Kevin Coleman Jr.

● Accelerates to top speed quickly to get on top of coverage ● Understands route pacing to mix his gears and shake free at the break point ● Outstanding catch-point focus, regardless of whether he is wide open or blanketed by coverage ● Makes smooth body adjustments to rescue throws behind him ● Lateral agility shows in his releases and when making defenders miss after the catch ● Defenders struggle to stay with him on broken plays ● Returned punts all four seasons and averaged 8.2 yards per return, including a 67-yard touchdown in 2025 ● Quickly adapted at Missouri; coaches praised his work ethic, mentality and love for the game to NFL scouts

● Slight frame with marginal bulk and sprinter’s legs ● Loses steam against physical defenders (early and mid-route) ● Success on contested catches in college but doesn’t have size to keep that up in the NFL ● Route tree was limited on tape (shallow cross after shallow cross) ● Rarely targeted deep in 2025 (caught just four passes on throws of 20-plus yards) ● Will get alligator arms and protect himself on middle-field targets ● Low touchdown production (caught a TD every 16.5 receptions in his career) ● Inside-only receiver in college (just 6.9 percent of his career snaps came on the outside)

A one-year starter at Missouri (and a three-and-a-half-year starter overall), Coleman was primarily a slot receiver in former offensive coordinator Kirby Moore’s run-leaning scheme. Deion Sanders signed two major recruits to Jackson State in 2022: Travis Hunter and Coleman. While both Sanders and Hunter moved to Colorado, Coleman took his own path to Louisville (2023), Mississippi State (2024) and then Missouri, his fourth program in four years. An undersized slot target, Coleman has a high catch rate when targeted (2.9 percent drop rate in 2025), with explosive movements after the catch to consistently make the first man miss. Though he understands the nuances of working the middle of the field, he is an inconsistent separator and doesn’t have the most expansive route tree, although so far that’s been a product of the quarterback limiting the offense — not the other way around. Overall, Coleman falls short in terms of size and play strength but makes up for it 121 Back to table of contents -- 125 of 629 -- with quick feet and steady hands. He has the talent to compete for a starting NFL slot role and provide value as a punt returner.