Former Michigan State WR Keon Coleman makes it official, transferring to Florida State
East Lansing, Mich. – Standout junior wide receiver Keon Coleman finalized his plans to leave Michigan State today when he announced that he is transferring to Florida State.
“For these next eight to nine months, I’ll be taking my talents to Tallahassee, down at Florida State University,” Coleman said on his Instagram live stream.
Coleman entered the transfer portal on April 30. He visited Mississippi and Florida State. Michigan State had good communications with Coleman through the month of May.
Now, the Spartans are officially moving on without Coleman, who was projected to be their best player in 2023.
Coleman (6-4, 215, Jr., Opelousas, La.) led the Spartans with 58 catches, 798 yards receiving and seven touchdowns as a sophomore in 2022. He emerged as the team’s most explosive receiving threat while senior Jayden Reed battled injuries early in the season.
Coleman came to Michigan State as a borderline three- and four-star recruit as part of head coach Mel Tucker’s 2021 recruiting class.
Coleman, a strong-bodied, high-jumping, 6-foot-4 athlete, came to Michigan State as a raw receiving prospect. He had seven catches for 50 yards as a true freshman in 2021.
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A student of the game and a hard worker, Coleman’s skills flourished under the tutelage of Michigan State wide receivers coach Courtney Hawkins, with Coleman blossoming into a third-team All-Big Ten selection in 2022.
Coleman was a high-scoring basketball player at Opelousas Catholic. Part of the reason he was attracted to Michigan State was the opportunity to play basketball for the Spartans. Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo assisted in Coleman’s recruitment.
Coleman saw action in six games during Michigan State’s 2021-22 basketball season, scoring five points and collecting three steals in 10 minutes of action.
Coleman considered playing basketball for the Spartans last season. But Coleman’s football development process became the top priority for Coleman, Tucker and even Izzo last year. Tucker and Izzo told Coleman that he could play basketball if his heart was set on it, but advised him to focus on the sport that gives him the best chance to play professionally, which is football.
