Bills' Josh Allen Hypes Keon Coleman After Diggs Trade: Rookie Is 'What We Needed'

Josh Allen lost one of his main targets over the offseason after Stefon Diggs was traded to the Houston Texans, but he gained a new one through the draft when the Buffalo Bills selected Florida State wide receiver Keon Coleman.

Allen had high praise for Coleman, the No. 33 overall pick in the 2024 draft, complimenting his size and ability to make plays while speaking during an appearance on NFL Network's The Insiders, per NFL.com's Christian Gonzales.

"I think his play style (is) what we needed in our offense," Allen said. "Talking with our offensive coordinator (Joe Brady), our quarterbacks coach (Ronald Curry), (general manager) Brandon Beane and, obviously, coach (Sean) McDermott, a guy that's a big-bodied guy and can go win one a back-shoulder fade and not afraid to be a physical wide receiver."

Coleman, who spent his first two years with Michigan State before transferring to Florida State, had 658 receiving yards and a career-high 11 touchdowns in his final collegiate season. At 6'3", and 213 pounds, Coleman will give Allen a sizeable target downfield in 2024.

Along with Diggs, who had a team-high 1,183 receiving yards and eight touchdowns last season, Buffalo also lost a receiver in Gabe Davis, who joined the Jacksonville Jaguars in free agency. Davis had 746 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in 2023.

Allen seems to be confident in his receivers moving forward though. Along with shouting out Coleman, he gave a nod to new additions Mack Hollins and Curtis Samuel as well as veteran tight end Dawson Knox.

"I think you pair him with some of the guys we have in our room right now, I think Mack Hollins has been such a great addition so far to that room with his mentality, his mindset is infectious to others," Allen said. "Curtis Samuel, he's been showing up every single day ready to work. … You start pairing those guys up with Dawson (Knox) and Coleman in this mix now, we're gonna have a pretty solid group that works together."

Hollins had 251 receiving yards in 13 games last year while 613 yards and four touchdowns. Now with the Bills, the two are looking to make a leap and be valuable contributors out of the gate.

Competing for a championship will be tough without a Pro Bowler like Diggs catching passes, but with a promising rookie like Coleman and a few more offseason additions, the Bills could still find themselves capable of winning a Super Bowl.