‘The 6-foot-2, 206-pound Bishop played a variety of roles on the back end of Utah’s hybrid 4-2-5, was frequently used as a blitzer, and also contributed on special teams during his three college seasons.’
BillsBeat - April 27, 2024
Buffalo Bills select WR Keon Coleman 33rd overall in 2024 NFL Draft
‘Coleman is a 6-foot-3, 213-pound wideout out of Opelousas, La., who is coming off a breakout season with the Seminoles. After two seasons at Michigan State, Coleman transferred to FSU, where in 2023 he led the team with 50 catches for 658 yards and 11 touchdowns.’
Bills select Cole Bishop with 60th overall pick in the NFL Draft
‘At 6 feet, 2 inches and 206 pounds, Bishop ran a 4.45 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, third-fastest among safeties who ran in Indianapolis.’
Bills select Duke DT DeWayne Carter in 3rd round
‘Carter brings intangibles as well as on-field production. The 6’2″, 302-pound lineman was a three time captain for the Blue Devils and won the ACC’s Jim Tatum award as the conference’s top scholar-athlete.’
‘He’s a dog’: Bills draft WR Keon Coleman in 2nd round
‘Coleman is a bigger receiver at 6’3”, 215 pounds. He uses that size to his advantage, as he excels with jump balls. He played basketball at Michigan State, logging stats in six games in 2022.’
Bills draft Utah safety Cole Bishop in 2nd round
‘“You have an idea before the draft of what teams potentially like safeties, what teams you talked to the most and what teams like you or say they like you, but you can only take that so much,” said Bishop. “There are certain teams that share more information than others, so we had an idea they wanted a safety. My agent, he really liked the idea of me going to Buffalo and he thought that was a good possibility and I believed it as well.”’
Bills take DT DeWayne Carter in third round
‘Carter possesses a handful of qualities that the Bills love in their players.’
Bills target needs on Day 2 of NFL Draft
‘At pick 33, the Bills selected wide receiver Keon Coleman out of Florida State. The team filled their long-term need at safety taking Utah’s Cole Bishop towards the back end of the second round. With their lone pick of the third round, Buffalo grabbed defensive tackle DeWayne Carter from Duke.’
Bills select Florida State WR Keon Coleman with 33rd pick
‘The move is one they hope will fill a void that was created by Gabe Davis leaving for the Jaguars and Stefon Diggs getting traded to the Texans.’
Top 5 things to know about new Bills WR Keon Coleman | 2024 NFL Draft
;Coleman received First-team All-ACC honors for his work as a wide receiver, all-purpose player and special teamer, becoming the first FSU player to win all three first-team awards in the same season.’
Top 5 things to know about new Bills safety Cole Bishop | 2024 NFL Draft
‘Throughout his time at Utah, Bishop consistently improved year-over-year. In his freshman season, Bishop was a Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention where he had 54 tackles. A year later, Bishop was once again a Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention but led the team with 84 tackles, 6 TFL and one INT.’
Top 5 things to know about new Bills DT DeWayne Carter
‘Through five seasons at Duke, Carter developed a reputation for his strong work ethic and ability to contribute impact plays. He was the recipient of the program’s Carmen Falcone Team Most Valuable Player Award and Defensive MVP honor in 2023.’
Bills Day 2 Draft recap | Breaking down the selections of Keon Coleman, Cole Bishop and DeWayne Carter
‘”He’s got a great feel, an instinctual feeling and I think some of that comes from even his basketball background,” Beane said. “Like this guy’s not just a high school basketball player, like he could have played major college hoops. So that shows you his athletic ability, you know we like guys that play multiple sports.”‘
BillsBeat - April 26, 2024
Bills trade down with Chiefs, Panthers to move out of first round of NFL draft
‘First, the Bills sent pick No. 28, as well as selection No. 133 overall in the fourth round and No. 248 in the seventh round, to the Kansas City Chiefs – the Chiefs, of all teams! – for the last pick in the first round, No. 32 overall, as well as a third-round pick, No. 95 overall, and a seventh-round selection, No. 221 overall. Then, instead of making the final pick of the first round, the Bills traded again, sending No. 32 overall and No. 200 overall in the sixth round to the Carolina Panthers for the first pick of the second round, No. 33 overall, as well as No. 141 overall in the fifth round.’
Mark Gaughan: Brandon Beane shows chutzpah in dealing back with Chiefs
‘The surprise, however, was that the Bills allowed the Chiefs to move up to get the player they obviously coveted – Texas’ Xavier Worthy, the fastest receiver in the draft.’