Ranking and grading every receiver on the Cleveland Browns ahead of training camp
By Chad Porto
We’re ranking the Cleveland Browns receivers ahead of the start of training camp.
Training camp is just weeks away and while we’re still waiting to find out the future of the Cleveland Browns’ brand new quarterback, we do know who will be heading to camp this year. So we’re looking at each position on the team, ranking them, and then giving the unit a grade.
We’ll be looking at each position, more or less, heading into training camp. Keep in mind, that this isn’t a final evaluation of talent or expectations; those perceptions change from week to week. This is merely setting the barometer for the season. A starting point that will give us an idea of how to judge the performances of the year.
We’re starting with the wide receiver corp as it’s the group with the least suspected talent, the most to prove, and the most off-season overhauling of the position. It’s no surprise that I’m underwhelmed by the staff as it currently stands.
It has five rookies, a second-year player who flamed out as a rookie, a sixth-round pick with promise, and a converted running back who may or may not be playing the position by the time camp ends.
It’s all tied together with a bow by Amari Cooper, a player once considered an elite receiver in the NFL but now someone who’s trying to prove his value after being traded away by the Dallas Cowboys, who got pennies on the dollar in return for him.
Each player will get a letter grade and here is how they break down;
- F – expected to be out of the league before the end of his rookie contract
- D – practice squad guy
- C – could get minutes as a backup
- B – starter
- A – among the league’s best
Pluses and minuses will be used to show how close that player is to moving up or down depending on past performance.s