ESPN NFL analyst makes bold prediction for Buffalo Bills rookie in 2024

ESPN made quite the prediction this week for Buffalo Bills rookie wide receiver Keon Coleman. 

Matt Bowen, an NFL analyst for ESPN, predicted on Friday that Coleman, the No. 33 overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft, will lead all rookie wide receivers in touchdown receptions this fall. 

From ESPN: Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman will lead all rookies in touchdown receptions this season. With quarterback Josh Allen's aggressive throwing mentality, Coleman will get opportunities on vertical concepts and inside the red zone. Coleman has the frame (6-foot-3, 213 pounds), plus the playmaking ball skills to cash in here.

Coleman should have plenty of opportunities to score in Buffalo as a rookie in 2024. 

At 6-foot-4/215 lbs (per BuffaloBills.com), Coleman will be a huge red-zone target for Bills quarterback Josh Allen -- it's going to be tough for any defensive back to defend Coleman when it comes to 50/50 balls or jump balls. A perfectly placed fade route from Allen to Coleman in the end zone should often result in six points for the Bills.

The former Florida State Seminoles standout will also instantly be one of Buffalo's top options in the passing game. The Bills aren't ripe with wide receiver depth after losing Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis this offseason. And Coleman, despite being a rookie, is the closest thing Buffalo has to a No. 1 wide receiver. 

So in other words, the opportunities for Coleman as a rookie should be aplenty, which gives Bowen a good chance of nailing his prediction.