buffalo’s third wide receiver, even accounting for the rookie learning curve.
