Prospect Profile: Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State

Context

Lines up all over the formation, split pretty evenly across the Slot, X and Z positions.

Before the Catch

Against press coverage, he accelerates off the line and attacks leverage. He can use his footwork to win against soft press, but against DBs who are patient with their feet and process well, his moves can be unconvincing. His speed release is good but he doesn’t have top tier speed so the best athletes can prove sticky. When jammed he does have effective hand moves, but again, those patient DBs can keep him contained at the line. Against off or bail coverage, his long strides eat up cushion quickly and he can effectively convert to a press release when he reaches the defender. He does show an ability to get into the defender’s blind spot.

He does not, however, always stem straight at the defender and can sometimes tip his route to the savvy defender. When running out of the slot, he can manipulate middle of the field defenders with subtle movements in his stem, this can be seen on all types of route but is especially effective on posts and corners. His two-step break is by far and away his most effective, strangely for a receiver with his size. He can drop his weight remarkably efficiently and get out of his break with explosion and good separation against all types of DB. He can also clear his hands well against physical DBs with good play strength. These shorter, hard angle routes are his specialty in terms of gaining separation – he is technically sound and utilizes his excellent hip fluidity. He is an excellent processor and reads the defense at a high level, especially Zone coverage underneath where he makes consistent adjustments to his routes to take account of Zone defenders. He also makes intelligent adjustments on broken plays and is a regular outlet for his QB. He does not have the top-end speed to blow past athletic DBs on vertical routes.

The Catch and after the Catch

His skills at the catch-point are remarkably good. He has good body position on all types of catch, not only to position himself in the optimum position to come down with the ball – i.e. ready to turn his body to secure the ball on low throws, but also on the sideline to keep his feet in bounds, and to box out even physical defenders with good play strength. He has great hand positioning for all types of catch and makes the detailed adjustments necessary to come down with many different balls. He is especially good at coming down with low-thrown balls. He has outstanding ball tracking and has late hands on fades and downfield throws. He can fight through contact and come down with contested catches. As a YAC threat, he can make people miss with change of direction in the open-field but won’t run away from the most athletic DBs.

SUMMARY
Outstanding at the catch-point, special hands, at his best on shorter underneath routes that call for hard-angle breaks. Doesn’t have elite speed, could work on release package

PRODUCTION JR: 87 Tgts, 50 Recs, 658 Rec Yards (13.2 Ave), 11 Rec TDs SO: 88 Tgts, 58 Recs, 798 Rec Yards ((13.8 Ave), 7 Rec TDs INJURY: Missed 1 Game (JR)

RAVENS FIT
Athleticism 3
Intelligence 5
Versatility 4
Grit 3
Scheme 3