Dallas Cowboys Projected To Select Former FSU Football Star In First Round
The NFL Combine is underway in Indianapolis as prospects try to utilize the event to boost their respective draft stocks. The next week has a chance to help, or hurt, players who are participating in athletic testing, on-field drills, and interviews. It’s also a chance for the cream of the crop to set themselves apart from the competition.
Former Florida State star wide receiver Keon Coleman is one of the top prospects at his position. With his decision to run the 40-yard dash at the combine, there’s an opportunity for Coleman to solidify himself as a first-round pick. As of now, he’s considered a late-first to early-second round selection among a talented class of wide receivers.
There a variety of teams across the league that could utilize a play-making wide receiver with the ability to make the toughest of contested catches. Coleman was recently projected to land with the Dallas Cowboys with the No. 24 overall selection according to The Athletic’s Chris Vannini.
“The Cowboys have options here, but the offense has lacked a WR2 alongside CeeDee Lamb since the Amari Cooper trade. The 6-4 Coleman is a physical specimen who had 11 touchdowns on 50 catches for FSU last season. There’s no such thing as a 50-50 ball with Coleman, especially matched up against No. 2 cornerbacks. Give Dak Prescott another elite receiving weapon. — Vannini”
Based on the mock, Coleman would be the fourth wide receiver off the board behind Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr., LSU’s Malik Nabers, and Washington’s Rome Odunze. There are seven total wide receivers projected to be taken in the opening round of the draft, speaking to the depth of the position this year.
