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<\/p>\nThe Dallas Cowboys have struggled to replace Amari Cooper\u2018s production, and his role in quarterback Dak Prescott\u2018s target hierarchy since trading the wide receiver to the Cleveland Browns in 2022. That might be about to change.<\/p>\n
As the Cowboys face significant salary cap concerns in the offseason ahead, and Brandin Cooks could be on the move, Dallas might be primed to select a wide receiver in the 2024 NFL Draft finally capable of replicating Cooper\u2019s success in Prescott\u2019s arsenal.<\/p>\n
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Matt Miller of ESPN has the Cowboys selecting Florida State wide receiver Keon Coleman, in his latest two-round 2024 NFL Mock Draft.<\/p>\n
\u201cThough Brandin Cooks made a big impact as the 2023 season progressed,\u201d Coleman writes for ESPN. \u201cDallas has needed a running mate for CeeDee Lamb since trading Amari Cooper. Coleman, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound receiver, had 11 touchdowns on just 50 catches in his lone season at Florida State following his transfer from Michigan State. He needs help separating at times, but facing the opposing team\u2019s CB2 would be light work given his size, catch radius and toughness running through contact.\u201d<\/p>\n
Selecting Coleman with the No. 24 overall pick would allow the Cowboys to move forward at receiver, without needing to absorb a massive extension for Cooks, while also getting younger at the position opposite the 24-year-old Lamb.<\/p>\n
Last season, as a junior in Tallahassee, Coleman caught 50 passes for 658 yards with 11 touchdowns, while showing he can stretch the field by averaging 13.2 yards per reception.<\/p>\n
How Would Keon Coleman Fit The Cowboys\u2019 Offense?<\/strong> Pro Football Focus views Coleman as a bit of a boom or bust proposition.<\/p>\n \u201cListed at 6-foot-4 and 215 pounds,\u201d Sam Monson writes. \u201cColeman has prototypical NFL size and a highlight reel of the most spectacular catches in this draft class. But the consistency has never been there, and there are several red flags in his evaluation that are going to leave draft analysts, and NFL teams, all over the map on him.<\/p>\n \u201cHe made some of the best contested catches you\u2019ll ever see last season, but he caught only 33.3% of those opportunities, down almost half from his previous campaign at Michigan State. The second red flag is that his production across the board has been middling at best, especially when compared to other top receiver prospects even just in this draft.\u201d<\/p>\n Across three seasons, including two at Michigan State, Coleman caught a total of 115 passes for 1,506 yards with 19 touchdown receptions.<\/p>\n \u201cHis ball skills are special,\u201dDerrik Klassen writes for Bleacher Report. \u201cHe does an excellent job jostling for positioning with defensive backs before going up for the ball.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen it comes time to get vertical, Coleman knows exactly how to track and pluck the ball at its highest point. He also has the strength to finish and come down with the ball almost every time. He is a real weapon in the red zone and other \u201cgotta have it\u201d situations.\u201d<\/p>\n Jerry Jones Addresses Defensive Coordinator Search<\/strong> Following Quinn\u2019s departure to take the Washington head coaching job, Jerry Jones says he does not expect the Cowboys to struggle filling the role on head coach Mike McCarthy\u2019s staff.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t anticipate that being an issue at all,\u201d Jones said, via the Cowboys\u2019 official website. \u201cIf they take the job, they will be coordinator of the Cowboys. They would be looking at that right there and all that goes with that. If they\u2019re aspiring, they know there\u2019s a chance to be a head coach someplace, because the one that just left is.\u201d<\/p>\n McCarthy is entering the final year of his contract, and the pressure to break a 29-year NFC Championship Game drought in Dallas has never been higher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Dallas Cowboys have struggled to replace Amari Cooper\u2018s production, and his role in quarterback Dak Prescott\u2018s target hierarchy since trading the wide receiver to the Cleveland… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89168,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89145"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89145\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nLamb is the Cowboys\u2019 most prolific wide receiver, but Dallas has spent the past two seasons looking for a consistent complementary weapon.<\/p>\n
\nIn addition to filling a major need on offense, the Cowboys also must find Dan Quinn\u2019s replacement as defensive coordinator this offseason.<\/p>\n