NFL Mock Draft: FSU Football Star Keon Coleman Drafted in First Round
The college football season is nearly over. We're in the midst of bowl season and the College Football Playoffs are just around the corner. With that, there are also opt-outs for those games. A plethora of players are hitting the transfer portal while others are declaring for the NFL Draft.
For the Florida State Seminoles, star wide receiver Keon Coleman is just one of the expected opt-outs for the Orange Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs. Coleman isn't headed to the transfer portal, though, as he's headed for the 2024 NFL Draft.
Coleman isn't just headed to test his luck in the NFL, either. He's projected to be quite a selection for an NFL team.
With the NFL season inching toward the postseason and the college football landscape in the middle of a crazy transfer portal cycle, it's a great time for 2024 NFL mock drafts. ESPN's Matt Miller recently released his updated first-round mock draft.
In his mock draft, he has the New Orleans Saints selecting Coleman at pick No. 13, opting for them to take a first-round receiver rather than a quarterback.
"A quarterback of the future would be lovely here -- Derek Carr has 13 touchdown passes to seven interceptions this season -- but the value simply isn't there," Miller wrote. "Instead, the Saints can get a top-flight running mate for Chris Olave. Coleman is a 6-foot-4 pass-catcher with enough explosive ability that FSU used him as its primary punt returner. The former prep basketball star stands out with the ball in his hands and when attacking defenses on 50-50 balls."
Coleman is an electric receiver capable of changing a game. Pairing him alongside Olave provides whatever quarterback the Saints choose to roll out next season a very versatile and strong receiving corps to distribute the ball to.
Coleman caught 50 passes for 658 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdowns for the Seminoles this season en route to a 13-0 record and ACC Championship.
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