Kevin

Coleman Jr.

Responding to readers on social media this week, Kelly said he believes Coleman is the Dolphins’ best rookie wide receiver, and linked to an article of his from May 8. In the piece, Kelly argues that Coleman should be the team’s front-runner for the starting slot role. If Coleman can pull it off, he may only get on the field when the Dolphins are in three-wide receiver sets, giving him a limited upside.

Coleman (5’10/179) spent his college career with four teams in four seasons, starting at Jackson State with Travis Hunter and Deion Sanders. After Hunter and Sanders left for Colorado, he hopped to Louisville and Mississippi State before finishing at Missouri. Coleman spent much of his college career as a slot receiver with some punt return ability mixed in. He is undersized but has acceleration and agility to make him an effective ball-carrier in space. Coleman is limited in his route tree with shallow receptions littered across his college production. Despite the lack of vertical receptions and touchdown production, Coleman got the ball a combined 153 times on offense between Mississippi State and Missouri in his final two seasons. He has a chance to stick on an NFL roster as a gadget slot receiver and special teams return man.