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Scouting Nugget: Transfer, stat producer
Expanded bio coming soon. This prospect is Wide Receiver #22 in the 2026 class.
Background
Missouri WR from Saint Louis, MO; Mississippi State/Jackson State transfer.
College Production
2024-25 Mizzou: 120+ career rec, 1,500+ yds across two seasons.
Scouting Take
Productive slot separator; elite YAC. Below-average contested-catch; press coverage struggles.
Draft Projection
Round 5. WR4 / slot depth.
Sources
Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.
Day 2 / Day 3 Team Fits
NFL teams that lost a same-position veteran this offseason — and could target Kevin Coleman Jr. as a Day 2/3 replacement option.
- REPORTED Atlanta Falcons: moved on from Darnell Mooney (speed-WR).
Picks held: R2 #48 - REPORTED New England Patriots: moved on from Stefon Diggs (route-runner).
Picks held: R1 #31; R2 #63 - REPORTED Buffalo Bills: moved on from Curtis Samuel (slot-WR).
Picks held: R1 #26
Confidence: "VERIFIED" departures cite a publication URL (Spotrac, OverTheCap, ESPN, NFL.com, team transactions page) confirming the move and date. "REPORTED" entries come from public free-agency trackers without a single canonical source we could attach. Fits are archetype-and-position based; we are not claiming the team has expressed interest in the prospect.
NFL Scheme Fit
NFL Scheme Fit
- Slot / option-route / nickel-attack offenses
Kansas City Chiefs · Philadelphia Eagles · Detroit Lions · Arizona Cardinals
Scheme Misfit Notes
- Boundary-iso schemes that demand outside-CB matchups
Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.
Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook
Projected Rookie Contract Value
~$4.5M – $4.9M (4-year deal) · Pick range: #129-160 · ~15% guaranteed
Modest signing bonus + minimum salaries
Best-Case / Worst-Case Landing Spot
Why: WR listed in their top-5 positional needs; runs a scheme that maximizes his profile.
Year-1 arc: Day-1 starter window with cap-controlled rookie-contract production.
Why: WR not in their stated top-5 needs; runs a scheme that doesn't naturally amplify his profile.
Year-1 arc: Depth-chart competition + special-teams reps as Year-1 baseline.
Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.
Versatility, Limits & Roster Pathway
Position Versatility & Alternative Roles
- Slot-only WR / gadget piece — At 5-10 or shorter, outside-WR work is unlikely without scheme accommodation; projects as a designated slot + jet-motion role.
Day-3 NFL Roster Pathway
Day 3 projection means a 53-man roster spot is not guaranteed — special-teams contribution (kick/punt coverage, gunner, return-game blocking) is the typical first-year survival path.
Derived from height/weight against the 2026 position cohort and the prospect's projected round. Versatility callouts identify alternate alignments NFL teams have historically used for similar size profiles. Limiting-trait notes flag the single most-cited measurable concern; severity reflects how often that flag ends a Day 1 starter projection. Roster-pathway notes describe the realistic Year 1 NFL role for Day 3 picks.
By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context
- Frame: Among 2026 WR prospects, his 5-10 / 185 lbs frame sits at the 22nd percentile in height and 20th percentile in weight.
- Position class: Kevin Coleman Jr. is WR #22 of 51 ranked WRs in the 2026 class. Of those, 5 are projected in the R5 range.
- School pipeline: One of 9 Missouri prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft — but the only WR.
Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.
Kevin Coleman Jr.’s NFL Archetype: Tank Dell
Tank Dell (Houston Texans)
Closest WR physical profile in the modern NFL: 5-10/185 lbs, Slot role. Same frame, same role bucket — NOT a talent or career-arc projection.
Note: this is a physical-profile match — frame, position, role bucket. Not a talent or career-arc projection.
Similar Wide Receiver Prospects
Closest matches to Kevin Coleman Jr. (5-10 / 185 lbs, #22 WR) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.
- Brenen ThompsonSIZE MATCH Mississippi State · 5-10/180 lbs · #20 WR · R5
- Aaron AndersonSIZE MATCH LSU · 5-9/180 lbs · #21 WR · R5
- Eric RiversTIER MATCH Georgia Tech · 6-0/190 lbs · #23 WR · R5-R6
- Deion BurksSIZE MATCH Oklahoma · 5-9/190 lbs · #18 WR · R4
- Zachariah BranchSIZE MATCH Georgia · 5-10/175 lbs · #17 WR · R4
Missouri & The 2026 Class
More from Missouri
- Toriano Pride Jr. · CB #20 · R7-UDFA
- Stephen Hall · CB #29 · UDFA
- Zion Young · EDGE #9 · R2
- Keagen Trost · IOL #29 · UDFA
- Connor Tollison · IOL #30 · UDFA
Other R5 prospects in the 2026 class
Different positions, same projected draft tier as Kevin Coleman Jr..
- John Mateer · QB · Oklahoma
- Demond Claiborne · RB · Wake Forest
- Jaydn Ott · RB · Oklahoma
- Marlin Klein · TE · Michigan
- Riley Nowakowski · TE · Indiana
- Alan Herron · OT · Maryland