Josh Allen says Keon Coleman is perfect fit for Buffalo Bills offense

The Bills were in big-time need of a receiver after Buffalo shipped Stefon Diggs to the Texans. The team then opted for Keon Coleman in the second round of the NFL Draft.

Josh Allen believes Coleman, the former Florida State star, was the absolutely perfect pick for the Bills. Granted, quarterback and receiver haven’t had much time to get on-field acquainted. Buffalo just started phase three of OTAs. In this phase, the vets along with the rookies are together on the field for the first time.

You can’t tell how a rookie will react in the regular season based on a handful of seven-on-seven drills. But you get can an idea.

“I think his play style (is) what we needed in our offense,” Allen told NFL Network. “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 is 6-foot-4, 215 pounds. He was part of an historic draft class of receivers. The Bills selected him with the 33rd pick of last month’s draft. That made him the first pick of the second round. There were seven receivers selected in the first. The Bills twice traded back in the first round before making a pick in the second. Because of the depth of the recruiting draft class, the team still was able to grab a top prospect.