Keon Coleman is going viral for more than just his dynamic football skills. The former Florida State receiver was picked 33rd overall by the Buffalo Bills in the 2024 NFL Draft, and as he looks to build on his decent rookie campaign, Coleman stole the show with his basketball skills at Damar Hamlin’s celebrity game.
Keon Coleman Drops 60 Points at Damar Hamlin’s Celebrity Game
Among the several NFL players who can hold their own on the basketball court, Coleman made a case over the weekend that he was the best. He dropped 60 points in Damar Hamlin’s Chasing M’s Celebrity Basketball game without breaking a sweat. The 22-year-old was hitting shots and driving to the paint with ease while also throwing down a couple of impressive dunks.
Keon Coleman dropped 60 PTS in a celebrity game 😮💨
Best NFL hooper?
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— Overtime (@overtime) June 15, 2025
This performance could be surprising to those unfamiliar with Coleman’s journey to the NFL. However, the receiver had been playing both football and basketball during his high school career at Opelousas Catholic School and even continued to do so at the start of his collegiate career.
Initially, Coleman committed to Michigan State to continue playing both sports. As a freshman with the Spartans, he did just that, playing forward for Tom Izzo’s squad in addition to playing wide receiver. He featured in six games before committing to gridiron over the hardwood.
However, Coleman caught just seven passes for 50 yards and one score during his first collegiate season. He made a big jump during his sophomore year, producing 58 receptions for 798 yards and seven scores before transferring to Florida State. At FSU, he became one of Jordan Travis’ favorite targets in 2023, catching 50 passes for 658 yards and 11 touchdowns for the Seminoles.
Coleman was trusted with the 33rd overall pick by the Bills, and while he produced decent numbers – 556 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 13 games – the 22-year-old was nowhere near satisfied with his performance, and rightly so.
His 556 receiving yards ranked 76th in the NFL, and he caught just 29 of 57 targets. The 50.9 catch percentage was one of the worst among eligible receivers, 183rd among 192 listed on pro-football-reference.com. The league average was 68.2 percent.
But Coleman has identified his problems and is using the offseason to improve.
“Like, you have to be more efficient here, you gotta get out of this break, gotta stack your DB, gotta give Josh (Allen) more room to throw the ball, gotta make that block, got to give that extra effort on a touchdown block so if Jimbo [running back James Cook] breaks it he up the sideline, just different things like that,” Coleman explained. “Calling out everything you’re doing wrong to make it right.”
While the Bills signed a couple of free agent receivers, Josh Palmer and Elijah Moore, in the offseason, none represent the high-upside, big-play ability of Coleman, and thereby, he will likely continue as a starter in 2025.