Ranking and grading every receiver on the Cleveland Browns ahead of training camp

Positional Grade

The receiving and defensive tackle positions are not ones I have the highest of hopes for heading into the regular season. I am very open to the idea that they may be very impressive and very good but to say that I have faith in them would be an absolute lie.

With guys like David Bell and Michael Woods, there are a lot of fans that default to the “good because rookie” argument. That’s not the case, and it hardly ever is. There are far more disappointments and busts every year than there are huge improvements. That’s why I take an approach to not overly value rookies. If they produce, they produce, if not, then not.

Other guys like Anthony Schwartz, there’s no reason to suspect or expect a huge improvement as we saw very little from him. If he does improve, that’s going to be gravy, but if he doesn’t, then we know he isn’t meant for the NFL. I don’t have the highest of hopes for Schwartz.

With Donovan Peoples-Jones and Amari Cooper, they have been starters in the NFL so they’re the standard bearer on the team and I don’t love them as the top guys for a roster. Sure, Cooper is better than Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham, but that’s not hard to be at this point in their careers.

I don’t have much faith in this corp heading into camp. The preseason will determine whether or not these preseason concerns have merit.

Overall Grade: D-